Commercial Business Manager- IT Procurement

Overview

In this role you drive strategic IT procurement for a major utility, shaping multi-million-pound sourcing decisions and supplier relationships. You will partner with Technology Services and the wider business to deliver innovation, efficiency and long-term value. You’ll lead a high-performing team, influence senior stakeholders and bring market insights to steer technology investments. This position offers scale, strategic impact and a chance to shape how technology enables the organisation’s mission.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 5,000 car allowance
• Up to 20% annual bonus
• 26 days holiday
• up to 30 days with service
• Pension with employer contribution up to 14%

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of commercial professionals in market management, sourcing delivery and supplier collaboration
• Develop and implement category strategies across a large IT and technology spend portfolio
• Build trusted partnerships with senior stakeholders across Technology Services and the wider business
• Deliver measurable commercial value including multi-million-pound savings and business benefits
• Oversee strategic sourcing, negotiations and supplier performance
• Drive innovation by incorporating external market insights and emerging technologies
• Lead annual commercial planning and procurement strategy development
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies while promoting agile ways of working
• Coach and develop team members to create a high-performance culture and succession pipeline

Key requirements

• Extensive procurement, category management or commercial leadership experience
• Experience managing complex, business-critical spend categories
• Proven ability to develop sourcing strategies and manage strategic supplier relationships
• Strong stakeholder engagement and business partnering at senior leadership level
• People management experience with a focus on development
• Advanced negotiation, influencing and dispute resolution skills
• Experience in large, complex organisations
• Strong understanding of technology procurement and the IT landscape

• stakeholder management
• leadership
• negotiation
• IT procurement
• category management
• strategic sourcing

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