Your Role   

The Technology Category Manager role has accountability for end to end sourcing activity, with a particular focus on e-commerce software and associated services. 

This will involve setting the strategy for approximately £35-50m of spend, including management of both Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers, critical to our operations.

You'll also influence and partner technology and business towers to help deliver our transformation activity, and help ensure a best in class technology cost base. 

About you 

• Demonstrable Technology Procurement experience
• Knowledge of the technology supplier market and underlying cost and commercial models
• Confident in defining, constructing and managing complex contracts.
• Experience of influencing at senior levels within a large organisation (up to senior director level)
• Ability to work in an agile manner to flex and support the business needs in a fast-paced transformation environment
• Experience of defining and executing category strategies
• Experience in Software and Professional Services is desirable, along with experience of technology transformation programmes. 

Work Where it Works.   

Our hybrid way of working gives you the choice to work where it works.  This enables you to choose where you'll be the most effective.  It offers a mix of working from home and in an office environment that works best for you and your team, as well as across our network of stores and depots.   

You will also get an excellent benefits package including;- 

• £5,700 cash/car allowance
• Discretionary company bonus
• Company pension up to 7% matched
• 10% colleague discount, free parking and many additional rewards