Senior Procurement Manager (Technology)

About the role

Reporting to the Head of Corporate Analysis & Planning and Procurement, the Senior Procurement Manager provides strategic leadership across the Technology portfolio. The role is responsible for shaping and delivering procurement strategies that optimise value, manage risk, and support organisational objectives. The Senior Procurement Manager leads and oversees all procurement activity while ensuring strong governance, compliance, and consistent application of procurement frameworks. The role drives innovation, continuous improvement, and capability uplift, strengthening procurement practices and enhancing market engagement. Key accountabilities include: Develop Technology procurement strategies and plans aligned to organisational priorities, business demand and category opportunities. Act as a strategic and commercial adviser to Technology leaders on sourcing approaches, contracting models, market options and commercial trade-offs. Oversee end-to-end procurement delivery to achieve value for money and strategic outcomes. Establish and own procurement reporting for the portfolio Lead and develop a team of 2, providing clear direction, coaching, and performance oversight. Accountable for governance, risk and compliance across the portfolio About You: We're looking for a forward-thinking Senior Procurement Leader to join our team and make a real impact across our Technology portfolio. You bring strong commercial expertise and a passion for turning complex challenges into smart, value-driven outcomes. Known for your ability to build trusted relationships, you confidently partner with senior stakeholders and lead high-impact procurements with clarity and influence. You thrive in a dynamic environment, balancing strategy, delivery, and governance, and are energised by driving continuous improvement, innovation, and capability uplift across procurement and the broader business. You will bring: Proven leadership of high-value, complex Technology procurements Strong commercial acumen and strategic mindset Expertise across IT categories (cloud, software, telecoms, services) Ability to influence and partner with senior stakeholders Experience developing procurement and category strategies Strong governance, risk, and compliance capability Passion for continuous improvement and innovation Culture: To attract, retain and develop talented people, we provide genuine flexibility, a culture that supports people to be their best and on top of that - great opportunities for career development. We embrace diversity and inclusion and are proud our workforce reflects the community we serve.