Technology Sourcing Category Manager

This is an exciting opportunity to join
the Global Technology Infrastructure Team to lead and manage the strategic
sourcing and governance process within Tesco Technology - Infrastructure.   Working
closely with key Stakeholders and Procurement, you will ensure that commercial contract
requirements for software, support and services are assembled and executed to
the highest possible standards, always ensuring Tesco achieves outstanding
commercial outcomes.  This is a demanding
role in a fast paced, high pressure and high expectation environment so resilience
and focus will be key to success.  Tesco
Infrastructure team is accountable for our central Data Centre & Cloud
services including our Global Operations Centre (GOC), Platforms, Networks and
Database. In addition, the Workplace services we provide enable our Customers
and Colleagues to collaborate and communicate across the Tesco Global business.

Whilst specific responsibilities will
be dependent upon the changing needs of the Tesco Technology and
Infrastructure, the following provides an overview of the role’s key
responsibilities and measures:

• Commercial
  management and organisation of the entire infrastructure supplier base to
  ensure cost conscious consumption and accurate budget planning and
  forecasting


• Developing
  highly impactful commercial summaries to Exec level standard to influence
  decision making


• Collaborating
  with Infrastructure leadership and functional teams to ensure strategic
  alignment on commercial requirements


• Collaborating
  our Finance counterparts for accurate budgeting and forecasting


• Defining
  with our functional teams and procurement experts the go-to market
  strategy for new contracts, identifying the best commercial model and
  supporting on RFP/RFQ activities


• Generating
  insight to identify cost saving opportunities and contributing to the
  creation of Infrastructure investment business cases


• Proactively
  identify contract and supplier requirements within the Infrastructure
  Technology function by:




• Engaging with various internal and external stakeholders to
  understand long-term business objectives and govern vendor performance to
  deliver value added benefits


• Ensuring all technology contracts are assessed against criteria
  such as complexity, value, and risk, to identify those contracts/vendors
  that should be considered critical


• Ensuring critical contracts are actively and appropriately managed

Key Skills and Experience (must have)

To be successful in the role you’ll
need knowledge, understanding and application of financial planning and
commercial contract management principles and must be able to demonstrate
experience of:

• Deep
  knowledge and understanding of Strategic Sourcing and Procurement principles
  within a global, complex environment


• Confidence
  and skilled at negotiation and influencing


• Budgeting
  and commercial exposure / experience in a Technology environment


• Delivering
  in a fast-paced marketplace balancing investments and maintenance, cloud
  contracts and subscriptions with different licensing models


• Managing
  and forecasting technology budgets for investment and maintenance
  expenditure


• Ability
  to find the right balance between demand, scope and cost of a contract


• The
  ability to analyse data, present insights and provide recommendations to
  senior executives (e.g. for Business Cases and investment decisions)

Other attributes that will make you
successful in this role

• Enjoy
  working with data and using data to drive business decisions at a senior
  level

• Resilience
  and tenacity to succeed in a demanding fast paced environment

• Excellent
  attention to detail


• Responsive
  in a fast-changing environment; resilience & willingness to challenge


• Flexibility,
  ability to plan and organise, creativity, self-starter


• Able
  to collaborate well and build solid working relationships with peers and
  senior leadership across different teams


• Ability
  to demonstrate strong written, verbal communication and presentation
  skills to all levels of seniority and disciplines within the organisation

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary 


• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays) 


• Private medical insurance 


• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 4 weeks fully paid paternity leave 


• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing