Senior Procurement/Category Manager (Permanent) in Leeds

Are you an experienced procurement professional with strong expertise in technology sourcing and complex commercial negotiations? Do you enjoy leading high-value deals, working with key stakeholders, and driving value across cloud, software and IT supplier landscapes? Our procurement team is undergoing an exciting transformation as we strengthen and scale our capability to support the business. We’re creating a lean, high-performing team focused on delivering commercial value, strengthening supplier relationships and supporting business growth. This role will play a key part in leading our most complex and high-value technology procurement activity. This role is hybrid working; you will work predominantly from home and once a week in our Fulford Grange office (LS19 6BA). As a Senior Procurement Category Manager, you will act as a subject matter expert for technology procurement, leading end-to-end sourcing, supplier negotiations and contract management across key spend areas. You will take ownership of high-value and complex contracts, including cloud, SaaS and IT services, and partner closely with stakeholders to deliver commercial outcomes and cost optimisation. You will also support the wider procurement function by embedding best practice and driving consistency across procurement processes. Lead end-to-end sourcing and procurement activity across technology categories including cloud, software and IT services Own and lead complex, high-value commercial negotiations with key suppliers (e.g. AWS, Microsoft) Manage supplier relationships, performance and risk across key contracts Partner with stakeholders to provide commercial insight and support decision-making Support supplier transition activity and delivery of high-priority contracts during a period of operational change You are a strong procurement professional with technical expertise in technology sourcing and a proven ability to lead complex commercial negotiations. Your commercial acumen and attention to detail enable you to deliver value and mitigate risk across supplier relationships. Strong procurement experience Proven experience in technology procurement (software, SaaS, cloud or IT services) Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills Experience in supplier relationship management and contract lifecycle management Strong commercial acumen and analytical capability Across general practice, community care and pharmacy, we support over 10,000 healthcare organisations, connecting teams, information and workflows across the places where millions of people receive care every day. Our smarter technology simplifies complexity, helps information move more effectively and supports better decisions, so healthcare professionals can spend less time navigating systems and more time focused on their patients. Whether you're looking for your next challenge, an opportunity to grow your career or the chance to make a real impact, we'd love to hear from you. Inclusion & Belonging They help us better support our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. We consider all qualified applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.