Technology Sourcing Governance Manager

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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.

You will be responsible for

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

You will need

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

What’s in it for you

• An annual bonus scheme which you can achieve up to 15% of base salary.
• Colleague Clubcard (including a 2nd card for a family member) after 3 months service with 10% off most purchases at Tesco.
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day.
• A retirement savings plan – 4%-7.5% contribution rate.
• Life Assurance – 5 x contractual pay.
• Buy As You Earn Scheme which allows you to buy Tesco shares and save tax after 3 months of service.
• Save As You Earn Scheme which gives you the opportunity to save direct from your pay for three or five years with the option of using your savings to buy Tesco shares at a discounted price after 1 year of service.
• Access to Tesco Learning and Development Academy.
• Deals & Discounts through Tesco including Tesco Mobile & Tesco Bank.
• Deals and Discounts through many other external businesses.
• Cycle to work and Car Share Schemes.
• Onsite discounted Nuffield Health Gym.
• Subsidised Canteen.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Retail

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