Procurement Professional - IT Software

Job Req ID: 61178

About the role

As a Procurement Professional – IT Software, you will support the delivery of procurement activities across a strategically important technology category. Working closely with internal stakeholders and suppliers, you will help drive sourcing initiatives, deliver commercial value, and ensure the business has access to the products and services it needs to operate effectively.

This role is suited to someone who has already gained experience within procurement and is looking to further develop their category management, sourcing and stakeholder engagement skills. You will have the opportunity to manage your own procurement projects while contributing to broader category objectives and business priorities.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead sourcing and tender activities, from requirements gathering through to supplier selection and contract award.
• Support the development and delivery of category plans aligned to business and procurement objectives.
• Partner with stakeholders to understand requirements and provide commercial procurement guidance.
• Negotiate pricing, contractual terms and commercial agreements with suppliers.
• Identify opportunities to deliver value, manage risk and improve supplier performance.
• Ensure procurement activity is carried out in line with company policies, governance requirements and best practice.
• Support supplier relationship management activities and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Essential Skills / Experience

• Experience managing sourcing activities and tender processes through to supplier selection and contract award.
• Good commercial awareness with the ability to evaluate supplier proposals and support negotiations.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with stakeholders and suppliers.
• Understanding of procurement processes, supplier management and contract lifecycle activities.

Desirable Skills / Experience

• Exposure to technology, software/SAAS or IT-related procurement categories.
• Knowledge of category management and strategic sourcing principles.
• Experience working in a complex or fast-paced business environment.
• Analytical approach with the ability to interpret commercial and supplier data.
• Familiarity with procurement systems, sourcing tools and contract management platforms.

Our Package

Tailored benefits make a real difference. That’s why we offer a comprehensive range to support your growth, wellbeing, and everyday life. You can design the package to suit you and your lifestyle. Your core benefits include:

• 10% on target bonus
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays and an opportunity to buy up to five more days every year
• Hybrid working, with state-of-the-art offices within Canal Plaza
• BT Sourced Pension Scheme - 6% BT contributions
• Life Assurance from 1st day of employment - 4x salary
• We provide healthcare cover and permanent health insurance (income continuance)
• Access to excellent training tools, programmes and communities to help you connect, learn and grow.
• And we like it when our people do good things so there will be the opportunity to take time off for volunteering and we'll help with your fundraising too.

BT Group is the UK’s leading communications group and the holding company behind some of the country’s most recognised brands – including BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet. Our purpose is as simple as it is ambitious: we connect for good. Our customers include consumers, small, medium and large businesses, public sector organisations and other communications providers.

BT Group’s role is about setting direction, unlocking value and creating the conditions for our brands and businesses to thrive.

Having come through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, our focus now is on what comes next – simplifying how we operate, using technology and AI to work smarter, and organising ourselves to serve customers better and grow sustainably. Group teams shape strategy, policy, brand, capital allocation and transformation, helping the whole organisation perform at its best.

We have a singular culture that unites all our people: we are customer-first challengers, who are committed, clear and connected. These behaviours unite us as one team to deliver for our colleagues, our customers, our stakeholders and the country. Joining BT Group means working at the heart of a business that matters to the UK, with the opportunity to shape decisions, influence outcomes and help set the future course of one of the country’s most important companies.

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