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Senior Manager - Leeds

Employer
Asda
Location
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Salary
Competitive salary plus benefits
Closing date
22 Aug 2022
Senior Manager - Leeds

Asda have embarked on one of the largest retail programmes in the industry. This will see us change or transform almost every aspect of the Technology estate, as well as inheriting a huge amount of spend previously managed by Walmart. As a result we are expanding the Technology Procurement team, and have some fantastic opportunities across multiple categories!

 

Your Role

We are looking for Senior Leaders to join our newly expanded Technology Procurement team during a significant business-wide Technology transformation.

  • Commercial governance of ASDAs most critical tier 1 suppliers
  • Implementation of a supplier relationship management framework within a significant transformation programme, providing consistency across all "digital core" suppliers
  • Supplier risk management across the transformation programme and overall technology category spend.
  • Investigate opportunities to maximise value across the supply base, and create a sustainable pipeline to drive down costs and increase value and reduce waste.
  • Foster collaboration amongst key suppliers in the transformation programme
  • Influence & partner with key technology and business towers. Gravitas to challenge the status quo at CxO level in order to deliver a best in class technology supply base.
  • Continued development and optimisation of SRM process and tools

 

 

About You

  • Demonstrable experience of developing SRM process, policy and tools
  • Ability to operate and influence at a senior level within ASDA and the supply base, demonstrating significant experience of managing Tier 1 technology suppliers, and adding tangible value to the relationship.
  • Strong commercial acumen
  • Experience of large scale technology transformation programmes within a face paced 'blue-chip' environment would be beneficial

 

At Asda we are committed to a hybrid working policy of 'work where it works' for the majority of our head office roles. Providing colleagues with the flexibility to work in the office, at home or another location where possible.

 

You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

  • Company car or 8k car allowance, plus discretionary company bonus
  • Company pension 1.5 times colleague's contribution (Max 15%)
  • 10% colleague discount, free parking and many additional rewards.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves.

 

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