Senior Procurement Manager

Closing Date: 21st Feb 2026

This role will be based in London, working three days a week in the office and two days from home.

Why this job matters

The role will be responsible for leading a team of procurement professionals to drive sourcing and category management for UK Business products and services. The right candidate will have extensive knowledge of developing sourcing and supplier strategies for several key product categories across the BT Business portfolio, with experience across Product, Commercial, Go-To-Market, operations and sales.


Strong experience in Source to Contract process is required and the ability to understand complex customer product and service requirements.


Strong business expertise in portfolio purchasing and relevant categories is required, particularly around Customer Requirements, Supplier/Partner Capabilities, Commercial models, product lifecycle and partner programmes required to deliver portfolio and customer requirements.


You will be expected to establish appropriate sourcing strategies alongside relevant internal stakeholders (Product, Account and Commercial) to drive long-term goals of Continuity of Supply, Cost, Quality, Safety, Diversity & Inclusion and Risk and Sustainability. You will also oversee supplier commercial performance and compliance including the development of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) in collaboration with key stakeholders and conduct quarterly business reviews with our supply chain.

What you'll be doing

• Driving and delivering the procurement plan and activities in BT's UK Business Category Management, Strategic Sourcing & Procurement. Developing and implementing procurement frameworks and procedures.
• Working with BT business stakeholders to identify and deliver key savings opportunities, efficiencies, compliance, and improved ways of working.
• Ability to work within (sometimes complex) B2B supply chain scenarios and provide agile responses to Business Units to assist in the progression of market opportunities.
• B2B bid support and supporting internal business units with creative supply chain solutions for corporate customers.
• Providing key inputs for Category Strategies and Sourcing Activities, through planning and execution of sourcing, supplier and risk management activities
• Building and maintaining category expertise, apply best practices around sourcing approach, supplier selection, total cost of ownership and negotiation tactics
• Identify business improvements leveraging the commercial, design and process to minimise the Total Cost of Ownership
• Drive and deliver end-to-end sourcing projects including complex contractual and pricing models, in accordance with strict timelines.
• Manage relationships with key internal stakeholders and suppliers and negotiate commercial and contractual arrangements utilising the latest contracting tools
• Deliver other business partnering services to key CFUs / CUs

You'll have the following skills and experience

• We're looking for someone that's results orientated, ambitious, and passionate.
• Comfortable and adept with the latest digital sourcing tools and a keen promoter of the latest procurement technologies and processes.
• Experience within a fast-paced Procurement function.
• Strong business expertise in category management, particularly around supplier capabilities, commercial models, and partner programmes required to deliver portfolio and customer requirements
• Ability to manage complex, strategic and commercial requirements between BT and Suppliers, deliver projects and results on time and in full
• Experience in business partnering and supplier relationship management
• Demonstrates strong continuous improvement skills that exceeds customer expectations
• Bachelors degree in a relevant business or technical area
• MBA / Masters Degree equivalent preferred
• AOC.P.M.(Certified Purchasing Manager), and/or CPSM (Certified Professional in Supply Management) desired
• Relevant Supply Chain, B2B Purchasing, and/or Sourcing Experience
• Good acumen with digital sourcing tools and willingness to learn and develop further

Benefits

• Annual On target bonus 15% (personal and company multipliers)
• Car cash allowance of £5500
• Private healthcare for you and your family
• BT Pension scheme; minimum 5% employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
• Life Assurance
• Direct share scheme
• Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages
• 50% off EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans and 50% discount for friends and family on EE SIM only plans
• My Discounts gives colleagues access to unbeatable savings on everyday purchases at hundreds of retailers
• Discounted EE TV including TNT Sport and the NOW Entertainment membership
• Great support for working parents including pay whilst on maternity, adoptive, and paternity leave
• 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service
• Volunteering days so you can give back to your local community
• Brand new electric vehicle salary sacrifice arrangement, known as 'My EV'

About us

BT Group was the world's first telco and our heritage in the sector is unrivalled. As home to several of the UK's most recognised and cherished brands - BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet, we have always played a critical role in creating the future, and we have reached an inflection point in the transformation of our business.


Over the next two years, we will complete the UK's largest and most successful digital infrastructure project - connecting more than 25 million premises to full fibre broadband. Together with our heavy investment in 5G, we play a central role in revolutionising how people connect with each other.


While we are through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, meaning we can reward our shareholders for their commitment and patience, we are absolutely focused on how we organise ourselves in the best way to serve our customers in the years to come. This includes radical simplification of systems, structures, and processes on a huge scale. Together with our application of AI and technology, we are on a path to creating the UK's best telco, reimagining the customer experience and relationship with one of this country's biggest infrastructure companies.


Change on the scale we will all experience in the coming years is unprecedented. BT Group is committed to being the driving force behind improving connectivity for millions and there has never been a more exciting time to join a company and leadership team with the skills, experience, creativity, and passion to take this company into a new era.

A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:

Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you're a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.

We will also offer reasonable adjustments for the selection process if required, so please do not hesitate to inform us.

DON'T MEET EVERY SINGLE REQUIREMENT?

Studies have shown that women and people who are disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse or from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification and criteria. We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway - you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.