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AsdaTechnology Category Manager
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LocationAsda House
Work modehybrid
Typefull-time
SenioritySenior
DepartmentProcurement
Company size10,000+ people
PostedOct 12, 2026 · 3w ago
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Responsibility for end-to-end sourcing activity
Setting the category strategy
Influence and partner with category stakeholders
Deliver cost transformation activity
Lead major business technology investments
Lead cost and cash programme
Develop expertise across all categories
Build long term roadmap
Leverage data and analytics to provide insight
Help deliver overall procurement transformation
Embed new ways of working
Lead procurement technology roadmap
Define processes and set standards
Lead commercial strategy to unlock value
Partner with Asda Technology and the CIO
Hybrid working: minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices
Benefits
Discretionary company bonus
Company pension
Company car allowance
Colleague discount
Wellbeing services
Inclusion networks
Parental leave
Job Title
Technology Category Manager
Location
Asda House
Employment Type
Full time
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours Per Week
37.5
Salary
Competitive salary plus benefits
Category
Purchasing/Procurement
Closing Date
29 November 2026
About the role
We’re transforming the way procurement works here at Asda. What does that mean for you? That you’ll be at the heart of decision-making and the forefront of our transformation journey.
About the company
Our growing team manages over £2.5billion of indirect/goods not for resale spend, and is on a journey to become a best in class function, with a broad agenda across all areas of procurement from sourcing and cost transformation, through to sustainability and management of some of our most strategic relationships.
With opportunities to join us in Procurement, supporting Technology, you’ll support a range of commercial activities, dare to find new innovative ways to drive efficiency, and help us get that #2 share in Grocery. So we can offer our customers the best value possible. That’s what it means to put customers at the heart of everything.
“Everything about Asda”
With a turnover of over £20billion every year, over 2 million transactions every month, and around 141,000 dedicated Asda colleagues taking care of our customers every day, we’re really a place that’s got everything – for our customers and your career.
Your Role
Category team - You’ll have responsibility for end-to-end sourcing activity along with setting the category strategy. You’ll also influence and partner your category stakeholders to help deliver our cost transformation activity, and help ensure a best in class cost base.
Strategic Projects – You’ll lead on a variety of major business technology investments, executive priorities and cost transformation programmes; delivering some of our largest and most impactful activity
Programme – You’ll help deliver our cost and cash programme, develop our expertise across all categories, build the long term roadmap, and leverage data and analytics to provide insight across the teams.
Transformation – You’ll help deliver the overall procurement transformation, including embedding new ways or working both within the procurement team and in the ASDA business itself. This team will also lead the procurement technology roadmap, define processes, set standards
Partnering - You’ll lead commercial strategy to unlock value, partnering with Asda Technology and the CIO to deliver both near-term and long-term value.
Everything you’ll love
To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.
You will also get an excellent benefits package including:
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Discretionary company bonus
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Company pension up to 7% matched
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Company Car allowance of £5,700
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15% colleague discount in store and online
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Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
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Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
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Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.
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