Procurement Manager - Digital & Technology

Summary

Step into the role of Procurement Manager - Digital & Technology and help shape the future of how M&S delivers technology across the business. You’ll play a key part in sourcing, commercial analysis, and contract development to support our Digital, Data, and Technology priorities. Working closely with partners across Procurement, Finance, and D&T, you’ll bring insight, commercial confidence, and critical thinking to ensure we secure the right solutions that enable innovation and long-term value. If you are passionate about building strong relationships, contributing to meaningful change, and seeing the results of your work come to life, this role offers the perfect platform to make a measurable impact.

Please note this role is a 12-month fixed-term contract.

What You’ll Do

• Capability to review, interpret, and negotiate contractual terms and conditions within defined commercial and legal guardrails, ensuring alignment with the M&S Legal Playbook.
• Build effective working relationships with D&T, Finance, and Procurement colleagues to support collaborative decision-making.
• Bring external insights to help shape forward-looking Category Plans aligned with the Digital & Technology strategy.
• Work with Finance to align and embed commercial benefits within the Budget.
• Manage end-to-end Source to Contract activity including strategy creation, market testing, evaluation, negotiation, and contract award.
• Oversee the business contracts approvals process, ensuring all governance documentation and approvals are completed to a high standard.

Who You Are

Your skills will include:

• Strong commercial and negotiation capability across D&T categories.
• Ability to influence and partner confidently with business partners.
• Adaptable communication style suited to a range of audiences.
• Analytical and forward-looking approach with the ability to contribute to category strategy.
• Skilled in supplier performance improvement and the delivery of innovation.

What’s In It For You?

Working at M&S means being part of something bigger – helping to deliver quality, value, and service to millions of customers every day. We’re inclusive, fast-moving, and always evolving, with a strong sense of purpose and a focus on doing the right thing.

Here are just a few of the benefits that make working here even more rewarding:

• 20% colleague discount on all M&S products and many third-party brands for you and someone in your household, available once you’ve completed your probation.
• Competitive holiday allowance with the option to buy more.
• Discretionary bonus schemes linked to your performance and ours.
• Strong pension and life assurance to help plan for the future.
• Tailored induction and training to support your development from day one.
• Exclusive perks and savings through our M&S Choices portal.
• Market-leading family policies, including parental, adoption, and neonatal leave.
• 24/7 wellbeing support, including virtual GP access and mental health services.
• One paid volunteer day a year to support a cause that matters to you.

Everyone’s Welcome

We are ambitious about the future of retail. We’re disrupting, innovating, and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. We’re transforming how we work together and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers, and suppliers. Join us and make change happen.

We are committed to building diverse and representative teams, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best. We support each other and work together to win together. If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.

Key skills/competency

• Procurement
• Digital Technology
• Commercial Analysis
• Contract Negotiation
• Supplier Management
• Category Management
• Relationship Building
• Critical Thinking
• Sourcing Strategy
• Data Technology