Purchasing Team Leader

This is an internal position.

Location: UK - Hatfield Job-ID: 218946 Contract type: Standard Business Unit: Purchasing & Supply Chain

Life on the team

At Computacenter our Group Technology Sourcing (GTS) team plays a critical role in delivering technology solutions to customers and supporting the wider business. Operating at the heart of a fast-moving supply chain the team is responsible for ensuring products and services are sourced efficiently cost-effectively and to the highest standards.

Were looking for a Purchasing Team Leader to lead a talented team of Buyers and Senior Buyers. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced people manager who is passionate about developing others driving operational excellence and creating a culture of continuous improvement.
This is a player-coach role where youll balance team leadership with operational oversight helping your team deliver exceptional results while identifying smarter ways of working that improve efficiency quality and commercial outcomes.

Youll join a collaborative and supportive environment where your ability to inspire people improve processes and drive performance will have a direct impact on business success.

What youll do

As a Purchasing Team Leader youll be responsible for leading and developing a high-performing purchasing team while driving improvements across people processes and performance.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading motivating and developing a team of Buyers and Senior Buyers to achieve individual and team objectives.
• Creating a positive high-performance culture focused on accountability collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Providing coaching mentoring and performance support to help team members maximise their potential.
• Managing team workloads and priorities to ensure service levels productivity and quality targets are achieved.
• Acting as the first point of escalation for operational and supplier-related issues.
• Identifying opportunities to simplify processes remove inefficiencies and improve operational effectiveness.
• Driving process improvement initiatives that enhance productivity reduce manual effort and improve customer outcomes.
• Supporting automation and digital transformation programmes to create more efficient ways of working.
• Using data and performance insights to identify trends manage risks and drive informed decision-making.
• Working closely with internal stakeholders to deliver a seamless experience across the purchasing lifecycle.
• Championing best practice governance and compliance across all purchasing activities.
• Contributing to wider business objectives through strong commercial awareness and operational leadership.

What youll need

Were looking for an engaging and proactive leader with a passion for developing people and improving operational performance.

• Previous experience leading coaching or managing a team within a purchasing procurement supply chain operations or shared services environment.
• A proven track record of driving process improvements and delivering operational efficiencies.
• Strong people leadership skills with the ability to motivate develop and inspire high-performing teams.
• Experience managing performance workloads and priorities within a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• A continuous improvement mindset with experience of identifying and implementing positive change.
• Commercial awareness and a good understanding of how operational efficiency impacts business performance.
• The ability to remain calm and focused when managing competing priorities and operational challenges.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to use data to support decision-making and performance management.

About us

Computacenter is a leading independent provider of IT infrastructure services with about 21000 employees worldwide. We work at the heart of digitisation advising organisations on IT strategy implementing the most appropriate technology and managing our customers infrastructures.

We offer a friendly open working environment without too much fuss about hierarchy. We are looking for professionals with diverse competencies personalities and strengths who want to live our shared value of teamwork and performance.

Interested in joining a company with a strong sense of community

Were growing. Were hiring. We encourage. We empower. We support.
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