Category Manager - IT

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Are you ready to lead strategic procurement in the fast-moving world of technology?

We'relooking for a Category Manager – IT to drive value, efficiency, and innovation across our organisation. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape IT procurement strategies that deliver real impact.

In this role,you'lltake ownership of the IT category, developing and implementing strategies that align with organisational goals.

You'llmanage end-to-end procurement processes, ensuring compliance and delivering value for money.

Leading and motivating a small team,you'llfoster collaboration and continuous improvement while building strong relationships with stakeholders across IT, Finance, and Legal.

You'llhaveexperience in procurement, with a strong track recordin category management and strategic sourcing. Your commercial acumen and negotiation skills will enable you to influence decisions and deliver value. Experience in managing and developing teams is essential, along with a deep understanding of IT markets and supplier capabilities.

• Experience in procurement, with demonstrable experience in IT category management and strategic sourcing.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to deliver value and influence business decisions.
• Skilled in developing and implementing category strategies, sourcing plans, and robust procurement recommendations in the IT category

We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.

We know thatthere'salways more we can do to make you smile,that'swhy we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include :

• Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly
• Pension with matched contributions up to 7%
• Excellent holiday package – up to 35 days annual leave with theoptionto buy or sell leave
• Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year
• A bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2%
• Training and development
• Extraperksincluding huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more