IT Category Manager

IT Category Manager
- Procurement

We are currently recruiting for a Category Manager with strong SaaS experience to join one of our Insurance clients on a 6-month contract

Inside IR35

Hybrid
- Ipswich/London a max of 2/3 time a month

The Role

• Lead and support end-to-end IT sourcing activities across software, SaaS, cloud, telecoms and technology services.
• Manage RFx processes, supplier evaluations, pricing analysis and commercial negotiations.
• Negotiate software, SaaS, cloud and professional services agreements, including pricing, liability, data protection, service levels and termination provisions.
• Translate technical requirements into commercial procurement strategies and supplier engagement approaches.
• Prepare sourcing documentation, business cases and approval packs in line with procurement governance requirements.
• Support supplier risk, security, privacy and compliance reviews where required.
• Review supplier proposals and identify opportunities to improve price, licence structure, commercial terms and service commitments.
• Work with Legal and business stakeholders to support contract review, negotiation and execution.
• Maintain sourcing documentation, supplier communications and procurement records in line with internal process requirements.
• Support supplier onboarding, renewals, software true-ups and contract lifecycle activities where required.

The Requirements

• 10+ years of strong IT Procurement, Technology Procurement or IT Sourcing experience.
• Strong experience running sourcing events and supplier negotiations.
• Experience reviewing and negotiating IT contracts alongside Legal teams.
• Strong understanding of software, SaaS, cloud, telecoms and IT services procurement.
• Understanding of common enterprise software licensing models, including subscription, user-based, consumption-based and perpetual licensing structures.
• Experience working within a corporate procurement environment with defined governance and approval processes.
• Experience using procurement and contract management platforms such as Ariba, Coupa, Ivalua, Service Now or similar solutions.
• Software and SaaS procurement experience.
• Microsoft licensing experience.
• Cloud services experience across AWS, Azure, GCP or similar platforms.
• IT professional services sourcing experience.
• Telecoms and network services sourcing experience.
• Contract negotiation and RFx management experience.
• CIPS qualification, or working towards it.

Guidant, Carbon
60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.