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Senior Category Manager, IT Services
£46,000 - 66,000
Manpower
Queensmead 82, Farnborough
£46,000 - 66,000
Requirements
Must:
- Degree or equivalent professional experience
- MCIPS qualified or working towards completion
- Minimum five years strategic category management experience in similar categories of spend
- Proven track record of building successful relationships with senior stakeholders
- Demonstrable experience negotiating high-value contracts
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Practical experience with Source to Pay (S2P) technology
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain strategic relationships with senior stakeholders, driving early engagement to influence business planning and ensure alignment with organisational priorities
- Own, develop and execute category strategies for IT Services, using market insights and data to challenge existing approaches and maximize value
- Lead complex sourcing activity, including the design of sourcing strategies, working with the business to support business case development, competitive tenders, and negotiation of high-complexity contracts
- Identify and manage category-specific risks, including information security, IR35, supply resilience, geopolitical, financial and sustainability considerations
- Support stakeholders to drive Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) across key contracts to ensure performance, innovation and value realisation from strategic partnerships
- Support the Finance and Business Systems transformation, including transition from SAP Ariba to Oracle Fusion and establishment of a mature Source-to-Pay model
Description
We are seeking a Senior Category Manager for IT Services to join our team in Farnborough for a 6-month duration with a competitive rate. The IT category encompasses a spend of around £100 million across Software, Hardware, Networks, and IT Services. In this role, you will be instrumental in developing and executing category strategies, managing relationships with senior stakeholders, and driving innovation in our sourcing activities. We value integrity, adaptability, and a proactive approach to improvement, and we are committed to fostering a collaborative team environment that drives success. This role is based on-site three days a week.
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