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help businesses effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with. The IT Category Manager role will play an integral role in driving the strategic direction aligned with the Head of Procurement's strategy, mission and vision. This role will manage the … achieving the Procurement 2028 vision and annual department objectives, alongside savings targets (cost, time, process and efficiency). Collaborate with business stakeholders to create and manage the ongoing relevant Category plan(s) and ensure it is a 'living document'. Build an effective, business focused and surgical engagement strategy for our key stakeholders with a 'one procurement' approach. Working … leading suppliers and ensuring compliance of negotiated agreements to established vendor management policies (such as articulation of service levels and deliverables, etc). Responsible for maintaining the list of category vendors, the master data held on them (contractual and commercial) and supporting for the rollout out POs to our strategic suppliers. You'll be someone with: Proven experience in More ❯

help businesses effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with. The IT Category Manager role will play an integral role in driving the strategic direction aligned with the Head of Procurement's strategy, mission and vision. This role will manage the … achieving the Procurement 2028 vision and annual department objectives, alongside savings targets (cost, time, process and efficiency). Collaborate with business stakeholders to create and manage the ongoing relevant Category plan(s) and ensure it is a ‘living document'. Build an effective, business focused and surgical engagement strategy for our key stakeholders with a ‘one procurement' approach. Working … leading suppliers and ensuring compliance of negotiated agreements to established vendor management policies (such as articulation of service levels and deliverables, etc). Responsible for maintaining the list of category vendors, the master data held on them (contractual and commercial) and supporting for the rollout out POs to our strategic suppliers. You'll be someone with: Proven experience in More ❯

Procurement Category Manager - IT and Professional Services My client, a leading online learning platform s group is a strategic, commercially astute Procurement Category Manager to lead sourcing and category management for Professional Services (e.g., consulting, legal, audit) and Information Technology (software, hardware, cloud, managed services). This role is critical to optimizing value, mitigating risk … central London Offices (Tottenham Court Road). Expectation would be to be in the office 2 days a week. For further details, please apply using the link. Key Responsibilities: Category Strategy Development: Develop and implement short- and long-term sourcing strategies for IT and professional services categories. Conduct spend analysis, market intelligence, and supplier benchmarking to identify savings and … value opportunities. Align category plans with organizational objectives and technology roadmaps. Sourcing & Contracting: Lead end-to-end sourcing processes (RFPs, RFIs, RFQs) and manage contract negotiations to ensure best value. Draft, review, and negotiate commercial terms in collaboration with Legal and Risk functions. Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a strategic partner to internal stakeholders including IT, Finance, HR, Legal, and More ❯

to help businesses effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with. The Category Manager will play an integral role in driving the strategic direction aligned with the Head of Procurement's strategy, mission and vision. This role will manage the procurement … achieving the Procurement 2028 vision and annual department objectives, alongside savings targets (cost, time, process and efficiency). Collaborate with business stakeholders to create and manage the ongoing relevant Category plan(s) and ensure it is a ‘living document'. Build an effective, business focused and surgical engagement strategy for our key stakeholders with a ‘one procurement' approach. Working … leading suppliers and ensuring compliance of negotiated agreements to established vendor management policies (such as articulation of service levels and deliverables, etc). Responsible for maintaining the list of category vendors, the master data held on them (contractual and commercial) and supporting for the rollout out POs to our strategic suppliers. Work to ensure the agreed category management More ❯

and the opportunity to work on a range of state-of-the-art solutions, where you can develop your knowledge and experience every day. Job Description To provide procurement category subject matter expertise, to develop and implement Procurement category strategies that will deliver sustainable competitive advantage Globally/Regionally within the specific category, through: Engaging with Stakeholders … to develop most relevant product/service specifications Designing and deploying category and sourcing strategies that align to the business and divisional strategies and requirements Delivering sustainable competitive through the effective sourcing and spend management of the within the categories Minimising Detection risk exposure within the category Utilising best in class procurement practices. Promote and communicate the value … of the Indirect Procurement function across the business Coordinate with local/regional procurement to consolidate further category spend Duties: Global category responsibility for IT & Telecoms: Software (incl. Software as a Service) and Support Services Hardware and Print Network and Communication Services IT Consultancy Services and Outsourced IT Services (incl. Hosting Services) Support Head of Indirect Proc with More ❯

Robert Walters is proud to be working on a retained basis with The University of Manchester, one of the UK's leading Universities, to recruit a Category Manager - IT. This key role will lead strategic sourcing and supplier management across IT, digital infrastructure, software, and tech services within a complex and high-impact environment. The University of Manchester … a globally respected institution, is seeking a Category Manager - Information Technology to join their forward-thinking Procurement Team. This is an exceptional opportunity for you to shape the digital future of one of the UK's most prestigious universities by leading IT and digital procurement strategies that underpin vital technology transformation projects. With hybrid working options and access … continuous professional development opportunities, access to on-site facilities, staff discounts, and the chance to build your network within a renowned higher education institution. What you'll do: As Category Manager - Information Technology at the University of Manchester, you will take ownership of a diverse portfolio encompassing software acquisition, hardware procurement, cloud infrastructure management, licensing negotiations, and managed More ❯

Robert Walters is proud to be working on a retained basis with The University of Manchester, one of the UK's leading Universities, to recruit a Category Manager - IT. This key role will lead strategic sourcing and supplier management across IT, digital infrastructure, software, and tech services within a complex and high-impact environment. The University of Manchester … a globally respected institution, is seeking a Category Manager - Information Technology to join their forward-thinking Procurement Team. This is an exceptional opportunity for you to shape the digital future of one of the UK's most prestigious universities by leading IT and digital procurement strategies that underpin vital technology transformation projects. With hybrid working options and access … continuous professional development opportunities, access to on-site facilities, staff discounts, and the chance to build your network within a renowned higher education institution. What you'll do: As Category Manager - Information Technology at the University of Manchester, you will take ownership of a diverse portfolio encompassing software acquisition, hardware procurement, cloud infrastructure management, licensing negotiations, and managed More ❯

Senior Procurement/Category Manager, AIS Supply Chain/IPS Job ID: Amazon Data Services Ireland Limited Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides a highly reliable, scalable, and low-cost cloud platform that powers thousands of businesses in over 190 countries. AWS' Infrastructure Supply Chain & Procurement (ISCaP) organization works to deliver innovative solutions to source, build and maintain our … sustainable infrastructure of AWS. Come join our team and be a part of history as we deliver results for the largest cloud services company on Earth As a Procurement Category Manager, you will create and implement sourcing strategies for at least one complex services category and collaborate with internal business partners and suppliers to reduce risks and … and model Amazon's Leadership Principles and have an entrepreneurial spirit with a "get it done" mentality. Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: - Manage a complex category within the Maintenance, Repair, and Operation (MRO) domains - Achieve cost savings through bidding and negotiations - Analyze category data and metrics to drive Procurement category strategies - Understand trends More ❯

What's the role? As Category Manager, you will be responsible for managing all indirect procurement activities, with a specific focus on Marketing, HR Services, IT, Consulting and Operating Supplies categories, such as advertising, employee benefits, mobile hardware and office supplies. You will play a pivotal role in driving cost efficiencies, ensuring supplier performance, and delivering best-in … class service to internal stakeholders. In addition, you will be leading projects, fostering a high-performing and collaborative environment. What does the role involve? As Category Manager - Indirect Procurement your key responsibilities are: • Sound understanding of all elements and concepts of the procurement process • Develop and execute strategies for indirect procurement (sub-)categories with ability to trigger levers … s degree is a plus). Previous procurement experience, ideally with indirect materials and services. Strong negotiation, contract management and supplier performance management skills. Ability to develop and implement category strategies that drive value creation for the organization. Proficiency in procurement tools (e.g., SAP, Coupa) and Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint) Detail-oriented problem-solving skills Communication skills More ❯

Job Description Job Title: Procurement Category Manager (Resourcing UKIA) Location: London Onsite: 2-3x per week Career Level : 8 Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation … to each business challenge. As a Team: Within the United Kingdom, Ireland and Africa (UKIA) Procurement Plus organization delivering for Accenture internal client, the UKIA External Talent Sourcing & Contracting category lead will be leading sourcing and contract management activities for External Talent in the UK, Ireland and Africa. The External Talent category is the one of the biggest … UKIA market unit and this role will play an integral role in ensuring we deliver our labour requirements for our client projects. Your role includes the key responsibilities below: Category Strategy & plan: Support implementation of the Global & Regional External Talent Category strategy for UKIA local projects and initiatives Work with Category Management on work planning and category More ❯

At LSEG, we're looking for a Category Manager for our Infrastructure & Cloud Category, with a focus on management of our Cloud Service Providers and associated services. Group Procurement is responsible for third-party supplier engagements and business partnership to drive high performing and sustainable value from our supplier relationships. We strive to make LSEG easier and … characteristics of the new Group Procurement organisation: Supplier spend c £2BN and c. 5,000 suppliers Team structured around: Three towers of spend - Technology, Services and Corporate - passionate about category management, strategic sourcing, renewals & SRM A Strategy & Performance centre, enabling function to drive and implement the strategy of the Group Procurement function, outstanding procurement policy and processes Key hubs … for the category teams in London, Bangalore with a small amount of decentralised activity to support local markets which are in various global locations including Europe and Asia The purpose of this role is to create, develop and deliver a "best in class" category procurement service with the express intent of delivering year-on-year benefit to the More ❯

Category Manager - Professional Services - Newcastle/hybrid The role will be responsible for developing and executing category strategies for professional services, including consulting, legal, financial, and other related services. The Category Manager – Professional Services will also work on master agreements with our suppliers to ensure streamlined procurement activities globally. Skills/experience Extensive experience in … professional services procurement . Experience/Knowledge of category, supplier, and contract management (specifically contracts over £1m). Experience of marking up statements of work, and the ability to translate and communicate the effect of contractual language to stakeholders. Experience of procuring and negotiating contracts. Experience running end-to-end RFPs for senior stakeholders. Experience of implementing procurement policy … procedures, and governance. Experience operating at both a tactical and strategic level with a track record of success in delivering financial savings. Role Strategy and Planning Develop and implement category strategies to optimise cost, quality, and service levels for professional services. Conduct market analysis and benchmarking to identify trends, opportunities, and best practices. Lead the sourcing process, including RFPs More ❯

Senior Category Manager - IT & Technology | £80,000 to £95,000 | 12% Cash allowance | 10% bonus | healthcare | 10% non contribution pension | PLUS Final salary pension | + many more benefits | Central London - Flexible working range to suit | Global Financial Services business A brand new role working for a highly reputable, interesting and unique financial services business who operate across UK … Europe and Asia, to join an existing IT Category Management team, supporting on a wide range of BAU, strategic and project spend. Full IT & Technology category exposure, including: Software, Digital, Media, SaaS, Networks and IS Professional Services. You will engage with C-suite stakeholders in your assigned category, so deep supplier market knowledge is key. Ideal person … high levels of complex spend have been managed. Role and responsibilities: Create IT strategy through to the delivery and performance including year on year annualised savings Develop group wide category plans and strategies to ensure alignment for the group, leveraging suppliers to support local offices Engage, manage and influence senior stakeholders from Director to Board level to ensure buy More ❯

Senior Category Manager - IT & Technology | £80,000 to £95,000 | 12% Cash allowance | 10% bonus | healthcare | 10% non contribution pension | PLUS Final salary pension | + many more benefits | Central London - Flexible working range to suit | Global Financial Services business A brand new role working for a highly reputable, interesting and unique financial services business who operate across UK … Europe and Asia, to join an existing IT Category Management team, supporting on a wide range of BAU, strategic and project spend. Full IT & Technology category exposure, including: Software, Digital, Media, SaaS, Networks and IS Professional Services. You will engage with C-suite stakeholders in your assigned category, so deep supplier market knowledge is key. Ideal person … high levels of complex spend have been managed. Role and responsibilities: Create IT strategy through to the delivery and performance including year on year annualised savings Develop group wide category plans and strategies to ensure alignment for the group, leveraging suppliers to support local offices Engage, manage and influence senior stakeholders from Director to Board level to ensure buy More ❯

Join to apply for the Senior Category Manager, Fashion role at eBay Continue with Google Continue with Google Join to apply for the Senior Category Manager, Fashion role at eBay At eBay, we're more than a global ecommerce leader - we're changing the way the world shops and sells. Our platform empowers millions of buyers … interest in turning challenges into opportunities, your place is here with us. What You Will Accomplish Strategic Leadership: Develop and lead all aspects of the implementation of long-term category strategies to achieve business objectives. Lead high-impact projects and initiatives that drive category growth and innovation. Business Development Support: Support BD team at trade shows and with … ensure advantageous terms and conditions. Performance Monitoring: Conduct regular performance reviews and adjust strategies as vital to meet targets. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align category needs with overall business goals Customer-Centric Approach: Lead initiatives to improve customer experience and satisfaction within the category What You Will Bring Strong Collaboration Skills: Ability to More ❯

Category Manager Energy and IT Location: Cheshire, UK Hybrid working Model We’re recruiting on behalf of an established, internationally operating engineering business based in Cheshire. They’re seeking a Global Category Manager with strong procurement experience in IT and Energy to enhance their technology infrastructure and energy management globally. Responsibilities Lead strategic sourcing for IT … market volatility Track and report key metrics, offering recommendations to enhance performance Support global projects aimed at improving IT and energy efficiency Deliver measurable savings and operational improvements through category strategy Consolidate and strengthen the global supplier base for IT and Energy Support ongoing digital transformation and energy sustainability efforts Skills & Experience strategic sourcing or category procurement covering More ❯

Sr Category Merchant Manager 3P Ireland, Amazon Marketplace Ireland Job ID: Amazon Ireland Support Services Limited The Ireland Marketplace team at Amazon is looking for a talented, customer-obsessed Category Merchant Manager to help shape the future of our 3rd party marketplace. The role offers the unique opportunity to drive large scale, high visibility projects across … different Amazon teams. As Category Merchant Manager, you will be in charge of projects that contribute to long-term success, improving customer experience, supporting growth. Responsibilities include expanding our product selection by closing parity selection vs EU5, improving product availability, building strong relationships with key partners (both internally and externally) and driving improvements and reaching feature parity vs … detail-oriented, customer-focused, and has strong writing skills with the ability to handle ambiguity and influence employees at all levels of the organization. Key job responsibilities As a Category Merchant Manager, you will play a critical role in driving growth and improving customer experience within the 3rd Party Marketplace. Your key responsibilities will include: •Selection strategy and More ❯

Here at evoke plc we're looking for a highly motivated Category Manager for Technology & COO, which encompasses various subcategories, such as hardware and software requirements across cloud infrastructure, data centres, network security, end-user computing, IT services, telecommunications, data and analytics, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). You'll also be supporting compliance, risk and … fraud prevention, and customer operations. Your responsibility is to manage the Technology and COO supply base and support the Head of Category in delivery of business and procurement objectives. This is a great opportunity if you thrive in a fast-paced environment. You're tenacious and resilient a proactive self-starter that enjoys proactively driving continuous improvement within Procurement … driving savings and new market innovations. What you will be doing: Owning and managing the end-to-end procurement processes for the Technology category to deliver lasting value, which ensuring compliance requirements are met Driving procurement initiatives via collaboration and thought leadership, whilst being a trusted advisor to the business Developing and delivering a robust category strategy based More ❯

Have you got procurement IT Category Management expertise? We've got a fantastic opportunity for an IT Category Manager to join our busy Procurement team on a permanent basis . Based from our head office in Basingstoke, you'll combine home and office working to ensure a positive work/life balance. It's an exciting time … invest in communities across London and the South of England – our purpose being to provide quality affordable homes and places that people love for generations. The Role As a Category Manager, you will play a pivotal role leading and delivering on a number of key sourcing projects, working collaboratively with project teams and range of stakeholders across the … for You'll need to have demonstrable experience within a similar role in procurement, leading sourcing procurement projects across IT/Technology categories. You'll also need: Strategic procurement category management expertise, evidencing the use of data and analysis to drive decision making Strong experience in leading on end-to-end procurement projects, including tenders Experience in supplier relationship More ❯

Our client a well known Insurance Company are actively looking to hire 6 Category Managers, with either Professional Services or IT Category experience. Hybrid Working: Various Offices available (London, Bristol, York or Norwich) - 2 Days a Week onsite Competitive Rates (InsideIR35). Duration: 12 Months Start Date: End of May/Early June 2025 Senior Category Manager (multiple vacancies available) High volume, multiple tenders Professional Services Category (primary consulting £120m spend) Need to move quickly in this category, request from business to selection/onboarding is quick Dont really need to manage suppliers, more about managing multiple tenders , contract negotiation, selection etc FCA useful Non-IT Categories fine if not Consulting Good work ethic … not always working to rule Senior Category Managers (1 Vacancy Available) Managing complex negotiations of outsourcing activity Much more complex and in depth Category is all non-IT - Customer Claims, Offshoring etc, more customer facing role. Will need strong outsourcing experience Strong stakeholder management/influencing Capabilities: Negotiation Skills, Stakeholder Management, Influencing Skills, Communication Skills, Leadership, Commercial Management More ❯

Procurement Category Manager - Indirect Procurement - Technology - IT Retail - Consumer Goods - Midlands About Our Client A large retailer that has a strong reputation with lots of opportunity to develop and grow as a procurement and category specialist. Job Description As a Procurement Category Manager, you will lead on all end to end procurement across SW/… compliance with procurement policies and procedures. - Monitoring market trends and supplier performance. - Working closely with the Procurement & Supply Chain department to achieve objectives. The Successful Applicant A successful Procurement Category Manager (Technology) should have: A strong understanding of category management, ideally IT/technology procurement strategies and plans. Experience in supplier management and contract negotiation. Knowledge of More ❯

IT Category Manager | Permanent | Housing Associate Hampshire £55,000-£57,000 + Matched Pension up to 12% + Annual Leave rising to 30 days Overview: One of the UKs leading housing associations are looking to welcome an experienced Category Manager to their successful procurement team with a particular focus on IT. This position will be based More ❯

more inclusive, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. To find out more visit , and read about the latest news via our StoryHub . Description and Requirements The ISG category manager develops and drives ISG category strategy, product assortment, and optimize pricing to identify growth opportunities and maximize profitability across our server, storage and solutions product lines. … segments Create, own and communicate strong quarterly plan with product selections, pricing strategy (including PFV), promotional and campaign roadmaps Collaboration with the sales teams and enable them with all category tools and levers, including market intelligence Identify top selling configurations for servers, storage and solutions in the markets Prepare quarterly sales-in/sales-out planning in cooperation with … the distribution and channel team Prepare an accurate portfolio forecast and transition planning, provide forecast to EMEA category to ensure seamless supply Align with marketing on efficient marketing campaigns, manage MDFs and ensure good marketing presence to and through distribution Provide feedback to EMEA category managers on market specifics and articulate needs Constantly monitor results and propose corrective More ❯

incentives cross channel and ecosystem Partner Level and Channel Sales Strategy investments, programs and incentives Define audience data & TAM as the starting point for Partner Planning Framework As M365 category expert, brief sales and marketing teams on product strategy, value proposition, audience as well as product strategic programs and incentives Execute Create local enablement to execute CSA priorities i … business and competitive insights thru data analysis & visualization, including Gross Adds, product mix, attach and other relevant KPI's Qualifications (Text Only) Required/Minimum Qualifications Previous experience in category management, product management, marketing strategy, business planning, product planning, or related work experience AND Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, Engineering, or related field OR … equivalent experience. Additional or Preferred Qualifications Previous experience in consumer electronics industry, subscription services, retail category management, or like business. Experience with devices sales in consumer channels a plus. Thought leadership: be a skillful leader, driving clarity, generating energy and delivering results, directly and influencing others - both internally at Microsoft and externally thru retail partners. Represent business in front More ❯

incentives cross channel and ecosystem Partner Level and Channel Sales Strategy investments, programs and incentives Define audience data & TAM as the starting point for Partner Planning Framework As M365 category expert, brief sales and marketing teams on product strategy, value proposition, audience as well as product strategic programs and incentives Execute Create local enablement to execute CSA priorities i … insights thru data analysis & visualization, including Gross Adds, product mix, attach and other relevant KPI's Qualifications (Text Only) Required/Minimum Qualifications (RQs/MQs) (IC): 4+ years category management, product management, marketing strategy, business planning, product planning, or related work experience AND Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, Engineering, or related field OR … equivalent experience. Additional or Preferred Qualifications (PQs) 5-8 years of experience in consumer electronics industry, subscription services, retail category management, or like business. Experience with devices sales in consumer channels a plus. Thought leadership: be a skillful leader, driving clarity, generating energy and delivering results, directly and influencing others - both internally at Microsoft and externally thru retail partners. More ❯