Well-known consumer brand require a Senior Category Manager - Technology. Applicants need strategic procurement expertise, contracts negotiation skills and experience across the Technology/IT categories.
The Senior Category Manager - Technology will be responsible for leading commercial activities across technology categories. An exciting, end-to-end role encompassing sourcing, contract negotiations and post signature supplier relationship management activities. The Senior Category Manager will also get to support a department in an exciting time of growth and transition, collaborate closely with their respective stakeholder community and drive change across the organisation.
Specific duties of the Senior Category Manager include:
Negotiate and manage supply contracts - drive contract completion, manage risks,
Business and stakeholder partnering to develop category supplier strategies and roadmaps
Supply market intelligence activities around the IT/Tech supplier landscape
Ownership of the vendor management framework to manage supplier performance
Ability to support a procurement function in transition and collaborate with Legal, Finance, IT etc
Senior Category Manager applicants should meet the following criteria:
Deep experience within IT and technology procurement
Ability to develop and implement strategies
Proven negotiator accustomed to agreeing and managing supply contracts. Understanding of contract law
Stakeholder engagement skills
Ability to drive change and simplify processes