Senior Procurement Category Manager – IT

About the job

Senior Procurement Category Manager – IT This is a high-impact role managing approximately $20M in annual spend, offering significant visibility and the opportunity to shape procurement strategy in one of the fastest-evolving category landscapes — technology and artificial intelligence. • Develop & Execute Comprehensive IT & AI Category Strategies: Market analysis, sourcing roadmaps, 3-year plans aligned to business objectives. Manage $20M+ in annual IT category spend delivering year-over-year savings of 5–10% while maintaining or improving quality and service levels. Lead end-to-end strategic sourcing events for complex high-value procurements negotiating favorable pricing terms SLAs contract provisions across software infrastructure and AI/emerging technology agreements. Build sustain strategic supplier partnerships through quarterly business reviews performance scorecards continuous improvement programs partner closely with internal stakeholders across finance legal operations translating business requirements into effective procurement strategies monitor market trends pricing dynamics supply base shifts timely intelligence deliver to the business identify mitigate vendor risks ensure compliance regulatory policy requirements champion process best practice adoption across the procurement function mentor junior team members capability building organization. Key Responsibilities Include: • Bachelor's degree Supply Chain Management Business Administration Information Technology related field advantageous but not required professional certification equivalent desirable

Requirements

• Procurement strategy
• Market analysis
• Supplier partnerships

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Professional certification equivalent desirable

Preferred Technologies

• Procurement strategy
• Market analysis
• Supplier partnerships

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