IT Category Manager | £65,000 to £72,000 | 40% Bonus | Healthcare | Pension | 25 days holiday | London or Leeds - 1 to 2 days a week | A global business who own a number of well known brands

A new IT Category Manager role working for a company who has just been formed off the back of a large transformation where the group now owns 4 or 5 large well known brands.

You'll report into the Head of Procurement - IT who is building out the function in line with business growth, where you'll take ownership of all IT spend along with a number of other IT Category Managers.

Role and responsibilities:

• Create relevant category strategies through to the delivery and performance including year on year annualised savings
• Develop category plans and strategies to ensure alignment for the group, leveraging suppliers to support local offices
• Support the development of category strategies to a clear and prioritised pipeline of sourcing projects
• Engage, manage and influence senior stakeholders from Director to Board level to ensure buy-in, utilising strong market knowledge
• Build relationships with key stakeholders to ensure a rounded knowledge of a suppliers performance
• Monitor supplier risk and performance through reporting tools and business feedback
• Be a Procurement role model by living company values, consistently delivering to the high standards expected, promoting procurement through relationships
• On top over delivering strategic projects, ensure the business is getting the best service in line with cost efficiency

Experience and requirements:

• Worked for a large, complex and multi-site business
• Category experience in IT and Technology
• Ability to engage, negotiate and influence senior stakeholders up to Director level+
• Strong stakeholder management, using different approaches to type, level and maturity of relationship
• Analytical mindset and have strong communication skills to present ideas to the business
• Worked in a large and cross-functional procurement team
• MCIPS qualification nice to have, but not essential