IT Category Manager
Portsmouth, Hampshire | Permanent | Up to £68,000 per annum | Hybrid (2 days on-site per week) | Excellent Benefits Package
We are working with a leading organisation that is looking to appoint an experienced IT Category Manager to take ownership of its IT procurement strategy. This is a fantastic opportunity for a commercially driven procurement professional to lead sourcing activity across the IT category, manage key supplier relationships and drive value, innovation and efficiencies across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the development and continual improvement of procurement best practices across the full lifecycle, ensuring processes remain current and effective.
- Build strong, trusted relationships with internal stakeholders and external suppliers, with the ability to influence at senior levels.
- Deliver exceptional customer service to both internal teams and external partners, promoting clear and proactive communication.
- Promote continuous improvement in procurement procedures and working practices to enhance service delivery and efficiency.
- Manage IT category spend with high strategic impact, ensuring alignment with business goals and risk mitigation.
- Develop and implement category and demand strategies by engaging stakeholders to understand business needs and specifications.
- Lead commercial activities across the sourcing lifecycle, delivering value creation and minimising total cost of ownership.
- Collaborate with business leaders to drive cost reduction through standardisation, aggregation, and minimising tail spend.
- Ensure full compliance with utilities procurement regulations, statutory obligations, and data protection requirements throughout sourcing processes.
Essential Experience Required
- Ability to analyse and present complex commercial/contractual data and concepts to a wide range of stakeholders
- Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple workstreams
- Solid negotiation, influencing and resolution skills
- Outstanding communication skills and customer service ethic with strong stakeholder engagement capabilities
- Self-starter - resilient and tenacious under pressure and willingness to develop skills and experience
- Knowledge of the water industry and/or IT category specific supply chain
- Experience of strategic sourcing in a multi-stakeholder environment and working within multi-disciplinary teams
- Relevant transferable business and/or supply chain knowledge
- Track record in delivering against stretching target
Desirable
- Excellent proven commercial and contractual acumen
- Knowledge and experience of regulated procurement procedures (either UCR, PCR or PA23)
- CIPS or MCIPS qualified; or alternative qualifications in transferable expertise
- Project management experience or qualifications
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