Senior Lead Category Manager

Join us in this role where you’ll lead the strategic direction for IT and digital procurement on a global scale. You’ll act as a functional leader and sparring partner of the IT&D Procurement team, ensuring alignment with business needs while driving best-in-class procurement strategies.

Welcome to Indirect Procurement

You’ll be part of the Category Management department and will be the functional leader of the IT&D Category team of approx. ten people. The team members have a line manager in either the Sourcing or Contract Management team. We offer an international working environment where you, together with your colleagues, will collaborate closely with the business and colleagues across the globe.

We foster a positive and open mindset, value teamwork and ambition, and encourage knowledge sharing across teams.

You’ll play an important role in:

• Working with senior decision makers to develop and maintain a global category strategy for IT and digital procurement.
• Managing a portfolio of IT and digital procurement projects, ensuring strategic alignment and optimal resource allocation.
• Providing guidance and mentoring to colleagues in the IT&D category team.
• Connecting with other Category Leads across categories to coordinate initiatives and drive efficiencies.
• Building and maintaining relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to unlock commercial value.
• Monitoring market trends and technological advancements to keep procurement strategies up to date and value-driven.

To succeed in the role, you:

• Have a cross-disciplinary background based on a master’s degree in IT, economics, business, or law with extensive experience in IT category management.
• Have a proven record of idea generation and developing optimization initiatives, such as optimizing software and infrastructure landscapes.
• Have a proven track record of leading large and complex IT sourcing projects and high-stakes negotiations.
• Have the credibility and gravitas to engage and influence C-Suite executives.
• Are proficient in procurement of SAP and Microsoft suites and experienced navigating complex vendor ecosystems.
• Thrive in an international environment and can create good relationships with your team members and stakeholders around the world.

If you think you can bring something to the team, we encourage you to apply.