Procurement Category Manager - It

Title: Procurement Category Manager - IT

Location: UK - Manchester

Salary & Package: £60,000 - £70,000 + Bonus + Strong Pension Scheme + Life Assurance + Private Medical + 28 days holiday

Sea Global are delighted to currently be working with one of the largest Insurance business’ who turn over £bn’s globally. They are an award winning, global powerhouse who are at the forefront of their industry, who have an unrivalled working culture and a best in class procurement function, who are hugely successful and have great relationships with internal stakeholders throughout the business.

Currently they are mid-transformation, and with some exciting projects / growth plans heading, they are keen to add a Procurement Category Manager - IT to the team. Reporting directly into the Head of Procurement, they are really looking for someone to hit the ground running from day one.

Role & Responsibilities

• Report directly into the Head of Procurement
• Be an extra pair of hands to the IT Procurement team
• Build and implement category plans, as well as delivering sub-category plans
• Manage commercial suppliers, specifically focusing on Contract Management, Risk, KPIs & SLAs
• Manage relationship with both internal & external stakeholders across both different suppliers and internal customers

Experience & Requirements

• Exposure to IT categories, ideally Software, SaaS, Cloud, and IT Services
• Category Management experience would be preferable
• Experience within a similar sector would be preferred, however not at all essential