Category Manager – IT & Ancillary Services

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, IT, or related field; equivalent experience considered.
• 4–6+ years of progressive strategic sourcing, procurement, category management, or supplier management experience.
• Experience with indirect spend, IT procurement, professional services, and corporate services.
• Proven complex contract negotiation, cross-functional leadership, and supplier risk management.
• Strong financial analysis, TCO, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Experience building category management programs in high-growth organizations.
• Energy, infrastructure, industrial, or technology-driven business experience.
• Enterprise software licensing, SaaS negotiation, cybersecurity and data privacy familiarity.
• NetSuite or comparable ERP; CPSM, CSCP, or CIPS certification.

Job Description

The Category Manager – IT & Ancillary Services establishes and executes strategic sourcing and category management strategies across client enterprise-wide Information Technology and Ancillary Services portfolio, including Corporate Services, Legal, Human Resources, Marketing, and Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE). The role transforms decentralized purchasing into a strategic, commercially optimized category framework that supports growth, scalability, financial performance, and risk management. This leader manages the end-to-end sourcing lifecycle and partners closely with functional leadership.

The Category Manager serves as a strategic business partner and commercial leader, building category strategies from the ground up and delivering sustainable financial and operational value. Functional leaders retain authority over legal judgments, technical specifications, cybersecurity decisions, and HSE standards.