(Senior) Category Manager IT & Software
Core
Strategic procurement and category management for the entire IT landscape (SaaS, licenses, hardware, IT services) to drive volume consolidation, cost reduction, and sustainable supplier relationships.
Role type
Senior Category Manager (IT & Software)
Builds
Enterprise agreements, framework contracts, and consolidated IT landscapes for a virtual power plant company.
Domain
Energy technology / Renewable energy / IT Procurement
Required skills
Strategic procurement, RFQ/RFP management, volume consolidation, contract negotiation, supplier relationship management, cost analysis, market screening, cross-functional stakeholder management
Preferred skills
Technical understanding of SaaS models, data-driven decision making, critical requirement evaluation
Technologies
ERP systems, procurement platforms
Responsibilities
Develop and execute category strategy for IT procurement; Lead RFQ/RFP processes and negotiate enterprise agreements; Consolidate software landscapes to identify redundancies; Collaborate with business units to challenge needs and optimize IT resource usage; Standardize workflows and report KPIs across managed categories.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
