IT Category Manager – Strategic Sourcing & Vendor Management
Core
Develop and execute category, sourcing, contracting, and vendor management strategies for assigned IT spend categories to serve IT leadership and business stakeholders.
Role type
Senior IT Category Manager (Strategic Sourcing & Vendor Management)
Builds
Multi-year sourcing strategies, enterprise technology agreements, and supplier governance frameworks for software/SaaS, cloud, infrastructure, hardware, cybersecurity, and professional services.
Domain
Energy sector (ISO/RTO) / IT Procurement & Supply Chain
Required skills
IT strategic sourcing, category management, vendor management, commercial negotiation, contract lifecycle management, supplier risk management, market analysis, cost optimization, stakeholder management, executive reporting
Preferred skills
Complex enterprise technology agreement negotiation, software licensing/SaaS/cloud consumption expertise, supplier performance management (scorecards/KPIs/SLAs), regulated utility environment experience, MBA, CPSM certification
