Interim IT Category Manager

Your new companyYou will join a private sector professional services organisation that is modernising its procurement approach and building stronger commercial governance across IT spend. The company operates in a fast moving, client driven environment where the ability to secure value, improve supplier relationships and support business growth is central to its strategy. This is a role where your expertise will have a direct and visible impact from day one.Your new roleYou will lead the IT category, covering software, hardware, cloud technologies, networks and wider IT professional services. You will manage end-to-end sourcing activity, lead commercial negotiations and identify opportunities to improve cost, performance and risk management across the supplier base. The role requires close collaboration with senior stakeholders to shape category strategy and bring commercial insight to technology decisions. You will also support wider procurement transformation, strengthening processes and raising the profile of best practice procurement within the business. As an interim, you will be expected to pick up pace quickly and deliver outcomes without delay.What you''ll need to succeedYou will bring strong IT procurement experience gained within a complex private sector environment, ideally within professional services or a similar sector where commercial rigour and stakeholder engagement are key. You will have a track record of delivering savings, improving supplier performance ..... full job details .....