Senior Procurement Manager – IT/Technology Full Time

Bramwith Consulting

Global Category Manager – IT & Technology – Global Hospitality Giant- £70k – £75k + Strong Bonus Potential

Location: Bedfordshire (Hybrid)

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Iconic hospitality brand seeks a high-achieving procurement expert to join the ranks and drive a crucial spend category towards best-in-class.

My client is highly renowned for their agile company culture and excellent procurement function with a team that spans across 5 countries. Working with stakeholders across Europe this role, you will be crucial in delivering against ambitious targets through implementation of new strategic sourcing methods and identifying ways of driving commercial value across the function.

This could be a fantastic career move for aspiring indirect procurement professionals who are keen on entering a blue-chip organisation during a period of unprecedented growth and change.

Global Category Manager – IT role profile: –

• Lead procurement strategy development and deal execution for the IT category across hardware, software & telecoms spend
• Lead a global automation intelligence programme with visibility at board level, working closely with cross-functional stakeholder groups to ensure effective implementation
• Build strategically important supplier relationships whilst engaging with executive stakeholders to understand the firm’s commercial ambitions
• Spearhead major sourcing strategy reviews and negotiate high-value and high-risk procurement contracts
• Be an inspirational figure to less experienced procurement professionals in the team, demonstrating best-in-class procurement and acting as coach / mentor to raise performance
• Using world-class procurement toolkits to deliver results from cost savings to risk mitigation

Required background: –

• Impressive Procurement, Strategic Sourcing & Category Management track record, with a CV that clearly demonstrates your personal procurement results / achievements
• Excellent background within IT Procurement, but will also consider indirect generalist procurement professionals, so long as you demonstrate an agile approach with a strategic level of thinking
• Commercially savvy, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and gain internal buy-in, in an organisation renowned for its excellent company culture
• Degree, MBA & MCIPS preferred though not at all essential

This is a standout opportunity for an accomplished IT or Indirect Procurement specialist to break into a globally revered industry leader and create a legacy for oneself.

For more information, please apply directly through this website or e-mail through an up-to-date copy of your CV to

Key skills: Procurement, Category Management, Indirect, London, Watford, Milton Keynes, Global, Strategic Sourcing, IT, Hardware, Software, Technology, Global Category Manager, Procurement, Automation