IT/Digital Category Manager

Outsource Uk Ltd; West Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Outsource UK is seeking an IT & Digital Category Manager in Leeds. This hybrid role (2 days in the office) offers £65,000–£70,000 plus bonus and benefits. You will lead strategic sourcing and category management across technology spend, shaping supplier relationships and contracts to deliver value.

You’ll work with senior stakeholders across Legal, Supply Chain and technology teams to manage risk, negotiate favorable terms and ensure compliant, performance-driven outcomes.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in technology strategic sourcing/category management.
• Broad experience across software, cloud, networks, hardware and outsourcing.
• Financial services procurement and supplier management experience.
• Strong negotiation, commercial and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven delivery of procurement savings and commercial benefits.
• MCIPS qualification.
• Experience with Lean Six Sigma, ITIL, PRINCE2 or S2P platforms would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic sourcing and category management across technology spend.
• Develop and deliver technology category strategies and manage supplier contracts.
• Identify cost and service improvement opportunities and provide procurement support across technology areas.

Skills

Technology strategic sourcing

Category management

Supplier management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Procurement savings

Education

MCIPS

Tools

Lean Six Sigma

ITIL

PRINCE2

S2P platforms

Job description

IT & Digital Category Manager Leeds | Hybrid (2 days in the office)

£65000 - £70000 + bonus and benefits

We’re looking for an experienced IT & Digital Category Manager to lead strategic sourcing and category management across a significant technology spend. You’ll develop and deliver technology category strategies, manage key supplier relationships and contracts, identify cost and service improvement opportunities, and provide expert commercial and procurement support across areas including software, cloud, networks, hardware and outsourcing. You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders, Legal, Supply Chain and technology teams to manage supplier risk, negotiations, contract performance and commercial outcomes, while ensuring compliance with relevant procurement and financial services requirements.

• Strong experience in technology strategic sourcing/category management
• Broad experience across software, cloud, networks, hardware and outsourcing
• Financial services procurement and supplier management experience
• Strong negotiation, commercial and stakeholder management skills
• Proven delivery of procurement savings and commercial benefits
• MCIPS qualification
• Experience with Lean Six Sigma, ITIL, PRINCE2 or S2P platforms would be advantageous

This is an excellent opportunity to take ownership of a major technology category and make a tangible impact across a complex, regulated organisation.

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