Senior IT Cloud & Infrastructure Sourcing Leader (Hybrid)

Sse Enterprise; Havant; Hybrid; GBP 60.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

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Paternity leave

Zusammenfassung

SSE is seeking a Senior Category Manager – IT Cloud & Infrastructure to lead the commercial strategy for our technology portfolio. You will shape investments across Cloud, Hosting, Compute, Storage and Infrastructure services, partnering with Technology, Security, Finance and Group Technology Services.

Based in havant/reading/glasgow/perth region with a 50% office mix, the role offers significant impact on SSE’s transformation agenda and a broad remit to drive value, resilience and competitive

Qualifikationen

• Proven record delivering enterprise-scale IT category strategies across Cloud, Hosting, Infrastructure.
• Experience leading high-value sourcing with global technology providers.
• Deep expertise in cloud economics, hyperscaler pricing, reservations and licensing.
• Ability to shape investment decisions and supplier strategies across complex environments.
• Strong judgment balancing value, resilience, flexibility and long-term outcomes.
• Executive presence to influence senior leaders with evidence-based recommendations.
• Collaborative leadership to mobilise cross-functional teams across Procurement, Technology, Finance, Legal and Security.
• Desirable: CIPS or equivalent qualification; regulated/infrastructure experience advantageous.

Aufgaben

• Define and execute the multi-year IT Cloud & Infrastructure commercial strategy.
• Direct complex, high-value sourcing and negotiations.
• Provide authoritative commercial counsel to senior stakeholders.
• Set the agenda with global technology providers and drive performance, innovation and competitive tension.
• Translate spend and market intelligence into a prioritised pipeline of cost optimisation initiatives.
• Maintain executive oversight of portfolio performance, governance and exposure.

Kenntnisse

IT cloud & infra strategy

Sourcing negotiations

Cloud economics

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Contracting risk management

Executive influence

Leadership collaboration

Ausbildung

CIPS or equivalent qualification

Jobbeschreibung

SSE is seeking a Senior Category Manager – IT Cloud & Infrastructure to lead the commercial strategy for our technology portfolio. You will shape investments across Cloud, Hosting, Compute, Storage and Infrastructure services, partnering with Technology, Security, Finance and Group Technology Services.

Based in havant/reading/glasgow/perth region with a 50% office mix, the role offers significant impact on SSE’s transformation agenda and a broad remit to drive value, resilience and competitive