Senior Technology Category Manager

Gigaclear; Abingdon; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Income protection

Life assurance

25 days holiday

Holiday purchase scheme

Health cash plan

Remote GP access

Employee assistance programme

Training & development access

Job summary

Gigaclear seeks an experienced Category Manager to own the Technology & Networks category end to end, driving a multi-year strategy across network equipment, connectivity, IT hardware and managed services. You will lead complex sourcing events and negotiations to build a consolidated supplier base.

This hybrid role is based at our Head Office in Abingdon, with 1-2 days on site, and you will help reduce commercial risk while supporting technology transformation programmes that fuel Gigaclear's

Responsibilities

• Own the Technology & Networks category end to end and develop a multi-year strategy.
• Lead complex sourcing events and negotiations.
• Consolidate supplier landscape into a cost-effective, value-adding one.
• Mitigate commercial and contractual risk across supplier relationships.
• Support technology transformation programmes across the business.

Job description

This is a newly created role. Technology & Networks is Gigaclear's largest, most complex and highest-risk spend category — covering network equipment, connectivity, IT hardware and software, and managed services.

Note: this is a hybrid role, with 1-2 days a week working in our Head Office in Abingdon, Oxon.

Our full-fibre network keeps expanding across England, and our customer base is growing each year. Our technology estate has grown just as fast, and we now require an experienced Category Manager to drive its strategy forward.

You will own the Technology & Networks category end to end through building and executing a multi-year category strategy, leading complex sourcing events and negotiations, and turning today's supplier landscape into a consolidated, cost-effective, value-adding one — then managing it from there.

Beyond the category itself, you will play a strategic role in reducing commercial and contractual risk across Gigaclear's supplier relationships and supporting the critical technology transformation programmes that will shape the business's next phase of growth.

Gigaclear is a growing Fibre Broadband (FTTP / FTTH) company, developing our fibre-to-the-premises broadband infrastructure to some of the most difficult to reach areas of the UK, empowering those communities with broadband to rival any city.

Staff rewards, benefits and opportunities

• Generous employer pension; up to 8% matched contribution
• Income protection & life assurance
• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), holiday purchase scheme and Yay Days!
• Health cash plan, 24/7 remote GP access and Employee Assistance Programme including counselling & legal advice
• Unlimited access to online training and development content via our Learning Management System
• Long service benefits and monthly employee recognition
• Enhanced maternity and paternity provisions
• Flexible working environment
• Health & Wellbeing initiatives and company funded social events

Our approach is to work guided by our mission, vision and values.

Our Mission - Empowering communities with brilliant broadband

Our Vision - Connected Communities

Our Values - Own it, Find the Right Way, Work Together, Win Together