Senior IT Category Manager – Global Procurement

Zegna; Milano; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Ermenegildo Zegna Group in Milan seeks a Group Senior Category Manager - IT to lead end-to-end IT procurement, partnering with IT leadership to drive value, governance, and risk management across the group. You will manage sourcing activities for IT categories, ensuring alignment with business priorities and supplier performance.

You will collaborate with Legal, Finance, Cybersecurity and Privacy teams to ensure contractual compliance and adoption of procurement tools and guidelines.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in procurement or vendor management Roles (IT categories preferred).
• Skilled in software, SaaS, cloud, infrastructure, hardware, telecom and IT services procurement.
• Strong understanding of IT contracts, licensing models, SLAs, renewals and supplier performance.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end sourcing processes for IT categories (RFP/RFQ, supplier selection, negotiation and contracting).
• Develop and execute Group IT category strategies with IT leadership.
• Negotiate software, SaaS, cloud, infrastructure, hardware, telecom and IT services agreements.

Skills

Procurement experience

IT procurement

Software & SaaS

Contract management

Stakeholder communication

Tools

SAP Ariba

Vendor Portal

Job description

Ermenegildo Zegna Group in Milan seeks a Group Senior Category Manager - IT to lead end-to-end IT procurement, partnering with IT leadership to drive value, governance, and risk management across the group. You will manage sourcing activities for IT categories, ensuring alignment with business priorities and supplier performance.

You will collaborate with Legal, Finance, Cybersecurity and Privacy teams to ensure contractual compliance and adoption of procurement tools and guidelines.