Category Manager IT - Software & Cloud (all genders)

Philips International; Eindhoven; On-site; EUR 93,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing programs

Career growth

Annual leave 25 days

Financial incentive

Pension scheme

Health insurance

Share purchase program

Job summary

Philips is seeking a Cat Manager IT - Software & Cloud to lead global IT procurement. Shape strategy, influence senior leaders, and guide cross‑functional teams to create measurable value through software and cloud initiatives across regions.

You will have a Master's in Business or related field and 10+ years of experience in IT procurement within large international organizations, with a proven track record in negotiations, supplier relationships, and delivering savings.

Job description

Cat Manager IT - Software & Cloud (all genders) Job Description

Shape the future of technology procurement at Philips. Take ownership of a high-impact global category, influence senior leaders, and turn bold strategies into meaningful business results while working with some of the world’s most recognized technology partners. In this influential global role, you will shape procurement strategy for software and cloud, build trusted partnerships with leading technology suppliers, and guide cross-functional teams through complex transformation. You will work closely with senior stakeholders to turn commercial opportunities into lasting value for Philips.

Your role: Create strategic impact by initiating, organizing, and implementing breakthrough category strategies, programs, and policies to drive transformative change and deliver measurable business results. Evaluate and define procurement goals and objectives for the assigned market or region, considering market dynamics, business requirements, and stakeholder needs. Identify and evaluate potential suppliers, conduct thorough assessments of capabilities, quality standards, and cost-effectiveness to ensure alignment with Philips’ requirements. Oversee the negotiation of contracts and agreements with suppliers to secure favorable terms and conditions, including pricing, delivery schedules, and quality standards. Manage the execution of category funnel measures (QxP), collaborating with assigned supplier account managers, project managers and relevant stakeholders. Execute supply base optimization actions to enhance supplier-enabled innovation and optimize the supply base in alignment with stakeholders. Plan and implement negotiation roadmaps with suppliers; manage supplier relationships, performance, and contracting based on clear targets and ongoing business review meetings with key suppliers. Lead cross‑functional teams to program‑manage the execution of supply base change projects through funnel and Source2Contract RfX event management, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives. Ensure operational impact through fully compliant supplier selection, contracting, and risk management for all category‑related suppliers, mitigating risks and ensuring continuity of supply. Drive Design for Excellence (DFX) continuously, understanding internal business processes and functional strategies to optimize category performance and enhance operational efficiency.

You're the right fit if: You hold a Master's degree in Business, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, or equivalent discipline, or bring an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience. You bring extensive experience (10+ years) within procurement IT category in large, complex and international organizations, including experience leading managers and multi‑layered teams. You have demonstrated the ability to create and deliver category strategy for a large global spend area. You have deep software and cloud procurement/category expertise; generic procurement experience alone is not sufficient. You bring a strong track record in complex negotiations, generating savings, defending commercial positions, and managing long‑term strategic supplier relationships. You have experience influencing senior Enterprise IT and CIO‑level stakeholders in high‑visibility environments. You can act as the de facto daily leader of a 10+ person virtual team without formal line‑management authority, including work allocation, delivery coordination, governance, and reporting. You bring a positive attitude and resilience in a complex, pressured, rapidly changing environment. You are flexible to work across APAC, Europe, and North American time zones when needed; this does not mean excessive daily working hours. You demonstrate career stability and motivation to stay and develop in the role.

Compensation & Benefits

The base salary range for this role is €93,049.00 – €155,081.00. We determine pay within the range using objective factors, like the skills the role requires, your relevant experience and the responsibility you’ll have in this role, alongside internal equity and local market considerations. This role is eligible for annual incentive, with your rewards linked to KPIs/company results. We’ll share the full approach with you during the interview process, so you can make a clear, informed decision.

• Health and well‑being programs: to support you mentally and physically, allowing you to stay energized and be your best at work and beyond;
• Career growth: access to a wide range of tools and resources to further your career, including a personal development budget, training and coaching;
• Annual leave: 25 days with the option of purchasing up to 20 extra days per year;
• Financial incentive: individual bonus based on personal performance and/or Philips' annual results;
• Additional benefits: solid company pension scheme, attractive collective health insurance package and opportunity to buy Philips shares and products with a discount.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office‑based teams, this means working in person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full‑time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

About Philips

Are you ready to do the work of your life to help the lives of others? Learn more about our business, discover our rich and exciting history and learn more about our purpose. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips.

We believe that every human matters.

At Philips, we believe that every human matters. As a global health‑tech leader, we focus on improving people’s health and wellbeing through meaningful innovation. The people who work here share our passion and are motivated to bring this purpose to life. For more than 130 years, we have been creating technologies and innovations that improve people’s lives and support healthcare practitioners. Headquartered in the Netherlands and operating in more than 100 countries globally, we focus our advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights on Precision Diagnosis, Image Guided Therapy, Enterprise Informatics, Monitoring/ Connected Care, Sleep & Respiratory Care and Personal Health. Together, we deliver better care for more people because we believe that every human matters. That's why we’re taking steps to create an environment where we acknowledge and embrace our differences and uniqueness and listen to and value each other’s views. When people feel cared for and listened to, they bring their best qualities to work, leading to better collaboration, communication, innovation and success.

It is the policy of Philips to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy/childbirth or related medical conditions, age, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran or military status, marital or domestic partner status or any other characteristic protected by law.

As an equal opportunity employer, Philips is committed to fostering a culture where all are treated with respect and professionalism.

To ensure reasonable accommodations for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974 and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact 888-367-7223, option 5, for assistance.

Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug‑free workplace.