IT Category Manager

AllSTEM Connections; United States; Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

AllSTEM Connections currently seeks an experienced IT procurement professional to lead and execute global category strategies, optimize spend, and drive cost-saving opportunities across software, cloud, and services. The role requires strong stakeholder management and expertise in negotiating master agreements and SOWs.

Hybrid work in the Glen Mills, PA area is offered with remote options for suitable candidates.

Qualifications

• 5–10+ years of IT procurement/category management experience.
• Proven experience managing $50M+ in contract spend; candidates with only $2–3M transactional spend are not a fit.
• Strong global IT procurement experience supporting international operations.
• Experience negotiating and redlining master agreements, SOWs, professional services, outsourcing, software, and cloud contracts.
• Experience negotiating large enterprise software agreements such as SAP, Microsoft, Workday, or ServiceNow, as well as niche software contracts.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute global IT category strategies to optimize spend, reduce costs, and improve value.
• Manage relationships with IT stakeholders and identify sourcing and cost-saving opportunities.
• Lead RFPs, competitive sourcing events, financial analysis, and vendor negotiations.
• Negotiate major software, cloud, professional services, and outsourcing agreements.
• Monitor global IT market trends, suppliers, competitors, and emerging technologies.
• Partner with IT, Legal, Information Security, Privacy, and Procurement teams to ensure compliant, low-risk agreements.
• Track category spend, savings, contracts, renewals, and competitive events in procurement systems.
• Collaborate with the broader IT Procurement team to ensure consistent global strategies and processes.

Job description

Location: Glen Mills, PA | Hybrid (Mon/Wed/Thu) for local candidates; fully remote candidates also considered

Pay Rate: $40–50/hr.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute global IT category strategies to optimize spend, reduce costs, and improve value.
• Manage relationships with IT stakeholders and identify sourcing and cost-saving opportunities.
• Lead RFPs, competitive sourcing events, financial analysis, and vendor negotiations.
• Negotiate major software, cloud, professional services, and outsourcing agreements.
• Monitor global IT market trends, suppliers, competitors, and emerging technologies.
• Partner with IT, Legal, Information Security, Privacy, and Procurement teams to ensure compliant, low-risk agreements.
• Track category spend, savings, contracts, renewals, and competitive events in procurement systems.
• Collaborate with the broader IT Procurement team to ensure consistent global strategies and processes.

Qualifications

• 5–10+ years of IT procurement/category management experience.
• Proven experience managing $50M+ in contract spend; candidates with only $2–3M transactional spend are not a fit.
• Strong global IT procurement experience supporting international operations.
• Experience negotiating and redlining master agreements, SOWs, professional services, outsourcing, software, and cloud contracts.
• Experience negotiating large enterprise software agreements such as SAP, Microsoft, Workday, or ServiceNow, as well as niche software contracts.