Strategic IT & Ancillary Services Category Leader

Insight Global (United States); Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global in Houston, TX seeks a Category Manager for IT and Ancillary Services to lead strategic sourcing and category management across enterprise IT and related services. You will transform decentralized purchasing into a unified, financially optimized framework and manage the full sourcing lifecycle with senior stakeholders.

The role requires strong contract negotiation, financial analysis, and stakeholder management, with a focus on IT procurement, cybersecurity, and vendor risk.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, IT, or related field; equivalent experience considered.
• 4–6+ years of progressive strategic sourcing, procurement, category management, or supplier management experience.
• Experience with indirect spend, IT procurement, professional services, and corporate services.
• Proven complex contract negotiation, cross-functional leadership, and supplier risk management.
• Strong financial analysis, TCO, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience building category management programs in high-growth organizations.
• Energy, infrastructure, industrial, or technology-driven business experience.
• Enterprise software licensing, SaaS negotiation, cybersecurity and data privacy familiarity.
• NetSuite or comparable ERP; CPSM, CSCP, or CIPS certification.

Responsibilities

• Establish and execute strategic sourcing and category management strategies across IT and ancillary services.
• Transform decentralized purchasing into a strategic, commercially optimized category framework.
• Manage end-to-end sourcing lifecycle and partner with functional leadership.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Category management

Procurement

Supplier management

Contract negotiation

Cross-functional leadership

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

IT procurement

Indirect spend

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain / Business / IT or related field

CPSM / CSCP / CIPS certification

Tools

NetSuite ERP

Job description

Insight Global in Houston, TX seeks a Category Manager for IT and Ancillary Services to lead strategic sourcing and category management across enterprise IT and related services. You will transform decentralized purchasing into a unified, financially optimized framework and manage the full sourcing lifecycle with senior stakeholders.

The role requires strong contract negotiation, financial analysis, and stakeholder management, with a focus on IT procurement, cybersecurity, and vendor risk.