Senior IT Category Manager

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

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💻 IT Support

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Wood

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1982

⚡ Energy

Energy • Engineering • Sustainability

Wood is an industry-leading consultancy and engineering company dedicated to designing the future of energy and materials. Wood operates in diverse markets such as oil and gas, carbon capture, hydrogen, power, renewables, chemicals, life sciences, and minerals and metals. The company specializes in optimizing and decarbonizing industrial assets to address some of the world's most critical and complex challenges. Wood offers digital solutions and engineering services to increase efficiency and support sustainability, focusing on areas like methane reduction, carbon advisory, clean fuels production, and industrial asset integrity. With a commitment to making the world a better place, Wood positions itself as a leader in the energy transition and digital transformation of industries.

📋 Description

• Own the leadership and management of the IT category function across the group • Drive and shape category strategies that deliver tangible and sustainable savings across the business • Deliver value and exceptional service to internal customers • Manage the IT procurement team in delivering value, reducing risk, and simplifying procurement processes across a complex technology environment • Work closely with strategic IT suppliers, manage diverse procurement requirements, drive sourcing and contract management activities • Develop strong commercial partnerships that support the organisation's technology objectives • Act as a core member of the Group procurement leadership team supporting broader business strategy and delivery of business objectives

🎯 Requirements

• Educated to degree level or equivalent commercial experience in Supply Chain • Experience negotiating with providers such as; Autodesk, AspenTech, Hexagon, AVEVA, and Bentley, alongside enterprise platforms like Oracle and Microsoft, and managed service / staff augmentation partners such as Wissen • Extensive experience in IT category management, strategic sourcing, and procurement leadership, with the ability to develop category strategies, lead high-performing teams, and deliver measurable business outcomes. • Demonstrated experience managing annual IT spend in excess of $150M • Proven success negotiating complex technology agreements with global suppliers • Exceptional communication, influencing, and presentation skills, with the ability to engage and build credibility at all levels of the organisation • Strong relationship-builder with a well-established professional network across procurement, technology, and the wider business environment • Proven ability to develop and maintain effective partnerships with suppliers, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams • Strategic and commercially minded, with the ability to shape category direction and identify opportunities for continuous improvement and value creation • Highly organised, with strong planning and prioritisation skills and the ability to manage competing demands in a fast-paced environment • Proactive and collaborative leader who inspires high performance, drives engagement, and champions continuous development. • Well-developed commercial acumen, with a strong understanding of market dynamics, supplier management, and value delivery

🏖️ Benefits

• Meaningful and interesting projects we support green hydrogen and fuel switching, as well as supporting local clients with energy transition • Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs offering hybrid working arrangements • Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice • Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market • Flexible benefits package; inclusive of 33 days annual leave (including public holidays), generous contributory pension scheme, private medical cover, 4x base salary life insurance; all of these and more that can be adapted to suit your own lifestyle* * • Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests • Global connections; join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession