Role: Senior Category Manager-IT ServicesLocation: Farnborough(3 days/week)Duration: 6 monthsRate: competitiveInside IR35: UmbrellaIT and TechThe IT category has a spend of circa 100m across key categories including Software, Hardware, Networks and IT Services. This role is responsible for the IT Services Category. Key ResponsibilitiesBuild and maintain strategic relationships with senior stakeholders, driving early engagement to influence business planning and ensure alignment with organisational prioritiesOwn, develop and execute category strategies for IT Services, using market insights and data to challenge existing approaches and maximize valueLead complex sourcing activity, including the design of sourcing strategies, working with the business to support business case development, competitive tenders, and negotiation of high-complexity contractsIdentify and manage category-specific risks, including information security, IR35, supply resilience, geopolitical, financial and sustainability considerationsSupport stakeholders to drive Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) across key contracts to ensure performance, innovation and value realisation from strategic partnershipsSupport the Finance and Business Systems transformation, including transition from SAP Ariba to Oracle Fusion and establishment of a mature Source-to-Pay modelKey Person AttributesCommunicates complex commercial and strategic concepts clearly and confidently adapting style to suit senior stakeholdersAl