Role: Global Category Manager - Technology Locations: Slough Salary: Up to £70K corporate package Role: Full time | Permanent | Hybrid 1st Executive are seeking a Global Category Manager for Technology on behalf of a worldwide retail technology (e-commerce) platform who operate in 165 countries, offices in 46 countries with a revenue of $1.5bn withing in a rapidly growing market worth $1.3tr. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an unconflicted and independent organisation who pride themselves on Tech and innovation within a fast moving and exciting industry. Role: Focusing on the Sourcing of Technology services, you will be responsible for the delivery of end-to-end sourcing projects across the breadth of the IT/Technology spend category (£200m) You will work with Tier 1 vendors including IBM, Oracle, SAP, AWS and Microsoft, also with a large focus on Saas which is the real engine room of the platform. You will have large focus around managing projects associated with the Global Data centre based in the US You will be responsible for supporting and engaging with IT Stakeholders - the majority of which are U.S based You may also be asked to support on non-tech projects from time to time. notably around Professional Services deals up to £500k You will be in the office 2 days a week in the office based in Slough Some travel may be required with trips to the US Experience: Procurement experience gained in the Technology spend category - encompassing Data Centre, Infrastructure and SaaS sub-categories Proven experience of delivering complex end to end IT sourcing projects Excellent stakeholder engagement and management skill-set; demonstrating success in influencing decision making Experience working with IBM would be beneficial Degree and MCIPS qualified is preferred Due to our clients requirements, applicants must be based in the UK and hold current/valid UK RTW