Senior Category Manager - Technology Procurement

Location: London, Hybrid.  

In this position, you’ll be based in the London office for a minimum of three days a week, with the flexibility to work from home for some of your working week. Find out more about our flexible work culture at computershare.com/flex.

We give you a world of potential

As a Senior Category Manager within the Technology Procurement team, you will play a key role in shaping Computershare’s global technology supplier strategy across areas including AI, SaaS, infrastructure and enterprise platforms.

Partnering closely with senior technology and business stakeholders, you will lead complex commercial negotiations, influence strategic investment decisions, and help drive major technology transformation initiatives across the organisation.

What makes this role exciting? Well:

• You’ll be part of a technology organisation undergoing significant and exciting transformation, from AI adoption to tech infrastructure modernisation and tokenisation initiatives where procurement plays a critical role. This change brings exceptional opportunities for a Senior Category Manager to influence major investment decisions, partner with senior stakeholders (including C‑level), and shape how we engage the market during a pivotal period.
• We are committed to developing our people, offering an environment where you will gain exposure to senior stakeholders, lead meaningful work, and continue to grow your commercial and leadership capability within a global organisation.
   

Interested? Keep reading to find out more about what you will be doing.

A role you will love

We are looking for an experienced and accomplished individual to take on this role to lead strategic sourcing and commercial engagements with third party technology suppliers across all Computershare global locations. With technology investment and transformation accelerating across the business, this is an exciting opportunity to help shape how we engage the market and partner with strategic suppliers globally.

One of the most important parts of your role is helping to make Computershare more attractive for suppliers to do business with and steer Computershare Technology Procurement towards becoming a source of competitive advantage, innovation and risk management in addition to operational and cost control.

Other key responsibilities:

• Lead cross-functional and/or cross-regional initiatives to develop and execute category strategies and management plan for assigned categories.
• Drive continuous improvement mindset within the responsible category/categories.
• Lead supplier engagements, commercial negotiations and contract execution activities across strategic technology categories.
• Build strong and lasting stakeholder relationships to drive alignment on category strategies, sourcing approaches and commercial outcomes

What will you bring to the role?

We are looking for an experienced individual to take on this role, with experience in technology procurement, ideally within a global and/or regulated environment.

Success in this role will require strong stakeholder engagement, commercial judgement and the ability to operate effectively across technology, business and supplier environments.

Some other key skills that you’ll have:

• Strong knowledge of technology category management, sourcing strategies and supplier landscapes.
• Previously developed and implemented global Category strategies in alignment with business.
• Previously operated as a technology Category Procurement Manager in a global organisation, managing complex supplier portfolios.
• Broad knowledge and awareness of relevant legislative and regulatory requirements as well as understanding of standard contractual terms and conditions to mitigate risk.
• Excellent stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
• Highly experienced in solving complex problems and scenario modelling with multiple data sources and inputs
   

If this role sounds like what you’re looking for, apply today! 

Rewards designed for you

Flexible work to help you find the best balance between work and lifestyle

Health and wellbeing rewards that can be tailored to support you and your family

Invest in our business by setting aside salary to purchase shares in our company, and you’ll receive a company contribution as well.

Extra rewards ranging from recognition awards and team get togethers to helping you invest in your future

And more. Ours is a welcoming and close-knit community, with experienced colleagues ready to help you grow. Our careers hub will help you find out more about our rewards and life at Computershare, visit computershare.com/careershub