Category Manager, Software

<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We are building a dedicated Software category within Global Procurement's Tech Sourcing organization. The&nbsp;<strong data-renderer-mark="true">Category Manager - Software</strong> is a hands-on sourcing position who can manage and execute sourcing and category strategies for specific software categories.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In this role you will own day-to-day sourcing and supplier management across enterprise software deals. The portfolio includes enterprise operations, productivity, and collaboration tools, alongside the wider software estate. You will translate category plans into sourcing events, commercial analysis, contract execution, and measurable outcomes.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">You will partner closely with business and technology stakeholders and Procurement colleagues to ensure we are extracting maximum value from supplier and reseller relationships, managing renewals, licensing, and consumption, and driving measurable business impact across a complex and fast-moving spend category.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This is an individual-contributor role where the impact will span globally across multiple regions, partnering with other software category managers to ensure one of our fastest-growing and most visible categories is managed optimally.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What you'll do</strong></span></p> <ul class="ak-ul" data-local-id="9f93c3a98aa7" data-indent-level="1"> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Category Planning and Execution:</strong> work with the business stakeholders to support development of category planning and implementation of the software category strategy.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Sourcing delivery:</strong> Plan and run end-to-end sourcing events (<span data-highlighted="true" data-vc="highlighted-text"><span class="_1mT5xdRAKS"><span class="_0nmozVaHVx _2V7sgO2M4S _3BoeIDwZ7G _30zrXRyxdf _0ReiIH7zJH" data-testid="definition-highlighter">RFI</span></span></span>, <span data-highlighted="true" data-vc="highlighted-text"><span class="_1mT5xdRAKS"><span class="_0nmozVaHVx _2V7sgO2M4S _3BoeIDwZ7G _30zrXRyxdf _0ReiIH7zJH" data-testid="definition-highlighter">RFQ</span></span></span>, and <span data-highlighted="tru