Procurement Category Manager

# Procurement Category Manager - IT SecurityJob Req ID: 51397Posting Date: 23 Sept 2025Function: Procurement and Supply ChainUnit: Finance & Business ServicesLocation: Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, IrelandSalary: Competitive with great benefits## **Why this job matters**The Manager is responsible for driving and delivering the procurement plan and activities in BT's Category Management, Strategic Sourcing & Proc.
Business Partnering practice.
This role develops and implements procurement frameworks, policies and procedures.
This role holds strong relationships with key suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure procurement competency and continuous value delivery.
## **What you'll be doing****Strategic*** Accountable for supporting the business to create a strategy that then is translated into a sourcing strategy.
* Build relationships with senior stakeholders (CXO level) across BT in all areas of IT Security.
* Become an integral part of the annual planning and budgeting process with the business units to plan future requirements.
**Operational*** Execute the sourcing strategy.
* Proactively identify synergies across BT's Global footprint to optimize services, minimize risks and reduce costs.
* Collaborate with regional teams, execute and deliver category plans & sourcing activities.
* Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to deliver the business objectives and key transformational programmes.
Provide professional leadership to internal teams.
* Build and maintain category expertise, apply best practices around latest market developments* Agile way of working, managing different projects and priorities at good pace.
Experience managing escalations.
* Good knowledge of Ariba would be a plus**Activities*** Manage and deliver category spend and performance, develop and deliver category plan and long-term values* Implement business improvements through optimising commercial, design and process levers that minimise the Total Cost of Ownership* Drive and deliver end-to-end sourcing projects including complex contractual and pricing models and corresponding approvals as per DoA* Develop and deliver policies and frameworks underpin products and service delivery* Collaborate with regional category teams, and ensure category plan implementation at a regional level* Manage relationships with key suppliers, negotiate commercial and contractual arrangements utilising the latest digital tools* Deliver business partnering services to key CFUs / CUs## **You'll have the following skills and experience*** Experience within the procurement function with IT procurement experience, strong sourcing skills and the ability to collaborate and deliver through high performance teams* Expertise in relevant category, particularly around supplier capabilities, commercial models, product lifecycles and partner programmes* Demonstrates a track record of decision-making capability and deliver against key metrics* Strong relationship management skills & ability to influence decision making with senior stakeholders within a matrixed environment* Ability to manage complex, strategic and commercial requirements between BT and Suppliers, deliver projects and results on time and in full* Experience in business partnering and supplier relationship management* Demonstrates strong continuous improvement skills that exceeds expectations## **Benefits*** 10% on target bonus* 25 days annual leave + bank holidays and an opportunity to buy up to five more days every year* Hybrid working, with state-of-the-art offices within Canal Plaza* BT Sourced Pension Scheme - 6% BT contributions* Life Assurance from 1st day of employment - 4x salary* We prodive healthcare cover and permanent health insurance (income continuance)* Access to excellent training tools, programmes and communities to help you connect, learn and grow.
* And we like it when our people do good things so there will be the opportunity to take time off for volunteering and we'll help with your fundraising too.
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