Remote Senior IT Category Manager
Posted 2 days 4 hours ago by Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS)
Senior IT Procurement Category Manager / Salary - £70,000 to £77,000 + Bonus + Benefits - Remote (UK-Wide)
IT Procurement Consultant / Senior IT Procurement Specialist / IT Procurement Manager
We are working exclusively with a well-established procurement consultancy, part of a larger professional services group with significant UK market presence, to appoint a Senior IT Procurement Consultant into its growing IT procurement practice.
This is a high-impact, client-facing role leading transformational IT procurement programmes across public and private sector clients. You will operate across software licensing, cloud infrastructure, SaaS optimisation, and large-scale IT services procurement, driving category strategy, leading high-value vendor negotiations, and shaping operating model design from the ground up.
As the subject matter expert, you'll have full autonomy over the IT procurement end-to-end cycle, from category strategy through to commercial negotiations and operating model delivery. Your decisions won't just shape client outcomes; they'll influence how IT procurement is defined and delivered across the business itself.
Why Join?- Salary: £70,000-£77,000 base, dependent on experience
- Bonus: Performance-related bonus scheme
- Benefits: Pension, private healthcare, professional development support
- Flexible working: Remote-first with UK-wide flexibility; client travel 2-3 days per week
- Strategic influence: Build proprietary frameworks, shape practice methodology, and develop intellectual capital
- Practice leadership: Mentor junior consultants and help define how the team evolves
- High-profile client base: Exposure to FTSE organisations and central government bodies on nationally significant programmes
- Leading IT procurement transformation programmes for major public and private sector organisations
- Developing category strategy across software, SaaS, cloud services, and IT infrastructure
- Managing high-stakes commercial negotiations with global technology vendors
- Designing and implementing procurement operating models
- Supporting M&A due diligence for IT procurement workstreams
- Building tools, frameworks, and accelerators that scale the practice
- Mentoring consultants and contributing to thought leadership and client development
- Demonstrable experience managing £5m+ IT spend portfolios with measurable value delivery
- Deep expertise in subscription economics, cloud commercials, and enterprise licensing agreements
- Public sector procurement experience highly preferred (not essential)
- Strong command of SaaS negotiations, cloud contracts, vendor management, and category strategy
- Background as a Senior IT Procurement Manager, Head of IT Category, or existing procurement consultant seeking greater scale and influence
- Comfortable in a client-facing consultancy environment - commercially astute, autonomous, and delivery-focused
If you're a senior IT procurement professional with serious spend management experience and you're ready to step into a role that offers genuine autonomy, strategic influence, and long-term growth, we'd love to hear from you, c contact Omar at with your updated CV.