Remote Senior IT Category Manager

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

What You'll Be Doing

• 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

What We're Looking For

• 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.