Senior Category/Procurement Manager - Digital

£60,000 - £75,000 per annum GBP

Hybrid WORKING

Location: Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Permanent

Role : Senior Category/Procurement Manager - Digital

Location : Stevenage, Bristol or Bolton

Security Clearance: Eligibility to go through Security Clearance, managed by the organisation.

Salary: £60,000 - £75,000 per annum

Package:

• Bonus up to 21% of base salary
• Hybrid working (2-3 days per week on-site)
• Up to 14% pension contribution
• Enhanced parental leave and supportive family policies
• Strong focus on professional development and career progression

Role Overview

We're supporting a high-performing global engineering organisation seeking to strengthen its Digital Procurement function with experienced Senior Category/Procurement Manager . These are senior UK-based positions managing complex technology categories across an international environment. The roles are central to driving digital and data transformation through strategic sourcing, supplier partnership, and category innovation.

About the Organisation

Our client is a market-leading defence and advanced technology organisation , operating across multiple European markets. The company delivers world-class systems and technologies supporting government, national security, and regulated industries. With operations across the Europe, they are investing heavily in digital transformation, creating global opportunities for procurement professionals to influence the evolution of strategic technology sourcing.

The culture is collaborative and inclusive, with teams recognised for their focus on inclusion, professional development, and internal mobility.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will take ownership of a defined digital technology category (e.g. software, IT services, cyber, cloud, AI, or infrastructure) and act as a strategic business partner to senior stakeholders.

Key accountabilities include:

• Developing and executing category strategies across short, medium, and long-term horizons
• Leading strategic sourcing and supplier relationship management across key digital domains
• Building market insight to identify innovation, risk, and value opportunities
• Guiding procurement governance and mentoring Buyers across the UK and international teams
• Collaborating with global colleagues to align procurement direction and share best practice
• Managing complex, multi-stakeholder relationships at Group level to enable technology delivery

Candidate Profile

You will likely be an experienced technology procurement practitioner operating at Category Manager or Senior Category Manager level with exposure to international or Group-wide environments. Backgrounds from defence, engineering, aerospace, central government, or major corporate technology environments are all relevant.

Core experience will include one or more of the following:

• Software procurement (business applications, integration projects, or engineering software)
• Networks, cloud, or data centre services
• Cybersecurity , AI , or High-Performance Computing
• IT services (front/back office) or hardware sourcing
• Category Management and strategic stakeholder engagement

You should be comfortable managing high-value contracts, influencing senior stakeholders, and shaping strategy within a regulated, multi-country business. MCIPS qualification (or working towards it) is highly desirable.

How to Apply

If this sounds aligned with your technology procurement background and you're interested in working at Group level on high-impact digital transformation projects, apply today.