Procurement Category Manager - Technology Infrastructure & Datacenter

Do you want to make a difference in Procurement for a global, leading technology company powering the future of AI compute?

This is an exciting time to join the Arm Procurement team. We are in the middle of a significant transformation, building a growing team and investing at the forefront of Procurement and AI technology. We are looking for an energetic and commercially savvy Procurement Category Manager to join our Technology Procurement team.

This role will focus on key areas of Technology Infrastructure and Datacenter procurement at Arm, covering the equipment, services and solutions that underpin our technology environment. You will have the opportunity to shape category strategies, lead complex and high value sourcing activity, and develop strategic relationships with some of the world’s leading technology suppliers.

You will work closely with Engineering, IT, Finance, Legal, and other collaborators. Your role is to bring market insight and commercial expertise. This will help Arm make effective long-term technology and infrastructure decisions. The role will balance strategic category development with hands on delivery across a fast moving and evolving technology landscape.

As Arm continues to evolve and grow, the role may also support adjacent technology categories and other procurement priorities.

Responsibilities

• Category Management: Develop and implement category strategies, bringing together spend, supplier, market and demand insights to find opportunities and build an executable pipeline of activity. * Strategic Sourcing: Lead end-to-end sourcing activity including market assessment, supplier selection, competitive tendering, negotiation and contracting.

• Commercial Management: Identify and apply commercial strategies to deliver best value for Arm, considering demand, competition, commercial models, commitments, flexibility, service levels, risk and total cost of ownership. * Market Intelligence: Develop a strong understanding of relevant market dynamics, emerging technologies, supplier capabilities and commercial trends, translating these insights into category and sourcing strategies.

• Supplier Management: Build and uphold strategic supplier relationships, driving commercial performance, governance, risk management, and continuous improvement. * Partner Management: Build strong relationships across Engineering, IT and other functions, providing commercial guidance, constructively exciting requirements and influencing decision-making. * Responsible Sourcing: Identify supply and supplier risks and appropriate mitigating actions, while ensuring suppliers are aligned with Arm’s ESG objectives.

• Confirmed experience in Procurement and Category Management, including leading strategic sourcing activity
• Strong experience in Technology Infrastructure procurement, with demonstrated commercial and category expertise across relevant infrastructure technologies and services, and experience supporting Datacenter environments.
• Experience developing and implementing category strategies and translating them into executable sourcing pipelines.
• Strong commercial competence with a track record of identifying and applying commercial levers to deliver value beyond headline price.
• Consistent record of leading complex end-to-end sourcing and negotiation activities.
• Background in crafting and negotiating sophisticated commercial agreements.
• Ability to understand sophisticated technical and business requirements and translate them into effective commercial strategies.
• Strong collaborator leadership skills, with experience partnering with and influencing technical and senior collaborators.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment with multiple priorities.
• Strong communicator who is highly inclusive and collaborative.

Nice to Have Skills and Experience

• Strong direct experience in Datacenter and colocation procurement, including associated infrastructure systems and services.
• Broader Technology Procurement experience across areas such as cloud, software, professional services, or other technology categories.
• Experience within the semiconductor, technology, or engineering sector.
• Experience working in complex global organization’s and across international supplier markets.
• Ariba or other Source-to-Contract experience.
• Experience with procurement orchestration platforms such as Zip.
• MCIPS or other relevant procurement qualifications.

At Arm, we want to build extraordinary teams. If you need an adjustment or an accommodation during the recruitment process, please email accommodations@arm.com. To note, by sending us the requested information, you consent to its use by Arm to arrange for appropriate accommodations. All accommodation or adjustment requests will be treated with confidentiality, and information concerning these requests will only be disclosed as necessary to provide the accommodation. Although this is not an exhaustive list, examples of support include breaks between interviews, having documents read aloud, or office accessibility. Please email us about anything we can do to accommodate you during the recruitment process.

Equal Opportunities at Arm

Arm is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and colleagues. We are a diverse organization of dedicated and innovative individuals, and don’t discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Hybrid Working at Arm

Arm’s hybrid approach to working is centred around flexibility, where we split our time between the office and other locations to get our work done. Within that framework, we empower groups and teams to determine their own particular hybrid working pattern, depending on the work and the team’s needs. Details of what this means for each role will be shared upon application. In some cases, the flexibility we can offer is limited by local legal, regulatory, tax, or other considerations, and where this is the case, we will collaborate with you to find the best solution. Please talk to us to find out more about what this could look like for you.

Salary Range:$128,400-$173,700 per year We value people as individuals and our dedication is to reward people competitively and equitably for the work they do and the skills and experience they bring to Arm. Salary is only one component of Arm’s offering. The total reward package will be shared with candidates during the recruitment and selection process.

Accommodations at Arm

At Arm, we want to build extraordinary teams. If you need an adjustment or an accommodation during the recruitment process, please email accommodations@arm.com. To note, by sending us the requested information, you consent to its use by Arm to arrange for appropriate accommodations. All accommodation or adjustment requests will be treated with confidentiality, and information concerning these requests will only be disclosed as necessary to provide the accommodation. Although this is not an exhaustive list, examples of support include breaks between interviews, having documents read aloud, or office accessibility. Please email us about anything we can do to accommodate you during the recruitment process.

Hybrid Working at Arm

Arm’s approach to hybrid working is designed to create a working environment that supports both high performance and personal wellbeing. We believe in bringing people together face to face to enable us to work at pace, whilst recognizing the value of flexibility. Within that framework, we empower groups/teams to determine their own hybrid working patterns, depending on the work and the team’s needs. Details of what this means for each role will be shared upon application. In some cases, the flexibility we can offer is limited by local legal, regulatory, tax, or other considerations, and where this is the case, we will collaborate with you to find the best solution. Please talk to us to find out more about what this could look like for you.