Senior Category Manager - IT & Telecommunications

Take ownership of Quickline’s IT and Telecommunications category strategy, ensuring procurement decisions support our technology roadmap and wider business goals. - Shape and lead complex sourcing activities, from market analysis and tender exercises through to commercial negotiations and contract award. - Build strong relationships with strategic suppliers, driving performance, innovation and value across a critical technology portfolio. - Partner closely with senior leaders across Technology, Cyber Security, Infrastructure and Digital Transformation, becoming a trusted commercial advisor. - Play a key role in supporting Quickline’s growth ambitions through cost optimisation, risk management and smarter technology investment. Here’s why you’ll be great in this role - Significant experience within procurement and category management, ideally across IT, telecommunications or technology-driven environments. - A, proven track record of leading high-value negotiations and securing

commercially beneficial outcomes, Strong knowledge of software licensing, SaaS, cloud, telecoms and managed service commercial models. - Confidence influencing senior stakeholders and building credibility across multiple business functions. - Commercially minded, analytical and comfortable balancing value creation, supplier performance and risk management in a fast-paced environment. The benefits - Pension 5% employer / 5% employee contribution. - Health Cashback Scheme Can claim back prescription, GP and optician charges, therapy allowance, private outpatient consultations, EAP, 24/7 remote GP service, member discounts. - 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, your birthday, house move and wedding day off. - Option to buy or sell up to 5 additional days annual leave - Enhanced Paternity/Maternity/Adoption leave - Life Assurance - High Street Shopping Discount Scheme - Holidays, food and drink, insurance, sport, tech, high street, Ikea, M&S, cinema etc. - Free Parking on site. - Regular Lunch & Learns’ - Social Events Summer and End of Year parties etc. - Core Value Awards - Regular opportunities to win! Note to agencies Quickline have an internal recruitment team. We will not accept unsolicited CVs from any source other than directly from a candidate via our Applicant Tracking System ( ATS ). Any unsolicited CVs sent to Quickline, via the Quickline careers email address, directly to Quickline employees or managers, will be considered Quickline property and Quickline are free to contact those prospective candidates directly with zero financial repercussions. For further information refer to our careers page. Please note: You must have the right to work in the UK in order to be successfully appointed to this role #LI-Hybrid WKCL1_UKTJ