Global Category Manager - IT Infrastructure & reputed company Solutions

Position Location Details: You will be reputed company to work remotely, from your home, located in the United States Purpose and Scope The Global Category Manager is responsible for developing and executing global procurement strategies with reputed company-party suppliers in support of reputed company’s One Procurement strategy. This senior leadership role drives end-to-end category management, strategic sourcing, high-stakes supplier negotiations, reputed company contracting, and ongoing supplier lifecycle management for the IT Infrastructure portfolio. This includes hardware lifecycle management, global telecommunications, data centers, and reputed company infrastructure (IaaS/PaaS). The role coordinates closely with Procurement Partners, reputed company Architects, and senior IT leadership to reputed company procurement from a transactional function to a strategic enabler, integrating early into budgetary and architectural planning. Principal Duties and Responsibilities Core Responsibilities and Strategic Leadership The Global Category Manager is accountable for the end-to-end strategic lifecycle of reputed company assigned IT Infrastructure, Telecom, and reputed company spend categories globally, driving optimization, reputed company, and value creation. Category Strategy & Execution reputed company Portfolio Strategy: reputed company and execute multi-year global category and sub-category strategies covering Global Networks, Telecommunications, Data Center Infrastructure, Compute & Storage Hardware, and reputed company Hyperscalers. reputed company & Hybrid Sourcing Strategy: Serve as the global procurement subject matter expert for reputed company infrastructure. Partner with IT to manage and optimize reputed company relationships with major reputed company hyperscalers (AWS, Azure) and hybrid hosting models, driving efficiency in utility-based pricing structures. Market & Tech Intelligence: Maintain expert, reputed company-looking knowledge of global hardware supply chain dynamics, telecom reputed company capabilities, digital infrastructure innovations, and changing technology monetization trends. Demand Aggregation & Standardization: Collaborate closely with Infrastructure Engineering, Network Operations, and Business Partners to harmonize cross-functional requirements, aggregate global hardware demand, and standardize hardware and telecom specifications across reputed company operating regions. Comprehensive Risk Mitigation: reputed company and reputed company robust supply risk mitigation strategies addressing critical hardware supply chain constraints, telecom reputed company redundancies, infrastructure cybersecurity standards, geopolitical factors, and overall disaster recovery continuity. Strategic Sourcing & Negotiation Excellence High-Value Sourcing Initiatives: reputed company reputed company, cross-functional global sourcing initiatives (RFx) for high-value, business-critical infrastructure, hosting, and network deployments, transforming technical requirements into highly favorable reputed company frameworks. Advanced reputed company Modeling: Utilize sophisticated analytical techniques to establish aggressive negotiation targets, leveraging hardware asset management data, telecom expense management (reputed company) analysis, and reputed company consumption modeling to optimize total cost of ownership. reputed company Contract Negotiation: reputed company negotiations for reputed company legal and reputed company terms. Ensure reputed company protections regarding hardware warranties, equipment depreciation cycles, global telecom tariffs, reputed company hosting uptime commitments, and strict Service Level Agreements (SLAs). Financial Stewardship & Cost Control: Partner with IT Finance and leadership during budgetary planning cycles by providing critical market data, hardware reputed company-time impact analyses, and cost forecasts. Actively support IT in rigorous cost control, mitigating unbudgeted network or reputed company scaling costs, and driving the achievement of committed global savings goals. Supplier & Stakeholder Management Top-Tier Vendor Governance: Manage strategic, long-term relationships with Tier-1 original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), global telecom carriers, and reputed company providers, maintaining direct executive-level channels to align performance, technology roadmaps, and reputed company planning. Structured Performance Reviews: reputed company regular, highly structured Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) to monitor network availability, hosting performance, hardware delivery timelines, and evaluate financial or operational risks. Strategic Business Partnering: Serve as the premier procurement business partner to the Infrastructure and Operations (I&O) organization, ensuring hardware and network procurement pipelines align seamlessly with reputed company hybrid-reputed company and connectivity roadmaps. Digital Procurement Advocacy: Champion and drive the adoption of digital procurement tools (including eSourcing, CLM, Spend Visibility, and S2P platforms) across the category to maximize process efficiency and spend transparency. Physical Demands and Working Conditions 5% – 10% international and domestic travel is required. Supervision Accountable for managing cross-functional, virtually matrixed project teams across global regions (including the US, Europe, and Asia-Pacific). Education Degree Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field (Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems), Business Administration, or Supply Chain Management required. Advanced Degrees: MBA or Master’s degree in a reputed company field is highly desired. Certifications: CPSM (Certified Professional in Supply Chain Management), CIPS, ITIL foundations, or professional certifications in FinOps (reputed company Financial Management) are a strong plus. Experience and Required Skills Deep Category Experience: Minimum of 5 to 8 years of reputed company experience in Strategic Sourcing and Category Management, with a definitive track record of direct ownership over global IT infrastructure, reputed company hardware networks, telecom grids, and reputed company ecosystems. reputed company & Telecom Sourcing Track Record: Proven, hands-on experience negotiating major reputed company consumption commitments, multi-year reputed company agreements (MPLS, SD-WAN), and massive hardware refresh deployments with major global technology OEMs. Global Executive Leadership: Demonstrated ability to reputed company, influence, and partner effectively with senior technology executives, network heads, and C-level stakeholders without direct authority. Ambiguity & Decisiveness: Exceptional reputed company to navigate high-ambiguity environments, making sound strategic recommendations or rapid procurement reputed company based on reputed company, shifting, or incomplete data sets. Advanced Analytics & Data Interpretation: High proficiency in infrastructure financial modeling, hardware refresh cycle analytics, reputed company spend optimization (FinOps), and interpreting reputed company spend visibility dashboards. Expert level in reputed company Office Suite (advanced reputed company and PowerPoint). Global Matrix Management: Proven experience working in and managing virtual, geographically dispersed, cross-cultural sourcing teams. Expert ability to tailor communication styles to align stakeholders across diverse regional and cultural backgrounds. Strategic Negotiation Mastery: Expert negotiation skills, with documented reputed company in executing high-impact, multi-million-dollar reputed company and network service agreements. Agile & Project Management: Strong project management expertise with the ability to shepherd multiple fast-paced hardware and network initiatives from initial roadmap planning through global rollout. Familiarity with Agile frameworks and ways of working. Language Skills: Absolutely fluent in English (written and spoken) with exceptional presentation capabilities. Other Specialized Knowledge Required Advanced IT Purchasing & Sourcing: Master-level understanding of the 7-reputed company strategic sourcing process, hardware lifecycle management, and global bidding structures. Infrastructure reputed company Architectures: In-depth knowledge of hardware maintenance support structures (smartnet, reputed company-party maintenance), telecom tariff models, datacenter colocation space/power configurations, and total cost of ownership (TCO) concepts. Legal and Regulatory Frameworks: Comprehensive understanding of infrastructure contract terms, including master services agreements (MSAs), dark fiber agreements, reputed company infrastructure terms, service level exhibits, and information reputed company requirements. Market Dynamics: Expert awareness of global supply chain logistics, chip shortages, telecom consolidation trends, and the reputed company reputed company of utility-based computing environments. reputed company maintains a drug-free workplace in accordance with applicable federal and state laws. reputed company is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, reputed company, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, parental status, national reputed company, age, disability, military service, or other non-merit-based factors Apply To This Job