Procurement Technology Category Manager

About the role

This is an exciting time to be joining the Arm Procurement team. We are in the middle of a significant transformation. What does that mean for you? You would be joining a growing team, investing at the forefront of Procurement and AI technology and leading over $1B of indirect spend.

Responsibilities

• Category Management: Develop and implement category plans to support delivery of the functional strategies. Build and implement a pipeline of projects that deliver improvements in value, quality, risk and ESG performance.
• Sourcing: Lead end to end source to contract activity including market assessment, negotiation and contracting. Develop and maintain commercial relationships with suppliers in the category.
• Partner Management: Influence and collaborate with key partners while developing positive relationships.
• Responsible Sourcing: Lead supply risk and identify mitigating actions. Ensure our suppliers are aligned to deliver against Arm’s bold ESG objectives.

Required Skills and Experience

• Shown experience in Procurement / Category Management.
• Experience in technology procurement.
• Able to develop and implement category plans, bringing the latest category insights back into Arm.
• Consistent record of leading end to end sourcing activities.
• Skilled in developing and leading sophisticated commercial agreements.
• Experience providing commercial guidance across a range of different, often complex scenarios.

Nice to Have Skills and Experience

• Ariba (or other) Source to Contract experience.
• Experience with procurement orchestration platforms such as Zip.
• MCIPS or other relevant procurement qualification.
• Strong communicator who is highly inclusive and collaborative.
• Ability to operate in a fast paced, evolving environment.
• Ability to collaborate effectively.