Software Category Manager

Job Description

The role focuses on driving strategic software procurement initiatives, supplier negotiations, and cost savings across enterprise software vendors. The position involves reducing software spend through commercial negotiations, supplier consolidation, and vendor management across high-value contracts. The team requires an individual who can manage a portfolio with minimal oversight.

• Manage software contracts approaching renewal and build and execute negotiation strategies with suppliers.
• Conduct spend analysis and supplier research to identify cost-savings and supplier consolidation opportunities.
• Partner with legal, finance, compliance, and business stakeholders throughout the procurement lifecycle.
• Manage procurement intake requests, project pipelines, and maintain accurate documentation and savings tracking.
• Drive software sourcing initiatives from discovery through contract execution.
• Own the full procurement lifecycle: spend analysis, stakeholder discovery, contract drafting, legal coordination, negotiation execution, and finance validation.

Requirements

An opportunity is available for a Software Category Manager to support a Global Procurement Organization. The role requires candidates with 5+ years of procurement, sourcing, category management, supply chain, or program management experience. Proven experience is necessary in negotiating software licensing, SaaS, and technology contracts, with an ability to drive commercial savings and favorable contract terms.

• Direct software procurement experience.
• Experience negotiating enterprise software and SaaS agreements.
• Strong Excel and spend analysis capabilities.
• Experience with contract lifecycle management tools and procurement systems.
• Familiarity with tools such as Coupa, Contract Central, Asana, iScore, and QuickSight.

Skills

The role demands proficiency in documenting negotiations, building business cases, and providing executive-level updates. Strong analytical skills with experience using data to identify savings opportunities are essential, as is the ability to manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously.

• Strong written communication skills for stakeholder interaction across procurement, legal, finance, and business teams.
• Strong analytical skills with experience using data to identify savings opportunities.
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously.

Benefits

Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

About the Company

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.