Category Manager - IT Infrastructure
Hawards Heath/Crawley area
Hybrid after on-boarding period
£55,000-£68,000 base + 10% bonus + Benefits package
Are you ready to take ownership of a high-impact category within a cutting-edge HPC and data centre environment?
If you're passionate about strategic sourcing, vendor negotiation, and high-performance computing technologies, this is an opportunity you won't want to miss.
You'll step into a global procurement function where your expertise will directly shape the sourcing and delivery of mission-critical HPC infrastructure. This includes Servers, compute, storage, networking, GPUs, CPUs and more-working closely with engineering, IT, operations, and finance teams.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead end-to-end sourcing across HPC hardware categories, including Servers, GPUs/CPUs, networking and storage.
* Develop sourcing strategies, run RFx processes, negotiate commercial agreements and deliver TCO-optimised outcomes.
* Collaborate closely with engineering, IT and business stakeholders to understand requirements and shape effective category plans.
* Build and manage supplier relationships, oversee performance, and support contract renewals.
* Stay up to date with market trends and emerging HPC technologies.
* Support CAPEX/OPEX planning and budgeting, and oversee purchase order activities.
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