Job Description

Senior Category Manager - IT Procurement & Strategic Sourcing

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IT Portfolio Category Manager - Procurement & Strategic Sourcing

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Total pkg up to $270k incl.super + bonus | Global remit | World renowned Australian Med Tech business | High impact role | ASX listed

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- Total package up to circa $270k ($180k - $210k base + super + 15% bonus)
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- Australia based Global role with exposure across US, Canada, and APAC
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- Flexible working - hybrid, visibility across technology leadership
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The Business

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An Australian based global leader in medical technology, this organisation develops and delivers innovative, cloud-connected solutions that improve patient outcomes and transform healthcare delivery. With a strong footprint across North America, APAC, and Europe, the business combines advanced hardware, software, and data platforms at scale.

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Technology is a core enabler of growth, with significant ongoing investment in cloud, digital platforms, and infrastructure. The procurement function plays a critical role in supporting this, partnering closely with technology leaders to drive value, manage risk, and optimise how services are delivered globally.

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The Role

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Reporting to the Director, this position sits as a 2IC to a high-performing leader within a global procurement function. The environment is complex, fast-moving, and still evolving, ideal for someone who can step into ambiguity, build structure, and deliver meaningful commercial outcomes.

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Drive enterprise-wide cloud and infrastructure strategy across a global tech environment. Own the circa $240m spend and shape long-term value.

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You'll take ownership of major cloud and infrastructure initiatives from day one, with explicit expectations around cost optimisation, vendor strategy, and improving how technology services are consumed across the business.

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This role will suit someone who wants to move beyond sourcing into true strategic influence - shaping how technology spend is managed at a global level.

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Responsibilities include:

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- Leading global IT category strategy across cloud (AWS, Microsoft), SaaS, and private infrastructure
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- Partnering with senior technology stakeholders to influence spend, drive efficiency, and optimise vendor performance
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- Delivering key transformation programs across public cloud cost optimisation and private cloud infrastructure (servers, networks, data centres),
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- Shaping governance, supplier strategy, and long-term commercial outcomes
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- Realising financial and operational targets developed in collaboration with leadership, target setting and savings pipeline development
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About You

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To be successful in this role you will need:

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- Proven IT procurement or category management experience across cloud, SaaS, and enterprise infrastructure
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- Strong commercial acumen and the ability to influence senior stakeholders in complex environments
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- Strategic thinking who operates well in ambiguity and can challenge constructively
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- Demonstrated experience driving initiatives forward with a focus on long-term value, not just transactional savings
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- Influential communication style across multiple levels, internally and externally
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- Total package up to circa $270k ($180k - $210k base + super + 15% bonus)
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- Australia based Global role with exposure across US, Canada, and APAC
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- Flexible working - hybrid with autonomy on days
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- High-impact role with visibility across technology leadership
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- Opportunity to shape and mature a global IT procurement function
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- Work closely with a highly capable and progressive leadership team
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- Long-term career growth within a global organisation
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- Employee share purchase opportunities – discounted rates
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For a confidential discussion about this role or if you have queries on your potential suitability for this role, please call Ross Chandler on 0488810*** or email me:

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination based on race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or genetic information.

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📌 Senior Category Manager - IT Procurement & Strategic Sourcing (New South Wales)
🏢 Norwest Recruitment
📍 New South Wales