Category Manager – IT
Pubblicato il 04-10-2026 - Zentiva Poland in Italia
Position Purpose As Category Manager - IT, you will design, deploy, and continuously evolve global sourcing strategies for IT hardware, software, and related IT services across the organisation. Operating in a highly regulated and cost-sensitive generics pharmaceutical environment, this role is critical in ensuring IT performance, cybersecurity, scalability, compliance, and cost efficiency, while enabling digital transformation and business continuity. You will act as a strategic partner to IT, Digital, Finance, and Business teams, driving value through category management, supplier relationship management, financial governance, and support for Budget and Long-Range Planning (LRP) activities.
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Category Strategy & Value Creation
Define and execute global, multi-year category strategies for IT hardware, software, cloud solutions, and IT services. Align sourcing strategies with IT and digital roadmaps, cybersecurity requirements, data integrity standards,
and cost optimisation objectives. Drive value creation through licence and application rationalisation, vendor consolidation, platform standardisation, and scalable cloud-based solutions. Monitor IT market trends, including software licensing, cloud economics, AI, automation, and vendor developments, translating insights into sourcing decisions.
Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)
Lead strategic relationships with key IT suppliers, including OEMs, software publishers, cloud providers, and service partners. Design and implement a structured SRM framework, including supplier segmentation, governance models, and continuous improvement initiatives. Define, monitor, and challenge supplier performance through KPIs and regular reviews. Mitigate supplier risk through dual sourcing strategies, exit planning, cybersecurity assessments, and business continuity measures.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
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