Senior Category Manager

£65,000 - £78,000 + car + benefits

Reading (Hybrid) 2 days/week on site

We're working with a utilities company embarking on a digital upgrade programme and investing heavily in cybersecurity, networks, telecoms and enterprise technology.

As part of this evolution, we're searching for a commercially sharp and digitally credible Senior Category Manager to lead a strategically critical portfolio.

This is a senior, highly visible role where digital expertise is essential. You will act as the commercial authority across key technology categories, ensuring market-leading commercial models, robust supplier governance and long-term digital resilience.

The Opportunity

• As Senior Category Manager, you will:
• Lead and deliver end-to-end category strategies across software, control, automation, networks, telecoms and software
• Support major digital and technology project delivery contracts
• Provide commercial insight across digital supply markets, emerging technologies and innovation trends
• Own a high-value supplier portfolio
• Embed best-practice digital commercial governance across senior stakeholder groups
• Balance value creation with commercial risk and supply resilience Influence, challenge and partner with senior technology and business leaders

What you'll need:

• Proven experience in a digital, technology or IT-focused commercial role
• Strong understanding of digital commercial frameworks (software licensing, SaaS, cloud, project delivery models)
• Experience managing complex, high-value digital categories
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence at senior level
• Deep awareness of digital supply market dynamics, innovation trends and risk management
• Strong negotiation capability across complex contractual environments
• This is a role for someone who recognises that digital capability is central to operational resilience and long-term transformation and who can ensure commercial arrangements keep pace with technological change.

Package includes:

Excellent salary, car allowance, annual bonus, generous holiday allowance, private medical cover, competitive pension scheme, plus a flexible benefits platform.

If you're a digitally focused category manager looking to step into a high-impact role, we'd be pleased to arrange a confidential discussion.