(Senior) Category Manager (m/w/d) Global IT Procurement (12 months FTC)

Telefónica Global Services is the Global Procurement team of the Telefónica Group that supports Telefónica Operations in Europe and Latin- America. This includes the global responsibilities in all procurement opportunities.

Key Accountabilities

• Category Management / Category Strategy definition: Definition of a category strategy identifying actions to maximize efficiencies for Telefonica with an E2E view, including
• Process leadership in the implementation of the defined Category Strategy.
• Execution of the Negotiation/RFP process.

Job holder profile

• Computer Science Engineer or other Engineering/Relevant studies according to the Categories identified.

Technical competences

• Several years of experience in a complex procurement or IT (pre-)sales role
• Probed, detailed and extended knowledge of the IT market and enterprise projects in the areas of are desired: IT Services, IT Hardware and IT Software
• Drive/ objective oriented: Ambitious/driven character constantly looking for improvement opportunities, ability to work independently with limited guidance
• Owner mindset : Proactive, striving to avoid all sources of inefficiencies in Telefonica spend (end-to-end)
• Strategic/Analytical skills
• Procurement specific knowledge
• Negotiation and influencing skills,’ to be applied internally and with suppliers.
• Fluent in Spanish and English
• German or Portuguese would be an advantage