Senior Category Manager

Technology sourcing & commercial management - Develop strategies, product & procurement plans - Support strategic planning & decision-making - Work alongside our Strategic Commercial & Enterprise Business Capability Managers, leading the end-to-end procurement for IT_ Transpower sits at the centre of the New Zealand electricity industry. We plan, build, operate, and maintain the National Grid - $5B of assets - critical infrastructure that makes up the high voltage backbone that transmits electricity around the country 24/7. **About the Team** Within our Corporate Services Division, led by the CFO, the Procurement and Supply Team provides a centre led procurement function that works to achieve enterprise level outcomes from over $450 million of procurement spend per annum across 1600 domestic and international suppliers. The team works to empower a more sustainable energy future for New Zealand by providing expert procurement and commercial management capability, and enabling supply chain functions to our operational divisions, driving both financial and non-financial benefits over the long term. **The Opportunity** As Senior Category Manager - IST you will be responsible for executing technology sourcing and commercial management activity for Transpower's current and future business needs. You will do so by establishing and maintaining supplier relationships and commercial frameworks within which the business groups you support can effectively operate. Your key accountabilities will include the development of procurement strategies (including market analysis, sourcing models, reporting and supplier relationships) and product plans to support the whole procurement lifecycle. The procurement strategies, product and procurement plans you develop will ensure relevant factors including cost, safety and environment, project delivery, operability and maintainability are considered. Encompassing a range of procurement and strategic category management activities, your work will include: - supplier market evaluation and analysis, documenting research and providing supply chain expertise. - developing and managing multi-year category plans to generate value, deliver service excellence and optimise diversity spending. - working with senior management supporting strategic planning and decision-making. - understanding the buying needs of each IT category. - developing strategies to manage procurement of all equipment categories. - leading cross-functional teams through strategic sourcing processes and development / execution of negotiation strategies providing regular reporting on savings, initiatives, potential opportunities as well as risks and challenges. - measuring, monitoring, and analysing the overall performance of suppliers. **What will you bring?** With proven IT category management experience at a Senior level, you will possess: - highly effective communication skills. - demonstrable ability to engage and build key internal and external relationships. - ability to advocate and influencing with your well-developed commercial acumen. - strong negotiation skills. - excellent analytical and critical thinking with ability to extract, analyse, and use data to create business's cases and executive level presentations. - proven experience developing procurement strategies and associated delivery programs including expertise identifying sources of value. - 7+ years of commercial / procurement experience in IST including software, hardware and related services. - knowledge of a broad range of ICT products and services and the commercial models which underpin them. - working experience with software licencing, hardware (general), managed services, Cloud, IST contracts, SLA's. - knowledge and understanding of "Total Cost" with proven ability to develop cost savings opportunities. - experience developing supply sources, pre-qualifying vendors and performing due diligence activities including site inspections and risk identification & mitigation. - demonstrated experience utilising the full range of alternative sourcing strategies (e.g. make v buy, specification rationalisation, global sourcing and relationship restructuring). - demonstrated experience leading negotiations of various types, recording and formalising outcomes and integrating these into the final deal. While not essential an understanding of and experience with Government Procurement Rules and probity and direct commercial and procurement experience in the Electricity Transmission, Construction or IT sectors including project delivery and maintenance would be advantageous. **Why join Transpower** It's exciting On offer is intellectual stimulation, work with the scale, criticality, and complexity of our lifeline utility. It is both stimulating and challenging. We are an equal opportunity employer and value the diversity of thought that comes from our people of over 28 nationalities. NB: To be consider for this role, existing eligibility to wo