Category Manager – IT Services & Software (m/f/d)

Your profile

What You Bring Along:

• Professional Experience: A minimum of 3-5 years of procurement experience in the IT, Software, Technology, and/or Cloud sectors with substantial international and cross-functional exposure in a global matrix organization. You possess knowledge of IT contracts, license agreements, and essential legal clauses, including those relating to IT Professional Services, Software Development, Cloud, and Data Center Infrastructure, as well as SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, cloud platforms, software licensing models, and service-level agreements (SLAs), gained through collaboration with top-tier vendors.
• Collaborative Spirit: You are a open-minded and proactive solution-oriented personality with the capability to independently and proactively engage with internal leaders and stakeholders on a daily basis. Strong interpersonal skills enabling you to optimize global procurement strategies and facilitate effective cross-functional collaboration.
• Negotiation Skills: A proven track record of negotiating large-scale, strategic contracts with leading global enterprise software publishers, major cloud service providers, prominent software resellers, IT outsourcing firms, consulting partners, and datacenter companies. Demonstrated success in managing complex projects and strategic procurement initiatives involving widely adopted business productivity platforms, cloud infrastructure providers, value-added software channel partners, and internationally recognized IT consulting and service organizations.
• Education and Language Skills: A completed degree in Business Administration, IT Management, Procurement, or a related field. Full professional proficiency in English and German is required; additional languages are considered an advantage.
• Technical and Personal Qualities: Analytical and problem-solving skills, with proficiency in MS Office and familiarity with procurement management systems. Highly proactive, organized, and resourceful, with outstanding communication skills for effective collaboration across diverse teams and stakeholders in international environments.

What you can expect from us:

• Mobile work : Work remotely two days a week and on-site three days a week. (Koblenz, Heidelberg or Berlin)
• Attractive locations & community: In addition to fully equipped workplaces, regular events such as summer parties and Christmas parties await you at our locations.
• Development: Our in-house academy and our portfolio of external cooperation partners will support you in your further development.
• Health: Health is a valuable asset for us. Our in-house canteen offers a selection of tasty and healthy dishes every day and we welcome you to our fully equipped fitness-center for weekly courses (online & offline).
• More is always possible : The kindergarten on our CGM campus in Koblenz helps our employees to organize their working day even more flexibly. We also offer corporate benefits, the option of a job bike, a company pension scheme, and much more.

Diversity is part of CGM! We look forward to receiving your application regardless of disability, gender, nationality, ethnic and social background, religion, age, sexual orientation and identity.

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Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), table; dl-de/by-2-0; StarIn's calculation