Senior IT Category Manager

hace 4 meses

Madrid, España Amadeus A tiempo completo

Job Title

Senior IT Category Manager (all genders)

As Senior IT Category Manager at Amadeus, you’ll be at the heart of a system that powers 150 airlines, hundreds of websites, tens of airports, and thousands of hotel properties. You’ll drive the development of global category practices, manage end-to-end sourcing processes, and play a pivotal role in defining category strategies on a global scale.

In this role, you will be responsible for the infrastructure category, which covers hardware, security, hosting, datacomms, and personal equipment for the full Amadeus scope. In addition to these responsibilities, you’ll also lead a team of three category buyers, dedicated to covering all regions worldwide and also cooperate with regional buyers for APAC, NORAM, LATAM, and MEA regions. You'll be fostering their professional growth while coordinating efforts to achieve strategic goals. This leadership role adds a significant dimension to your impact, extending your influence across multiple regions.

But how translates that into your responsibilities:

Execute Global categories, leads sourcing projects, contract implementation & drives contract compliance

Manage end-to-end sourcing processes from negotiation to contract

Establish measures and controls for the Category practice to ensure and track successful implementation

Coordinate contract implementation tasks with Regional Buyers and users

Interact with Legal and Finance teams when required in relation to purchasing scope

Ensures that any goods or services required by the company (materials, equipment, supplies, services) are selected, ordered and delivered in a timely manner, at best cost and in accordance with purchasing policy

Responsible for Risk & Regulation management, identifying and monitoring closely Vendor Risk, Regulation, and Vendor Performance

Defined Initiatives, KPIs and Scorecard related to Risk, Regulation and Performance, in relation with Data & Analytics owner, Category teams, Risk and Compliance Area, Security, Legal, Finance & Business departments

Ensure Amadeus is including all the appropriate measures and requirements in our third parties relationship to maintain safely our asset and customer ones

Staying current with evolving industry and regulatory changes impacting supplier risk management.


Manage the procurement strategy definition and implementation / from Strategic planning to sourcing execution for a set of global categories

Analyze and set category spend baseline and category profile, incl. risk assessment, SRM and P2P strategy

On behalf of Cluster Lead, develop specific Category strategies with the support of the Category Lead buyers

Support the Cluster Lead in the definition of a priority list of categories suitable for strategic sourcing initiatives

Lead internal and external analysis (industry and supplier) as a member of a cross functional sourcing team.


Manage supplier relationships for Global categories

In line with defined procurement strategy, support the classification and categorization of suppliers

Continuously track supplier performance and lead supplier development activities

Identify potential contract improvement opportunities & re-negotiations


Manage internal customer relationships for global categories

Within the framework of the cross functional supplier development teams, closely develop and manage the relationship with internal customers

Proactively organize sessions with internal customers to identify further TCO/TVO reduction opportunities

Improve and reinforce procurement’s profile and recognition within the internal customer community including technical stakeholders and management layer


Contribute to the Public cloud journey for Purchasing organization

Together with Public Cloud Lead Buyer define the category strategy

Define future Purchasing operating model in the context of movement to Public cloud


Lead the team of Category buyers

Manage and coordinate team activity

Ensure engagement, cascade information

Define objectives end ensure development reviews

What our employees value most

You’ll play a decisive role in shaping an agile, international company and are supported by open-minded colleagues

Get the impact on millions of travelers from all around the globe

Get offered a competitive salary package with an extensive range of corporate benefits (e.g. travel industry card, job bikes, accident and travel insurance, etc.) as well as a bonus and employee stock program

Supporting your work-life balance with hybrid working model and workation

Various learning and development opportunities are provided to enhance career development

Who are we looking for? No one less than you:

Over 5 years’ experience within a strategic procurement environment is ideal, or alternatively, a background in Engineering or Sales supplemented by relevant job experience providing wide and deep insights into Purchasing practice

Possessing strong technical acumen enables understanding and contribution to complex technical discussions related to hardware equipment and infrastructure (compute storage network equipment and related maintenance and support services), security services, internal IT scope (laptops desktops printers)

Familiarity with public cloud services and their corresponding supply chain (HW & NW Vendors and CSPs) is expected

Skills in procurement analysis are needed, such as understanding and challenging specifications and requirements; historical spend and demand; vendors both qualitative and quantitative information; cost structures and TCO

Knowledge of products/services related to the specific category under job responsibility is required

Experience in managing Strategic Sourcing Projects is a must

Knowledge to develop and follow-up on the supplier screening and selection process through RFx tools is necessary

Proficiency in negotiating Contractual Legal Frameworks and managing contract lifecycle is essential

Proficiency in English, other languages are a plus

Do I need to meet all the requirements to apply?

Studies by several different sources have shown that on average men will apply for a job, if they meet 60% of the application requirements. In contrast, women/non-binary people will seek to match a much higher percentage of the requirements before applying.

We highly encourage everyone to apply and give us a chance to evaluate your skills and experience. We are all learning on the job, and although the listing above has been carefully compiled, we are also open-minded and interested to hear about the value you may bring to the role and Amadeus.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Amadeus aspires to be a leader in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the tech industry, enabling every employee to reach their full potentialby fostering a culture of belonging and fair treatment, attracting the best talent from all backgrounds, and as a role model for an inclusive employee experience. 

Amadeus is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receiveconsideration for employment without regard to gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, beliefs, disability or any other characteristics protected by law. 

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