Global Procurement Category (IT) Manager – Letterkenny (Hybrid)
Location: Letterkenny (Hybrid)
About the Role
We are hiring a Global Procurement Category Manager (IT) to join our Global Sourcing and Procurement (GSP) organization.
This role will be focused on the IT Category and requires experience in Category/Buying/Procurement.
Responsibilities
Support category initiative execution by independently preparing analysis, drafting sourcing materials, coordinating RFx activities, and managing day-to-day follow-ups with suppliers.
Maintain and update the category pipeline by accurately tracking initiative baselines, milestones, risks, and variance commentary, ensuring information is clear and review-ready for senior leaders.
Contribute to Category Cards and Buying Channel rules by drafting updates, assessing stakeholder feedback, and coordinating changes with Systems & Analytics.
Perform advanced spend, market, and supplier analyses, including benchmarking, pricing trend reviews, total cost breakdowns, and initial TCO assessments to inform category decisions.
Prepare stakeholder-ready materials, summarizing sourcing insights, supplier comparisons, negotiation preparation inputs, and early recommendations for review.
Coordinate sourcing documentation and contracting workflows, ensuring complete, accurate, and audit-ready records within sourcing and CLM systems.
Collaborate with regional teams in the US, Ireland, India, Japan, and other locations to align sourcing timelines, share insights, and support consistent global execution.
Use procurement and AI-enabled tools to enhance analysis, sourcing activities, and document preparation, and identify practical opportunities for process improvement.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, finance, operations, economics, or a related field.
5-7 years of experience in procurement, category management, sourcing, or supplier management.
Demonstrated ability to manage sourcing events, prepare negotiation materials, and contribute meaningfully to category decisions.
Strong analytical capability, with experience interpreting spend data, benchmarks, supplier pricing, etc.
Familiarity with procurement and contracting technologies (e.g., e-sourcing tools, CLM platforms); experience with AI-enabled tools preferred.
Proven ability to collaborate across business functions and regions, managing deliverables with minimal supervision.
What We Offer
Health Insurance: PGIM Ireland partners with Laya and BUPA to provide health insurance schemes that cover eligible employees' day-to-day medical and hospital expenses.
Annual Leave: 23 days at full pay.
Pension Scheme: members may contribute up to 8% of salary per annum and PGIM Ireland matches contributions up to 8% of salary.
Annual Bonus Programme & Shop LK Vouchers / CleverCards (subject to eligibility) – tax-free.
Life Assurance: fully paid by PGIM Ireland, with a lump sum of four times an employee's salary for beneficiaries.
Education Assistance: PGIM Ireland offers a programme that reimburses eligible employees for furthering their education.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
PGIM Ireland is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of applicants' gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, race or membership of the traveler community.
All appointments will be made on merit.
Any offer of employment will be contingent on satisfactory references and background checks for all candidates offered a position.
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