Procurement Category Manager – Hardware & Connectivity

Overview

As a Procurement Category Manager in Arm’s Technology Procurement team, you shape category strategies for Hardware and Connectivity and steer high-value sourcing programs. You’ll work with Engineering, IT and Finance to translate market insights into actionable plans, balancing strategic development with hands-on delivery. You’ll influence supplier choices and governance to support Arm’s technology and infrastructure goals in a fast-evolving landscape. This role offers meaningful impact through cross-functional partnerships and strategic supplier management.

Pay / Benefits

• ongoing learning opportunities
• hybrid working options

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement category strategies for Technology Hardware and Connectivity, aligning spend, suppliers and demand insights
• Lead end-to-end sourcing: market evaluation, supplier selection, tendering, negotiation and contracting
• Apply commercial levers to maximize value, considering demand, competition, models, flexibility, service levels and total cost of ownership
• Develop market understanding of dynamics, new technologies and supplier capabilities to inform strategies
• Build and maintain strategic supplier relationships with governance, risk management and continuous improvement
• Collaborate with Engineering, IT and other functions to provide commercial guidance and challenge requirements
• Identify supply risks and mitigations while ensuring ESG alignment with Arm’s objectives

Key requirements

• Procurement and Category Management experience in Technology Hardware and Connectivity (engineering hardware, networks, telecoms, end user computing, AV, installation, support and maintenance services)
• Experience turning category strategies into executable sourcing pipelines
• Strong commercial acumen with value beyond headline price
• Proven track record leading complex end-to-end sourcing, negotiation and contracting
• Ability to translate complex technical and business requirements into effective commercial strategies
• Strong stakeholder management and communication, with capability to influence senior technical stakeholders

• Stakeholder management
• Strategic thinking
• Communication
• Ariba
• Source to Contract
• Zip procurement orchestration platform

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