Category Manager - Professional / Managed Services

<p><strong>Securitas Group</strong></p><p>Securitas is a world-leading safety and security solutions partner that helps make your world a safer place. By leveraging technology in partnership with our clients, we offer a broad portfolio of value-enhancing services and solutions integrated across the security value chain – from on-site services to advanced monitoring, comprehensive risk prediction and advisory services.</p><p>With around 322 000 employees in 44 markets, our innovative, holistic approach with local and global expertise makes us a trusted business partner to many of the world’s best-known companies. Benefitting from almost nine decades of deep experience and guided by our values of integrity, vigilance, and helpfulness, we create sustainable value by helping our clients optimize their operations and protect what matters most - their people and assets.</p><p><strong>Securitas IT</strong></p><p><span>Securitas IT is a truly global workplace within the Securitas Group with 800+ employees in 45+ countries. We are on a mission to transform and develop our business. Right now, there is a major digital transformation ongoing where Securitas IT among other things brings business critical solutions to our guarding segment, enhance data usage, improves the customer interface and streamlines the back-office IT. The Global IT Procurement function resides in the Securitas IT organization and is key in this development.</span></p><p><span><strong>Global IT Procurement</strong></span></p><div><p><span>Global IT Procurement owns the supplier ecosystem for Securitas IT and live to ensure business excellence. Focus areas include quality, cost effectiveness, vendor and risk management. The team consists of two streams – Software Asset Management and IT Sourcing. Currently team is located in multiple locations in EU with diverse backgrounds and geographies. Global IT Procurement sits within the Performance Management organization and reports directly to the Vice President, Performance Management, alongside the Finance and Project Management teams.</span></p></div><hr><p><strong>About the role</strong></p><p><span>We are looking to strengthen our team with a Category Manager for Professional and Managed Services. This is a strategic role within a rapidly evolving organization undergoing a significant transformation journey, offering substantial opportunities to drive change, create value, and shape future ways of working.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span>The role offers a high degree of ownership and influence across the full supplier lifecycle, including category strategy, strategic sourcing, vendor management, supplier governance, and contract lifecycle management. You will work closely with key internal stakeholders and strategic suppliers to optimize commercial performance, manage contractual commitments, and create sustainable business value.</span></p><hr><p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li><p><span>Own and manage the Professional Services and Managed Services category, including category strategy, supplier portfolio, and commercial performance.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Drive business development and sourcing transformation initiatives across the organization:</span></p><ul><li class="MsoNormal"><p><span>Lead sourcing change management initiatives and promote best practices across stakeholders.</span></p></li><li class="MsoNormal"><p><span>Develop and execute sourcing strategies, category strategies, and process improvement initiatives.</span></p></li></ul></li></ul><div><ul><li><p><span>Lead, prepare, and execute sourcing activities, including RFx processes, commercial negotiations, supplier escalations, and supplier relationship management.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Establish and maintain effective supplier governance models, driving strong strategic supplier relationships, contractual compliance, commercial performance, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement through robust vendor and contract management practices.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Oversee and drive Statements of Work (SOWs) related to projects, ensuring scope, commercial terms, and deliverables are clearly defined and aligned with category strategies.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Participate in internal governance forums, such as the IT Committee, and represent category-related strategies, projects, initiatives, and business cases.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Act as the primary Securitas representative toward suppliers, serving as the key interface between internal stakeholders and external partners.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Monitor supplier performance and compliance with contractual commitments as part of the Supplier Risk Management program.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Represent Securitas in engagements with leading global technology and professional services providers.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders and act as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for designated suppliers and supplier groups.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Analyze spend data and supplier landscapes to identify sourcing, cost optimization, and value-creation opportunities.</span></p>