IT Category Manager

Unilabs is on a
- year journey to become Europe's leading diagnostics company. To achieve this, we need to operate our markets, build synergies that leverage our size and scale, and ensure we are best setup to meet the evolving needs of patients, medics and healthcare ecosystems.

As part of our ongoing wider transformation journey to build a more agile, efficient, and patient‑centred organisation and strengthen our medical, operational and commercial performance – we are looking to recruit an IT Category Manager based in Barcelona, Spain.

The role is responsible for managing the sourcing strategy and supplier relationships across IT spend categories, including software, hardware, cloud services, telecoms, IT consultancy and AI solutions. The role supports the delivery of commercial value, risk management, and alignment with business and technology goals.

Reporting to the Senior Category Manager, you will play a critical role in supporting change, delivering results, and setting standards. You will also collaborate closely with stakeholders across the business to drive projects and enhance supplier performance.

There may be a requirement to travel as required by the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Category Planning, Sourcing and Contracting: Gains agreement and implements sourcing strategy for designated IT categories based on business needs and market insights; develop deep understanding of category; conduct spend analysis and supplier segmentation to identify opportunities; support senior global category manager in cross‑border deals and the end‑to‑end category management process that includes RFPs, negotiations, and contract awards/management; ensure contracts are commercially robust and legally compliant.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate and build strong relationships with IT and business stakeholders to ensure spend category objectives align with organisational goals.
• Contract and Risk Management: Draft, review, and negotiate commercial terms in IT contracts; report, monitor on savings, compliance and risk.
• Cost Optimisation and Innovation: Drive supplier innovation and continuous improvement; manage supplier performance, including service levels, KPIs, and relationship development.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience (5+ years) in IT procurement, strategic sourcing and category management within multinational environments.
• Strong understanding of IT markets, licensing models, and digital technologies.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proven expertise in IT contract negotiation and management of software licensing models and commercial frameworks, across technology categories (Software, IT Services such as Saa
  S, cloud, enterprise agreements, Hardware and Telecoms).
• Collaborative, engaging and influential style, with proven success building credible senior stakeholders and shaping business decisions.
• Certifications such as CIPS, ITIL would be an advantage.
• Fluent in English, spoken and written.
• A highly collaborative and true team player.
• Proactive with a positive, solutions‑focused mindset.
• Comfortable working at pace, consistently delivering to deadlines, and stable under pressure.
• Resilient and adaptable to change.