# IT Category Manager

Job Title IT Category ManagerJob Description Summary As an IT Category Manager on the Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) Procurement team, you’ll support Technology & Data Solutions (TDS) by leading how we plan and buy software, hardware, cloud, telecom, data, and IT services. Working with TDS and business leaders, you’ll build buying strategies, lead sourcing and negotiations, manage contracts and renewals, and oversee key suppliers. Your work will reduce risk and deliver savings, better service, and new ideas, in line with C&W Procurement policies and business priorities.Job Description RESPONSIBILITIES Category Strategy: Build and carry out buying strategies for software, hardware, cloud, telecom, data, professional services, and other tech spend that support TDS and company priorities. Turn business and technology roadmaps into practical sourcing plans that balance cost, capability, service, and risk. Own the plans for your categories, including demand, market research, sourcing pipeline, savings targets, and supplier strategy. Keep Procurement and business leaders updated on progress, risks, and recommendations. Supplier Management: Lead supplier selection, onboarding, and relationship

- **Id**: 3500583
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/cushman-wakefield-it-category-manager>
- **Role**: Sales
- **Role family**: Sales
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: remote
- **Remote scope**: stated_countries
- **Remote scope basis**: board_field
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Chicago, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 1
- **Experience years min**: 7
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-29T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-29
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T22:20:56Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 11
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6198
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Dental insurance, Retirement plans
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Commercial Real Estate, Property Management, Real Estate Brokerage, Facilities Management

## Company

- **Id**: 448742
- **Name**: Cushman & Wakefield
- **Domain**: cushmanwakefield.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/cushmanwakefield-2>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 83
- **Open postings**: 119
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.882
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 16
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 97750
- **Max**: 115000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 115000

## Technologies

- **Smartsheet** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 11

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 7
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-10-30T03:20:57Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 8; Filings 12m: 8

## Liveness

- **Score**: 42
- **Band**: fade
- **Label**: Fading
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.561
- **P room**: 0.75
- **Age days**: 11
- **Expected fill days**: 16
- **Reasons**: conf:9, stale_co, velocity, win:late, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 115000
- **Is top pay**: no

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