# Procurement Category Manager - IT Infrastructure

As a Category Manager, you will play a pivotal role in driving the strategic procurement of IT infrastructure of Enterprise Campus Edge business unit. You will act as a trusted, knowledgeable, and solution-oriented business partner, working closely with international teams and external partners to deliver sustainable, cost-efficient, and innovative technology solutions. Your goal is to execute our strategic procurement practices while ensuring all processes are robust and transparent. Strategy & Sourcing Excellence Design and implement global procurement strategies for IT infrastructure, including hardware, software, cybersecurity, and cloud services. Lead the end-to-end RFI/RFP lifecycle and negotiate complex contracts with global IT market leaders to drive margin improvements. Optimize the software landscape and IT delivery models in alignment with the company’s future strategic direction. Conduct comprehensive market and spend analyses to maintain a deep understanding of technology supply markets and commercial models. Utilize advanced analytical tools for competitive benchmarking and data-driven decision-making. Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration Partner with IT, Finance,

- **Id**: 4283873
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/nokia-procurement-category-manager-it-infrastructure>
- **Role**: Operations
- **Role family**: Operations
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Amadora, Portugal
- **Countries**: PT
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-13T11:49:10Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-13
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-15T01:21:23Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 2
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3440
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Supply Chain, Mobile Networks, Network Equipment, Optical Communications

## Company

- **Id**: 17345
- **Name**: Nokia
- **Domain**: nokia.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/nokia>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Oracle

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 92
- **Open postings**: 80
- **Ghost share**: 0.013
- **Stale share**: 0.4
- **Repost share**: 0.15
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 11
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-15T07:52:55Z

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 2

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: yes

### Languages

- Language: English; Level: Advanced (C1); Optional: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-13T21:13:35Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.899
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 1
- **Expected fill days**: 11
- **Reasons**: conf:6, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-15T07:52:55Z

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