ITT Sourcing Category Manager, Strategic Sourcing, Dublin

Role: ITT Sourcing Category Manager, Strategic Sourcing - Location: Dublin (Hybrid) – 3 days a week in office from Jan 1st 2026.

This role is being offered on a Permanent basis.

• Are you ready to lead technology sourcing in a fast-paced, complex environment?
• Can you drive strategic negotiations and deliver real business value?
• Can you deliver high-impact procurement for a purpose-led organisation committed to empowering people to build a sustainable future?

About the Role:

Join our ambitious Strategic Sourcing team and help to shape the future of technology procurement across our organisation. As a ITT Sourcing Category Manager, you will offer quality commercial advice, deliver sustainable value through effective sourcing and negotiation practices, and ensure our business remains agile and competitive in a rapidly evolving financial services sector. Your expertise will help us navigate complex regulatory environments, optimise risk, and build resilient supplier partnerships.

Strategic Sourcing is a specialist department within Enterprise Delivery, providing bank-wide professional procurement services across all AIB geographies, including the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, UK and US. We aspire to be a leading technology Sourcing organisation that connects people to ideas.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Strategic Sourcing: Develop and execute sourcing strategies that deliver measurable cost savings, risk mitigation, policy compliance and supplier innovation across technology and IT professional services.
• Commercial Excellence: Lead complex negotiations and advise on commercial contracts and strategic supplier relationships to maximise value and optimise risk.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong networks with internal stakeholders and third parties, collaborating to align procurement strategies with business objectives and ESG commitments.
• Digital Transformation & Change Management: Champion the adoption of digital procurement tools and support change initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and transparency.
• Knowledge Management: Maintain and develop frameworks for market intelligence and third-party information, supporting informed decision-making.
• Professional Development: Invest in yourself, support others, and develop procurement capability and talent, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and high performance.

What you will bring:

• Proven track record (5+ years) in delivering procurement projects.
• Strong influencing, negotiation, commercial contracting, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience with digital procurement tools (e.g., e-sourcing, spend analytics, supplier risk platforms).
• Commercial analysis and financial modelling skills.
• Demonstrated ability to drive change and manage complex projects.
• Degree-level education or equivalent experience; professional sourcing qualifications (CIPS, CPSM) desirable.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, organisational, planning, and research skills.
• Understanding of technology industry trends and their relevance to technology and IT services procurement.

Why work for AIB:

We are committed to offering our colleagues choice and flexibility in how we work and live and our hybrid working model enables our people to balance their time between working from home and their designated office, subject to their role, the needs of our customers and business requirements.

Some of our benefits include:

• Market leading Pension Scheme
• Market leading leave offering, including family leave options
• Healthcare Scheme
• Variable Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Two volunteer days per year

Behavioural Capabilities:

• Focuses efforts on continuous improvement; has a knack for identifying and seizing opportunities for synergy and integration.
• Works cooperatively with others across the organisation to achieve shared objectives
• Gains trust and support of others

Technical Capabilities:

• Drives Commercial Acumen: Interpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions.
• Negotiation and Influencing: Engages in discussion to reach an agreement and create outcomes, affecting the action, behaviours, or opinions of others.
• Technical Communication/Presentation: Communicates with clarity and precision, presenting complex information in a concise format that is audience appropriate.

AIB is an equal opportunities employer, and we pride ourselves on being the first bank in Ireland to receive the Investors in Diversity Gold Standard accreditation from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We celebrate diversity and believe in a culture of inclusion where all our employees can succeed. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees. Should you have a reasonable accommodation request please email the Talent Acquisition team at careers@aib.ie.

If you would like more information please contact the Talent Acquisition Team at careers@aib.ie

Disclaimer: 

Unsolicited CV’s sent to AIB by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this position. AIB operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our recruitment partners.

Closing date for applications: 24/12/2025