Supply Chain - Procurement Category Management and Sourcing - Sr Manager
$150,400 to $343,600
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SENIORITY
Manager
SALARY
$150,400 to $343,600
About the role
- Shape and sell procurement transformation, category management, strategic sourcing and cost takeout engagements.
- Lead spend and opportunity assessments, develop transparent value cases, prioritize categories and create executable sourcing roadmaps.
- Direct category strategy, market and supplier analysis, sourcing events, negotiations, contracting support, implementation and value tracking.
- Mobilize and lead complex programs, including governance, workplans, resources, risks, engagement economics and executive reporting.
- Build alignment across Procurement, Finance and business teams while balancing cost, service, quality, resilience, innovation and risk.
- Apply spend analytics, contract analytics, market intelligence, scenario modeling and AI-enabled procurement capabilities with appropriate controls.
- Develop client relationships, market offerings, thought leadership and account opportunities.
- Coach and develop high-performing, inclusive teams across pursuit and delivery.
- Skills And Attributes For Success
- Deep knowledge of category management, strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations and procurement-led value improvement.
- Ability to translate complex spend, market and stakeholder information into clear recommendations and executable actions.
- Strong financial, analytical, program, commercial and client relationship skills.
- Executive presence and the ability to lead workshops, negotiations, steering committees and senior stakeholder communications.
- Sound judgment in balancing value, business requirements, supplier capability, risk and implementation feasibility.
- To qualify for the role, you must have:
- A bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business, finance, engineering, economics or a related field.
- Seven or more years of relevant procurement experience, including meaningful consulting and leadership experience.
- Experience shaping, selling and delivering complex procurement engagements across multiple categories, workstreams or stakeholder groups.
- Demonstrated success in opportunity assessment, value-case development, category strategy, sourcing execution, implementation and benefit realization.
- Experience leading teams and working with senior Procurement, Finance and business leaders.
- Willingness and ability to travel based on client and engagement needs.
- Ideally, you'll also have:
- Experience with enterprise cost transformation, margin improvement or procurement-led value creation.
- Depth in one or more direct or indirect category families and experience across multiple industries.
- Experience with advanced analytics, market intelligence, should-cost or total-cost modeling, eSourcing, autonomous sourcing, negotiation technology or contract lifecycle management.
- Experience integrating sourcing outcomes with operating model, process, technology, data and change initiatives.
- An MBA, advanced degree or relevant procurement or supply management certification.
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