Senior Manager – Category Management

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee the creation and implementation of category management and strategic sourcing strategies for designated categories, such as enterprise software and tools, to meet procurement goals, minimize risk, and enhance total cost of ownership.

• Collaborate closely with the Head of Procure to Pay and procurement leadership to formulate and execute enterprise category strategies that align with business priorities.

• Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders by converting business objectives into sourcing and supplier strategies that enhance value, mitigate risks, and facilitate growth.

• Deliver sourcing strategies, supplier recommendations, and business cases to senior leadership and executive stakeholders.

• Guide, mentor, and nurture category management team members through performance management, training, and career development initiatives.

• Leverage current market intelligence and procurement best practices for strategic sourcing, supplier management, and contract management activities.

• Identify and capitalize on opportunities that optimize total cost of ownership, enhance supplier performance, reduce risk, boost operational efficiency, and provide measurable business value.

• Assist with annual budgeting and financial planning for designated categories while overseeing expenditures within approved budgets.

• Track supplier and category performance metrics, pinpoint improvement opportunities, and implement corrective action plans as necessary.

• Direct negotiations for supplier agreements and contract renewals within delegated authority, collaborating with business stakeholders, leadership, and Legal regarding strategic agreements.

• Cultivate and maintain relationships with key suppliers to enhance performance, innovation, and service delivery.

• Foster strong partnerships with internal stakeholders to ensure procurement solutions align with operational and business objectives.

• Encourage consistent procurement processes, category management methodologies, and knowledge sharing throughout the procurement organization.

• Ensure adherence to procurement policies, governance requirements, and company standards.

• Execute core people leadership responsibilities including workforce planning, task delegation, hiring, coaching, performance evaluations, employee development, and addressing performance issues.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Business, or a related field.

• Master’s degree and/or CPSM, CPSD, PMP, or similar professional certification preferred.

• 7–10 years of advancing procurement, sourcing, or category management experience, with a minimum of 3 years in a leadership role.

• Proven experience in leading category management and strategic sourcing initiatives that yield measurable business outcomes.

• Strong background in supplier negotiations, contract management, cost analysis, and market research.

• Established ability to analyze intricate data and market intelligence to uncover opportunities, mitigate risks, and support informed business decisions.

• Excellent relationship management and collaboration abilities with cross-functional business partners and external suppliers.

• Experience in developing and coaching procurement professionals while promoting a high-performance team environment.

• Proficient knowledge of Coupa procurement system, sourcing tools, contract lifecycle management platforms, data-driven reporting, and spend analytics solutions.

• Strong communication, project management, problem-solving, and organizational capabilities.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexibility to work where/how you want within your country of employment – in-office, remote, or hybrid.

• Day 1 access to comprehensive health and wellness benefits, including an annual wellness stipend.

• 401k with up to a 4% match and immediate vesting.

• Flexible and generous (FTO) time-off.

• Employee Stock Purchase Program.