Category Manager, Technology - Indirect Procurement

About the role

Reporting to the Senior Director, Procurement for the Tech category, the Category Manager partners with stakeholders to advance their business goals and priorities. You will apply advanced data analysis, lead competitive sourcing and negotiations, manage suppliers, and drive end-to-end project execution. You will also support the Procurement Leadership Team in delivering the annual category strategy and proactively surface opportunities and risks that may impact those objectives.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and execution of category strategies through a collaborative, inclusive approach that aligns to business and enterprise priorities.
• Contribute market intelligence and value analytics to inform sourcing strategies and category planning.
• Drive annual productivity improvements by identifying and implementing opportunities to optimize total cost of ownership across assigned sub-categories.
• Increase sourcing efficiency by defining clear roadmaps that prioritize categories and sourcing events.
• Build strong partnerships with business leaders to execute sourcing initiatives that meet functional priorities and elevate Global Procurement’s impact.
• Support strategic sourcing events and supplier negotiations, with opportunities to lead as experience grows.
• Analyze spend and other data sources to identify value opportunities and generate actionable insights.
• Facilitate the contract management process and partner with Legal to ensure timely, accurate execution of agreements.
• Manage and maintain tools and processes used to plan, track, and execute strategic sourcing activities.