Senior Category Manager - Indirect Categories (Remote)

About the role

Join a Global Procurement organization supporting a fast-paced entertainment and technology business. The Senior Category Manager – Indirect Categories will own global category strategies, complex sourcing initiatives, supplier negotiations, and ongoing supplier management across a diverse portfolio of indirect and technology spend. You'll drive cost optimization, risk mitigation, and procurement transformation while partnering with senior stakeholders across Marketing, Technology, HR, Finance, Legal, Facilities, and Security. This role calls for strong commercial acumen, analytical depth, and the executive presence to influence decisions across a complex global organization.

Category Scope

Required / Strong Category Experience

• Advertising & Marketing, including Performance Marketing, Media Buying, and Events
• Technology, including Infrastructure, Hardware, Software, SaaS, and Security
• Benefits

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Category Experience

• Facilities Management, including Physical Security and Safety
• Outsourced Development (ODF)
• Localization
• Quality Assurance (QA)

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute short- and long-term category strategies, partnering with stakeholders to understand business objectives, demand, risk considerations, and future needs.
• Lead end-to-end strategic sourcing: supplier evaluations, RFx processes, selection, and executive sourcing recommendations.
• Negotiate commercial, financial, and contractual terms that maximize value while mitigating business, operational, legal, privacy, and security risks, working closely with Legal, Security, Privacy, Finance, HR, Tax, and Risk Management.
• Build financial models and perform quantitative analysis of supplier cost structures, market trends, benchmarking, and total cost of ownership to shape negotiation strategies and identify savings opportunities.
• Drive supplier consolidation, demand management, contract standardization, preferred supplier programs, and governance frameworks.
• Manage supplier relationships through performance scorecards, business reviews, governance meetings, and escalation management.
• Deliver executive-ready presentations, business cases, category roadmaps, and sourcing recommendations to senior leadership.
• Leverage Microsoft Copilot, AI-enabled tools, and analytics to improve procurement productivity, spend visibility, and reporting.

Requirements

• 7+ years of strategic sourcing, procurement, or category management experience in large, complex organizations.
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-scale sourcing across Advertising & Marketing, Technology, and Benefits categories.
• Proven success negotiating complex commercial agreements spanning agency, technology services, software, infrastructure, hardware, and SaaS environments.
• Track record of delivering measurable savings, cost avoidance, process improvement, and risk mitigation outcomes.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and the ability to influence at all organizational levels.
• Strong financial, analytical, and quantitative modeling skills, with advanced Excel proficiency (complex formulas, data modeling, pivot tables, executive reporting, and dashboards).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Copilot and AI-enabled tools to synthesize information, analyze supplier and spend data, and streamline procurement workflows.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, with high attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or advanced business degree.
• CPSM, CIPS, ISM, APICS, PMP, or similar certification.
• Experience with Oracle iProc or similar Source-to-Pay platforms, and ServiceNow or intake/workflow management.
• Experience supporting entertainment, media, technology, or global consumer-facing businesses.
• Category experience in Facilities Management, Physical Security/Safety, Outsourced Development (ODF), Localization, or QA.
• Experience supporting procurement transformation, supplier consolidation, and operating model standardization.

About the Company

At Activision, we strive to create the most iconic brands in gaming and entertainment. We’re driven by our mission to deliver unrivaled gaming experiences for the world to enjoy, together. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, Crash Bandicoot™, Tony Hawk’s™ Pro Skater™, and Guitar Hero®. As a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and products, our “press start” is simple: delight hundreds of millions of players around the world with innovative, fun, thrilling, and engaging entertainment experiences. We’re not just looking back at our decades-long legacy; we’re forging ahead to keep advancing gameplay with some of the most popular titles and sophisticated technology in the world. We have bold ambitions to create the most inclusive company as we know our success comes from the passionate, creative, and diverse teams within our organization.

Benefits

Subject to eligibility requirements, the company offers comprehensive benefits including:

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance.
• 401(k) with company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching.
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave.
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others.
• If the company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Pay

In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $119,280.00 - $220,700.00 Annual. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed.