Sr Category Manager

Job Summary

Leads category strategies and complex sourcing initiatives across multiple spend areas or high-impact categories. Applies advanced market analysis and commercial structuring to optimize total cost, mitigate supply risk, and strengthen supplier performance. Serves as a strategic partner to operational and functional leaders to align category programs with business priorities. Drives measurable outcomes through negotiations, governance models, and performance management frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads development and execution of category strategies for complex or high-impact spend areas, including multi-year roadmaps and sourcing pipelines.
• Conducts advanced spend, market, and supplier analyses to identify consolidation opportunities, standardization pathways, and strategic partnerships.
• Leads end-to-end strategic sourcing events, including bid strategy, stakeholder alignment, commercial modeling, risk mitigation, performance, quality, and supplier negotiations.
• Structures and manages preferred supplier programs, framework agreements, and master service agreements (MSAs), including service, quality, and compliance requirements in conjunction with respective departments.
• Establishes category governance and supplier performance routines, including scorecards, corrective actions, business reviews, and risk mitigation plans.
• Partners with Sales, Operations, Finance, and Risk stakeholders to drive program adoption, compliance, and resolution of escalated supplier issues.
• Develops and delivers category performance reporting that communicates financial impact, service performance, and supplier compliance trends.

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business, engineering, construction management, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.

Work Experience

• 5-7 years of experience in strategic sourcing, category management, procurement, or supply chain operations required.
• Experience negotiating complex commercial agreements and influencing cross-functional stakeholders required.
• Experience supporting construction, material distribution, or project-based sourcing environments preferred.