Senior Manager, IT Category Management – Procurement

Role Overview

• Lead a team of procurement and vendor management professionals responsible for developing and executing full lifecycle procurement strategies with a focus on optimizing value, risk, and performance across the information technology vendor ecosystem
• Reporting to the Procurement Director, lead a team responsible for managing $100M+ in annual IT spend across a complex supplier ecosystem
• Lead and coach the procurement team to build and execute robust category strategies, sourcing pipelines, negotiation playbooks, contract management and vendor management best practices
• Develop strong stakeholder relationships at all levels of the organization and be adept at leading and influencing cross-functionally to drive business alignment
• Develop and execute strategies to develop talent, enhance engagement, and lead transformational change as we build leading procurement capabilities

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience providing customer-driven solutions, support or service
• Solid communication and influencing skills across varying leadership levels
• Demonstrated experience driving business results
• Demonstrated experience in creating meaningful data analysis and metrics to support business needs
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills related to complex vendor matters
• Extensive knowledge of vendor contracts and commercial/legal terms and conditions
• Significant experience leading sourcing initiatives within large enterprise organizations managing substantial technology spend
• Experience working within large, highly matrixed organizations with extensive supplier portfolios
• Demonstrated ownership of $100M+ in annual category spend with responsibility for sourcing strategy, negotiations, and supplier management
• Deep knowledge of procurement processes including category strategy development, RFX execution, supplier evaluation, contract negotiation, and vendor governance
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to develop total cost of ownership models and supplier benchmarks
• Experience using data analysis and metrics to develop insights, communicate strategy, and influence business decisions through effective storytelling
• Strong problem-solving capabilities with the ability to navigate complex vendor and commercial situations
• Demonstrated experience leading teams and developing procurement talent
• Ability to manage complex initiatives and drive alignment across cross-functional stakeholders
• Customer-focused mindset with experience delivering measurable results

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and wellbeing benefits
• Competitive 401(k) contribution
• Pension plan
• Annual incentive
• 9 paid holidays
• Paid time off program (23 days accrued annually for full-time employees)
• Student loan repayment program
• Paid-family leave