Manager - Indirect Category Management

Initial Therapeutics, Inc.; India; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Initial Therapeutics, Inc. is seeking a Manager, Indirect Category Management Procurement to join our Global Procurement team in Hyderabad, India. This hybrid role involves leading category management strategies, transforming data into insights, and collaborating with global teams.

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree, progressive procurement experience, and the ability to manage teams and supplier relationships effectively. Join us in making a significant impact through innovative procurement solutions.

Qualifications

• Progressive procurement experience, preferably in Pharma/Biopharma.
• Experience in leading teams in a multinational environment.
• Ability to manage contractor relationships and risk.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team delivering insights for category management strategies.
• Support definition and implementation of global indirect strategies.
• Deliver spend analysis and supplier evaluations to support strategies.

Skills

Category management principles

Market analysis

Supplier evaluation

Risk management

Data transformation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Tools

ERP systems (Oracle, Zycus, GEP, Ariba)

Standard business applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

Build our future together: At Regeneron, we use science and innovation to develop life‑changing medicines for people with serious diseases.

We are seeking a Manager, Indirect Category Management Procurement to join our Global Procurement team supporting our India operations in a hybrid work model. In this role you will lead category management enablement, transform data and market intelligence into actionable insights, and support global indirect category strategies while collaborating with global procurement teams, data and analytics partners, and key collaborators.

Location

Hyderabad, India (Hybrid)

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of associates and specialists transforming internal and external analytics into insights that enable global indirect category management strategies.
• Support the definition and implementation of global indirect category strategies aligned to regional and global business needs.
• Deliver micro and macro market analysis, spend analysis, supplier evaluation, and risk insights to support strategy development and partner engagement.
• Partner with data and analytics teams to demonstrate internal and external data sources to identify trends, opportunities, and forecast future strategy direction.
• Facilitate sourcing processes by preparing RFPs, RFQs, and RFIs and managing response collection, analysis, and comparative evaluation across sourcing and SRM events.
• Maintain, standardize, and optimize category management templates, strategy decks, and stage‑gate materials while improving procurement tools and repositories.
• Lead contract management activities, oversee team execution, and track and report category management enablement requests in line with engagement plans.
• Build strong relationships, lead through influence, and operate with integrity and clarity in a global, matrixed, and evolving environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field with progressive procurement experience; Pharma/Biopharma experience preferred.
• Proven experience leading teams, processes, and suppliers across a breadth of categories in a multinational environment.
• Strong expertise in category management principles including market analysis, spend analysis, supplier evaluation, and risk management.
• Experience transforming data and market intelligence into actionable insights to enable category strategies.
• Experience managing and developing associate and specialist‑level professionals, including performance management, coaching, and career development.
• Ability to build influential relationships with collaborators and suppliers to get results.
• Experience in contract management and supporting sourcing and supplier relationship management activities.
• Working knowledge of ERP systems such as Oracle and Source‑to‑Pay platforms (Oracle, Zycus, GEP, Ariba, or similar) preferred.
• Proficiency in standard business applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to operate with integrity, focus, and clarity in ambiguous environments and inspire change and continuous improvement.

EEO Statement

Regeneron is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, civil status, pregnancy or parental status, age, disability, nationality, citizenship status, ethnic or national origin, membership of the Traveler community, familial status, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. Where required, we will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with known disabilities or chronic illnesses during the recruitment process, unless such accommodation would impose undue hardship.