Strategic Procurement Senior Manager

2GO Group; Pasay; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Performance bonuses

Health and wellness programs

Paid time off

Job summary

2GO Group is seeking a Category Manager/Senior Manager to lead strategic procurement initiatives and develop sourcing strategies aligned with the company's long-term goals. This role involves category management, stakeholder engagement, and optimizing vendor partnerships.

Ideal candidates have over 7 years of experience in strategic procurement, including significant exposure to category management. A bachelor's degree in a relevant field, along with strong Excel proficiency, is required. The position offers opportunities for professional growth and competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• 7+ years of strategic procurement experience, including a minimum of 3 years in category management.
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency for data manipulation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of sourcing strategies.
• Design comprehensive Category Plans to support business goals.
• Engage with business leaders to influence sourcing strategies.

Skills

Microsoft Excel proficiency

Stakeholder Management

Commercial Awareness

Change Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management or related field

Tools

ERP software (SAP, Oracle)

Job description

Here’s the difference you’ll make At 2GO Group, you will shape the future of strategic procurement by driving initiatives that create lasting business value. As a Category Manager / Senior Manager, you will lead the development and execution of sourcing strategies that optimize spend, strengthen strategic supplier partnerships, and deliver sustainable supply solutions aligned with the company's long‑term goals.

What You’ll Do

Strategic Roadmap Development – Design comprehensive Category Plans that balance immediate, short‑term actions with long‑term vision to drive overarching business goals. Supplement strategic roadmaps with detailed Sourcing Calendars to effectively schedule, track, and execute procurement activities over targeted timelines.

Category Management – Analyze and propose category management initiatives for handled spend categories. Most often, this involves creating initiatives for high‑value spend, spanning full‑year or multi‑year contracts. Identify, negotiate, establish, and maintain Preferred Vendors for recurring spend categories to optimize long‑term commercial value and supply continuity.

Business Partnering – Engage business leaders to understand long‑term requirements, challenge demand, align sourcing strategies, and influence sourcing and commercial decisions. Secure cross‑functional buy‑in for procurement initiatives through proactive stakeholder management, early engagement, and close alignment with business requirements.

Sourcing to Awarding – Execute procurement sourcing activities for high‑value spend that falls within the scope of Strategic Procurement, covering Requirements Intake, RFx preparation, RFx execution, proposal evaluation, detailed negotiations (including contract negotiation) and awarding.

Endorsement to Procurement Operations and Stakeholders – Upon awarding vendors or concluding strategic initiatives, endorse awarded vendors and agreed ways of working/terms/conditions to both the Procurement Operations group and the relevant stakeholders who can then support in operational execution of the strategy. Procurement Operations shall support in PO creation, delivery monitoring and any related issue resolution, while stakeholders manage the non‑commercial aspects of the initiative. The job role remains accountable to ensure that agreed commercial terms and conditions are followed by internal and external stakeholders until the end of any agreed undertaking.

Contracting – Collaborate with Business Units to prepare preliminary contract drafts prior to initiating bidding activities. Evaluate and negotiate any commercial terms and conditions in contracts. Support end‑users and internal stakeholders during negotiations regarding non‑commercial terms as required, and ensure contracts are closed until final signatures. Strategic Procurement will manage full‑year and multi‑year types of contracts.

Insights Delivery – Provide in‑scope supplier/commodity market intelligence and strategic recommendations as needed to various stakeholders to support business decisions.

Supplier Performance Evaluation – Identify critical suppliers requiring routine performance evaluations. Collaborate with business stakeholders to ensure that performance evaluations and corresponding post‑evaluation actions are performed. Support strategic vendors in ensuring improvements in performance.

Spend Leadership – The role is primarily an individual contributor. As a subject‑matter expert on assigned spend categories, you will support the Procurement team’s overall capabilities and awareness on how to manage spend under your scope.

Compliance – Ensure all performed procurement activities adhere to 2GO’s internal policies.

You’ll thrive in this role if you…

Educational Background – Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, Finance, Economics, or a related field. Relevant professional certifications (e.g., CIPS, CPSM, CSCP) or post‑graduate studies (MBA) are advantageous but not mandatory.

Professional Experience – 7+ years of strategic procurement experience, including a minimum of 3 years focus on category management and procurement business partnering. Equivalent backgrounds demonstrating a strong track record of leading complex, cross‑functional projects and driving change management will also be considered.

Technical Skills – Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency for data manipulation and strategic spend analysis; strong MS PowerPoint skills (or similar tools) to build compelling decks for senior stakeholder management; familiarity with ERP software (e.g., SAP, Oracle) or e‑Sourcing platforms is highly advantageous but not required.

Soft Skills – Business Acumen: Strong commercial awareness with the ability to align procurement strategies with broader corporate goals. Stakeholder Management & Influence: High communication and presentation skills with the capability to influence challenging stakeholders. Change Leadership: A growth mindset with a strong inclination to challenge the status quo, drive continuous process improvements, and the ingenuity to piece together fragmented or siloed organizational data.

What’s In It For You at 2GO

Own work that matters – You are trusted to deliver safe, reliable, and on‑time service that keeps people and goods moving.

Grow where you’re supported – You work in a team‑first environment that prioritizes safety, care, and continuous learning.

Excel every day – You are empowered and recognized for raising standards and delivering everyday excellence on the ground.

Be recognized and feel valued—at work and beyond – Receive competitive compensation, performance bonuses, incentives, travel perks, Day 1 access to health and wellness programs, and paid time off designed to support your well‑being.