Category Management Manager, Tech Procurement

Scorpion Therapeutics; New Jersey; On-site; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics is seeking a procurement professional to develop category strategies across IT and digital technology spend, partnering with stakeholders to optimize supplier relationships and negotiate complex technology agreements. You will drive investment efficiency, ensure fair value, and push for cost savings without sacrificing quality, while leveraging eSourcing tools and systems.

A Bachelor’s degree and 3–5 years in procurement are required; advanced degree and pharma experience

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• 3–5 years in Procurement/Strategic Sourcing, with indirect spend experience and eSourcing.
• Experience in IT/Marketing/Analytics procurement preferred.
• Proficiency with MS Office and eSourcing tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategies across IT and digital tech spend areas.
• Partner with stakeholders to optimize supplier relationships and negotiate tech agreements.
• Improve investment efficiency and drive cost savings while ensuring quality/service.
• Manage supplier performance and ensure compliance with supplier agreements.
• Utilize procurement systems/tools and support global sourcing efforts.

Skills

Influence

Time management

Analytical skills

Communication

Presentation

Relationship management

Leadership / project lead

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Coupa

Contract management systems

Microsoft Office

Market Intelligence Tools

Job description

The Position

• Develop and execute category strategies across IT and digital technology spend areas using Category Management and Strategic Sourcing to deliver business value, innovation, and risk mitigation.
• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to optimize supplier relationships, negotiate complex technology agreements, and ensure acquisition of high-quality technology products and services aligned with strategic objectives.
• Improve investment efficiency, ensure fair value and service accountability, and drive operational improvements through consensus management.

Essential Functions

• Understand markets/industry/customers to incorporate supplier positioning and market trends into purchasing practices; identify and share best practices.
• Influence stakeholders via collaboration with users, communication to Line of Business approved suppliers, spend analysis, and reporting/presentations.
• Build and maintain trusting relationships; support supplier diversity and inclusion in sourcing.
• Manage supplier performance by serving as liaison and ensuring compliance with supplier agreements.
• Provide strategic procurement partnership: define requirements, benchmark costs, develop supplier selection criteria, lead strategic sourcing processes to maximize total value, negotiate supplier relationships/contracts, and pursue cost savings without sacrificing quality/service/reliability.
• Utilize and enhance procurement/sourcing systems/tools; ensure system compliance and partner with corporate procurement on global sourcing efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required (advanced degree preferred).
• 3–5 years progressively responsible experience in Procurement/Strategic Sourcing/Purchasing; at least 3 years sourcing/managing indirect spend categories and/or managing eSourcing events.
• Preferred: category experience in areas such as Marketing, IT, Market Research, Data & Analytics, Logistics & Distribution, Patient Support Solutions, Clinical Operations; pharmaceutical experience helpful.
• Skills: influence, multitask/time management, analytical/organizational/communication/presentation, relationship management, people skills, leadership/project-lead capability.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite; Market Intelligence Tools; Coupa or other eSourcing and contract management systems.