Category Strategy Analyst – Life Sciences Procurement

Spectraforce Technologies; San Mateo (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectraforce Technologies is seeking a Category Management Analyst to support the development and execution of category strategies across a portfolio of Research & Product Development procurement categories, including research services, biologics, chemicals, reagents, lab supplies, and lab equipment.

This role partners closely with Category Managers to analyze spend, generate market intelligence, support sourcing initiatives, and operationalize procurement strategies to deliver value across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Life Sciences, or related field.
• 3-6 years of experience in procurement, sourcing, analytics, or supply chain.
• Strong analytical and data management skills (Excel, Power BI, etc.).
• Experience working with large datasets and generating insights.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Category Strategy Support: Compile and analyze quantitative and qualitative data to support category strategies.
• Category Strategy Support: Develop category profiles, including supply market insights, supplier segmentation, and demand patterns.
• Category Strategy Support: Identify cost optimization, standardization, and supplier consolidation opportunities.
• Spend & Data Management: Manage and analyze spend data across multiple categories to identify trends and opportunities.
• Spend & Data Management: Ensure accurate spend classification and data integrity to enable portfolio-level decision making.
• Spend & Data Management: Build forecasts and track savings, value delivery, and pipeline initiatives.
• Sourcing & Execution: Support execution of sourcing events (RFPs, RFIs, negotiations) in partnership with Category Managers.
• Sourcing & Execution: Develop recommendation materials and business cases.
• Sourcing & Execution: Track sourcing pipeline and ensure execution against timelines.
• Supplier Management Support: Support supplier segmentation and performance tracking.
• Supplier Management Support: Assist in supplier rationalization and relationship management activities.
• Supplier Management Support: Maintain supplier data, contracts, and performance metrics.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Partner with Category Managers and business stakeholders to support demand management and execution.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Participate in cross-functional initiatives with scientists, lab operations, and finance teams.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Help ensure a consistent, high-quality procurement experience.
• Operational Excellence: Drive adoption of procurement processes, tools, and best practices.
• Operational Excellence: Support catalog enablement, SOP development, and process standardization.
• Operational Excellence: Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Data management

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Large datasets

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Life Sciences, or related field

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Spectraforce Technologies is seeking a Category Management Analyst to support the development and execution of category strategies across a portfolio of Research & Product Development procurement categories, including research services, biologics, chemicals, reagents, lab supplies, and lab equipment.

This role partners closely with Category Managers to analyze spend, generate market intelligence, support sourcing initiatives, and operationalize procurement strategies to deliver value across