Director, Indirect Procurement – Category Management

Jobtailor; Alabama; On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor, a leading procurement organization in the United States, seeks a senior leader to architect and drive an enterprise-level indirect procurement and category management strategy. You will translate corporate priorities into category roadmaps, sourcing plans, and supplier strategies to achieve measurable outcomes across Finance, HR, IT, Operations, Legal, Compliance, and Facilities.

You will lead multi-year planning to optimize total cost of ownership, improve service levels, and elevate

Qualifications

• 10+ years progressive procurement leadership experience across multiple spend categories.
• 5+ years leading procurement or category management teams.
• Experience with enterprise indirect spend in regulated industries preferred.
• Proven track record delivering transformational procurement initiatives.
• Executive presence with ability to influence senior leaders and stakeholders.
• Expertise in strategic sourcing, contracting, supplier management, and financial analysis.
• Experience with procurement transformation initiatives and governance.
• Knowledge of supplier risk management, business continuity, and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a multi-year indirect procurement and category management strategy.
• Translate priorities into category roadmaps, sourcing plans, supplier strategies, and measurable outcomes.
• Lead procurement planning to optimize total cost of ownership, service levels, and supplier performance.
• Establish category governance frameworks, sourcing standards, and policies.
• Oversee strategic management of indirect spend categories and supplier portfolios.
• Develop category strategies using market intelligence, risk assessments, and stakeholder priorities.
• Identify opportunities for cost optimization, demand management, and risk reduction.
• Serve as strategic partner to executives across Finance, HR, IT, Operations, Legal, Compliance, Facilities.
• Influence supplier selection, sourcing strategies, investment priorities, and governance.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, margin improvement, and long-term planning.
• Establish and lead executive-level supplier relationship management programs.
• Build strategic supplier partnerships and conduct executive reviews and governance forums.
• Implement supplier performance assessments, scorecards, and corrective actions.
• Lead supplier risk management strategies including cybersecurity and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Strategic Sourcing

Supplier Risk Management

Category Management

Procurement Technology

Financial Analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Analytics

Reporting

Process Improvement

Executive Communication

Negotiation

Collaboration

Leadership

Problem-Solving

Tools

ERP Systems

Procurement Systems

Contract Management Systems

Microsoft Office Suite

Dashboarding Tools

Job description

• Develop and execute a multi-year indirect procurement and category management strategy


• Translate enterprise priorities into category roadmaps, sourcing plans, supplier strategies, and measurable procurement outcomes


• Lead procurement planning to optimize total cost of ownership, customer service levels, supplier performance, and operational efficiency


• Establish category governance frameworks, sourcing standards, and procurement policies


• Oversee strategic management of indirect spend categories and supplier portfolios


• Develop category strategies using market intelligence, benchmarking, business requirements, risk assessments, and stakeholder priorities


• Identify opportunities for cost optimization, demand management, process efficiency, supplier innovation, and risk reduction


• Serve as strategic business partner to executive and functional leaders across Finance, HR, IT, Operations, Legal, Compliance, Facilities, and other teams


• Influence decisions regarding supplier selection, sourcing strategies, investment priorities, and procurement governance


• Support budgeting, forecasting, margin improvement, working capital objectives, and long-term planning


• Establish and lead executive-level supplier relationship management programs


• Build strategic supplier partnerships and conduct executive business reviews and governance forums


• Implement supplier performance assessments, scorecards, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives


• Lead supplier risk management strategies covering business continuity, cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, ESG, financial stability, and supply assurance


• Develop mitigation strategies for supplier concentration, market disruptions, inflationary pressures, and geopolitical risks


• Partner with Legal, Compliance, Information Security, and Internal Audit to strengthen supplier governance and contractual protections


• Drive procurement modernization through digital tools, analytics, automation, and process improvements


• Establish procurement metrics, dashboards, and reporting mechanisms


• Foster continuous improvement and data-driven decision-making


• Lead, coach, and develop category management and sourcing team members


• Build organizational capability through succession planning, mentorship, performance management, and talent development


• Create an inclusive, high-performing culture focused on accountability, collaboration, innovation, and customer service

Requirements

• 10+ years progressive procurement, sourcing, category management, supply chain, or related leadership experience


• 5+ years leading procurement, sourcing, or category management teams


• Experience managing enterprise-wide indirect spend programs within healthcare, medical device, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, distribution, or similarly regulated industries preferred


• Demonstrated success delivering transformational procurement initiatives and enterprise value creation


• Strong executive presence with ability to influence senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders


• Expertise in strategic sourcing, contracting, supplier management, procurement technology, and financial analysis


• Experience leading enterprise procurement transformation initiatives preferred


• Experience within healthcare, medical device, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, distribution, or similarly regulated industries preferred


• Demonstrated expertise in supplier risk management, contract negotiation, and category strategy


• Knowledge of supplier relationship management and supplier performance programs


• Knowledge of strategic sourcing and category management methodologies


• Knowledge of contract management, procurement governance, and sourcing best practices


• Knowledge of supplier risk management, business continuity planning, and compliance requirements


• Knowledge of financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and total cost of ownership concepts


• Proficiency with ERP, procurement, sourcing, contract management, and supplier management systems


• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel and PowerPoint


• Experience with reporting, dashboarding, and analytics tools


• Executive-level communication and presentation skills


• Strong negotiation, collaboration, and relationship management skills


• Leadership, coaching, performance management, and talent development capabilities


• Strategic thinking, business acumen, and decision-making skills


• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities


• Ability to manage competing priorities in a complex environment


• Ability to lead change and drive organizational alignment

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in strategic sourcing, supplier management, and procurement governance, with a strong focus on cost optimization and risk management. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive procurement transformation initiatives in regulated industries.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Strategic Sourcing


• Supplier Risk Management


• Category Management


• Procurement Technology


• Financial Analysis

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Procurement Governance


• Contract Negotiation


• Total Cost of Ownership


• Supplier Performance Management


• Business Continuity Planning


• Budgeting


• Forecasting


• Analytics


• Reporting


• Process Improvement

Soft Skills

• Executive Communication


• Negotiation


• Collaboration


• Leadership


• Problem-Solving

Industry Keywords

• Healthcare


• Medical Device


• Pharmaceutical


• Manufacturing


• Distribution

Tools & Technologies

• ERP Systems


• Procurement Systems


• Contract Management Systems


• Microsoft Office Suite


• Dashboarding Tools