Global Category Leader, Indirect Services

Inceed, L.L.C.; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Inceed has partnered with a great company to fill the role of Global Category Leader, Indirect Services in Irving, Texas. You will own enterprise-wide category strategy across key indirect services spend and drive value for global business needs.

This is a high-impact leadership opportunity requiring 7+ years in procurement or category management, strong executive presence, and proven success in global or multi-region negotiations and governance.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of procurement, sourcing, or category management experience.
• Strong background in indirect services categories.
• Proven people leadership and team management experience.
• Experience owning global or multi-region category strategy.
• Background leading complex services negotiations.
• Experience working in a global-plus-regional operating model.
• Strong executive presence and stakeholder management skills.
• Solid analytical skills in spend analysis and business cases.
• SAP Procure-to-Pay experience required.
• Ability to travel internationally up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of category managers.
• Own global category strategies for indirect services.
• Direct major sourcing events and commercial negotiations.
• Define preferred supplier models and rationalization plans.
• Support regional teams with tools, benchmarks, and playbooks.
• Build strong partnerships with executive stakeholders.
• Manage strategic supplier relationships and governance.
• Track savings, risks, and opportunity pipelines.
• Ensure compliance, risk, and responsible sourcing standards.

Skills

People leadership

Category management

Sourcing

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Spend analysis

Procure-to-Pay experience

Tools

SAP Procure-to-Pay

Coupa

SAP Ariba

Ivalua

Zip

Oracle

Job description

Position: Global Category Leader, Indirect Services

Compensation: $ 180000 – 200000 annually, depending on experience

Location: Irving, Texas

Inceed has partnered with a great company to help find a skilled Global Category Leader, Indirect Services to join their team!

This is a high-impact leadership opportunity for a procurement professional who thrives in fast-paced, strategic environments. You’ll own enterprise-wide category strategy across key indirect services spend and help shape how the organization partners with suppliers, drives value, and supports global business needs.

Key Responsibilities & Duties:

• Lead and develop a team of category managers.
• Own global category strategies for indirect services.
• Direct major sourcing events and commercial negotiations.
• Define preferred supplier models and rationalization plans.
• Support regional teams with tools, benchmarks, and playbooks.
• Build strong partnerships with executive stakeholders.
• Manage strategic supplier relationships and governance.
• Track savings, risks, and opportunity pipelines.
• Ensure compliance, risk, and responsible sourcing standards.

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• 7+ years of procurement, sourcing, or category management experience.
• Strong background in indirect services categories.
• Proven people leadership and team management experience.
• Experience owning global or multi-region category strategy.
• Background leading complex services negotiations.
• Experience working in a global-plus-regional operating model.
• Strong executive presence and stakeholder management skills.
• Solid analytical skills in spend analysis and business cases.
• SAP Procure-to-Pay experience required.
• Ability to travel internationally up to 10%.

Nice to Have Skills & Experience:

• 8-12 years of overall procurement or category management experience.
• Depth in HR services, professional services, or facilities.
• Coupa, SAP Ariba, Ivalua, Zip, or Oracle experience.
• CLM platform experience.
• Exposure to contingent labor or MSP/VMS programs.
• Experience with worker-classification considerations.
• CPSM, MCIPS, or similar certification.

Perks & Benefits:

• This opportunity includes a comprehensive and competitive benefits package—details will be shared during later stages of the hiring process.

Other Information:

• Lead a team of approximately 9-10 direct reports.
• Role supports a 12-person procurement team.
• Travel is expected 1-2 times per quarter.
• Priority is given to urgency, ownership, and execution.
• Direct hire opportunity with significant visibility.

Our client unable to provide sponsorship at this time.

Inceed is an equal opportunity employer. Inceed prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.