Global Indirect Services Category Leader

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

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.