Global Professional Services Sourcing Leader

Agilent Technologies; Wilmington (DE); Remote; USD 133,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Agilent Technologies is seeking a Professional Services Category Manager to lead global sourcing, supplier governance, and category strategy across professional services and finance. You will partner with senior leaders to optimize cost, mitigate risk, and drive enterprise priorities.

Responsibilities include developing multi-year category plans, leading supplier strategy, and managing complex negotiations in a global matrixed environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or related discipline.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, category management, or a consulting background.
• Experience managing Professional Services, consulting, outsourcing, or other complex indirect service categories.
• Proven success leading high-value sourcing initiatives and complex negotiations in a global, matrixed organization.
• Strong stakeholder-influencing, analytical, negotiation, and executive communication capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute multi-year global category strategies aligned with Agilent’s business priorities and finances.
• Develop and lead Agilent's preferred supplier strategy for professional services and governance.
• Create category playbooks based on spend, supplier concentration, demand patterns, and risk.
• Identify opportunities for competitive sourcing, supplier consolidation, standardization, and demand management.
• Build a pipeline of sourcing events, renewals, and strategic supplier initiatives.
• Serve as the procurement advisor for Professional Services, guiding senior stakeholders on strategy and engagement models.
• Influence stakeholders to increase competitive tension, use preferred suppliers, and adopt enterprise category strategies.
• Present sourcing recommendations, business cases, risks, and decisions in executive terms.
• Facilitate cross-functional and cross-regional alignment to maximize enterprise leverage.

Skills

Stakeholder influence

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Economics, Engineering

Tools

eSourcing

Spend analytics

Procurement reporting

Contract lifecycle management platforms

Job description

Agilent Technologies is seeking a Professional Services Category Manager to lead global sourcing, supplier governance, and category strategy across professional services and finance. You will partner with senior leaders to optimize cost, mitigate risk, and drive enterprise priorities.

Responsibilities include developing multi-year category plans, leading supplier strategy, and managing complex negotiations in a global matrixed environment.