IT Category Manager: Strategic Procurement Leader

American Red Cross; Tennessee; On-site; USD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental Vision plans

401K with up to 6% match

Paid Time Off

Holidays and leave benefits

Job summary

The American Red Cross is seeking an IT Category Manager to lead strategic procurement for IT services, software, and related suppliers in the US and globally. You will collaborate with IT executives and business clients to align spend with organizational goals and drive value through effective supplier relationships.

Qualified candidates have a bachelor’s degree, 7+ years in procurement or IT business office roles, and strong negotiation and cross-functional leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Supply Management, Economics, Computer Science or Information Systems.
• 7+ years of professional experience in Supply Management, Procurement, or IT Business Office roles responsible for IT supplier or category management.
• Information Technology experience overseeing IT services and suppliers.
• Strong working knowledge of the IT marketplace, terminology and industry norms.
• Demonstrable experience with application development and managed services agreements and statements of work.
• Adept negotiation skills in pay for performance and shared risk allocation in agreements.
• Strong problem-solving, collaboration and influence skills.
• Ability to lead cross-functional business meetings, develop and deliver clear presentations and communicate with stakeholders.
• Solid business acumen coupled with understanding of business structures, processes, and information flow in an organization with multiple lines of business.
• Use of common Supply Management tools for procure-to-pay and contract lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Synchronize demands and priorities with IT, business clients, and supply management leadership.
• Manage a portfolio of assigned suppliers including contracts, renewals, and third-party risk management activities.
• Develop relationships with clients to understand procurement demands and timelines.
• Lead category strategies to manage assigned portfolios, control costs, and ensure continuity of supply.
• Negotiate supplier agreements and renewals in collaboration with internal partners from legal, risk, IT, and business clients.
• Work with clients and suppliers to negotiate statements of work and ordering documents, adding value to project investments.
• Assess, identify, and mitigate third-party agreement risk with internal partners from legal, risk, IT governance, risk and compliance, and information security.
• Collaborate with CIO and IT leaders to contribute to business cases, manage spend, and plan project procurement timelines.
• Know and participate in supply management processes including SOBRA, TPRM, SAB, Risk Council, and P&L improvement.
• Perform the business of IT Strategic Procurement, communicating with leaders, contributing to team performance, and supporting diversity goals.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Business acumen

Presentation skills

Supply management knowledge

IT marketplace knowledge

Risk management awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Supply Management, Economics, Computer Science or Information Systems

Tools

Coupa P2P

Ironclad CLM

Job description

The American Red Cross is seeking an IT Category Manager to lead strategic procurement for IT services, software, and related suppliers in the US and globally. You will collaborate with IT executives and business clients to align spend with organizational goals and drive value through effective supplier relationships.

Qualified candidates have a bachelor’s degree, 7+ years in procurement or IT business office roles, and strong negotiation and cross-functional leadership skills.