Procurement Category Manager

GitLab; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 172,000; Full time

Job summary

GitLab is seeking a Procurement Category Manager who will be responsible for executing comprehensive category strategies within the Sales & Marketing portfolio. This role requires strong organizational skills and effective communication with diverse stakeholders. The ideal candidate should have substantive procurement experience, specifically in category management, and a proven track record in strategic sourcing and supplier relationship management.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of procurement experience with at least 3 in category management.
• Demonstrated expertise in strategic sourcing.
• Experience managing complex Sales & Marketing categories.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement category strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Lead complex sourcing initiatives and manage supplier relationships.
• Create and present category performance reports to senior leadership.

Skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Contract negotiations

Supplier relationship management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Marketing, or related field

Tools

Procurement systems

Data analysis tools (Zip, Coupa)

Job description

GitLab is an open core software company that develops the most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps Platform , used by more than 100,000 organizations. Our mission is to enable everyone to contribute to and co-create the software that powers our world. When everyone can contribute, consumers become contributors, significantly accelerating the rate of human progress. This mission is integral to our culture, influencing how we hire, build products, and lead our industry. We make this possible at GitLab by running our operations on our product and staying aligned with our values . Learn more about Life at GitLab .

Thanks to products like Duo Enterprise , and Duo Workflow , customers get the benefit of AI at every stage of the SDLC. The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier. All team members are encouraged and expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact across our global organisation.

An overview of this role

The Procurement Category Manager is a strategic procurement role responsible for developing and executing comprehensive category strategies to maximize value and minimize risk across the Sales & Marketing spend portfolio. This position leads end-to-end category management activities while serving as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders and senior leadership. This role requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders as well as vendors.

What you’ll do

• Develop and implement comprehensive category strategies aligned with business objectives and procurement best practices
• Conduct detailed spend analysis and market intelligence research to identify optimization opportunities
• Monitor market trends, industry benchmarks, and supply chain risks specific to Sales & Marketing software and services
• Create and maintain category roadmaps with clearly defined initiatives and measurable outcomes
• Lead complex, high-value strategic sourcing initiatives for Sales & Marketing services and solutions
• Identify and implement cost savings and value creation opportunities across the category portfolio
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement within assigned categories
• Develop category-specific KPIs and performance metrics to measure success
• Build and maintain executive-level supplier relationships to drive strategic partnerships
• Lead cross-functional teams in sourcing projects and supplier implementations
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to forecast demand and manage category budget
• Create and present category performance reports to senior leadership
• Serve as trusted advisor to Sales & Marketing leadership on procurement strategy
• Lead negotiations for strategic contracts and master agreements to optimize commercial terms
• Develop and implement supplier performance management frameworks
• Drive supplier rationalization and relationship management strategies
• Ensure contract compliance and risk mitigation across the category portfolio

What you’ll bring

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Marketing, or related field
• 5+ years of procurement experience with at least 3 years in category management
• Demonstrated expertise in strategic sourcing and supplier relationship management
• Experience managing complex Sales & Marketing categories (media, agencies, events, software, etc.)
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in spend analysis and market intelligence
• Excellence in contract negotiations and stakeholder management
• Advanced proficiency with procurement systems and data analysis tools (Zip, Coupa)
• Outstanding communication and executive presentation skills

About the team

The Procurement Category Manager will be part of the Procurement team reporting to the Sr. Director of Procurement. The GitLab Procurement team is highly driven towards process and spend efficiencies, influencing and developing strategic category and vendor relationship management. Our goal is to establish customer friendly programs and processes while driving efficient and strategic spend management.

Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification. If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application.

Remote-Global

The base salary range for this role’s listed level is currently for residents of listed locations only. Grade level and salary ranges are determined through interviews and a review of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant, equity with other team members, and alignment with market data. See more information on our benefits and equity . Sales roles are also eligible for incentive pay targeted at up to 100% of the offered base salary.

California/Colorado/Hawaii/New Jersey/New York/Washington/DC/Illinois/Minnesota pay range

$80,000 — $172,000 USD

Country Hiring Guidelines: GitLab hires new team members in countries around the world. All of our roles are remote, however some roles may carry specific location-based eligibility requirements. Our Talent Acquisition team can help answer any questions about location after starting the recruiting process.

GitLab is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. GitLab’s policies and practices relating to recruitment, employment, career development and advancement, promotion, and retirement are based solely on merit, regardless of race, color, religion, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression), national origin, age, citizenship, marital status, mental or physical disability, genetic information (including family medical history), discharge status from the military, protected veteran status (which includes disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans, and Armed Forces service medal veterans), or any other basis protected by law. GitLab will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. See also GitLab’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law . If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation , please let us know during the recruiting process .

About the company

“From project planning and source code management to CI/CD and monitoring, GitLab is a complete DevOps platform, delivered as a single application. Only GitLab enables Concurrent DevOps to make the software lifecycle 200% faster.”

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