Remote Category Manager Logistics & Supply Strategy

American Red Cross; Virginia Beach (VA); Remote; USD 108,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental Vision plans

Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Sp

PTO: Starting at 19 days a year

Holidays: 11 paid holidays

401K with up to 6% match

Paid Family Leave

Employee Assistance

Disability and Insurance: Short + Long

Service Awards and recognition

Job summary

American Red Cross is seeking a Category Manager, Logistics Services within the Supply Chain Business Unit. This is a virtual position and can be located anywhere in the United States.

You will lead category strategies, strategic sourcing, and supplier management for transportation, fleet, and related logistics services. The role emphasizes cost, service, and risk improvements, with 7+ years of experience and relevant certifications; salary ranges from $108,000 to $120,000 and competitive

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Management or related field or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.
• Master's degree is preferred.
• Professional certification (e.g. C.P.M., CPSM, CIRM, CPIM, etc.) preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.
• Experience managing third-party spend within a large organization preferred.

Responsibilities

• Category Strategy & Planning: Develop, document, and execute category strategies for assigned logistics services based on business requirements, spend and demand analysis, market intelligence, supplier capabilities, risk, and total cost considerations. Build alignment with key business stakeholders and maintain a forward-looking pipeline of sourcing and value-creation opportunities.
• Strategic Sourcing: Lead complex sourcing initiatives from strategy development through market assessment, competitive solicitation, supplier evaluation and selection, contracting, and implementation. Identify market innovation and emerging capabilities and bring forward suppliers and solutions that can create value for the organization.
• Negotiation & Commercial Management: Develop strategies and lead negotiations for contracts and pricing, securing favorable terms and conditions while managing risk and ensuring compliance.
• Cost, Value & Performance Improvement: Analyze procurement spend and identify, implement, and track opportunities to improve total cost, service, efficiency, financial performance, risk, and supply continuity without compromising quality or business requirements. Track and deliver measurable value through cost savings, cost avoidance, and other performance improvements.
• Analysis & Business Cases: Analyze spend, cost drivers, market conditions, supplier capabilities, operational requirements, and other relevant information. Partner with Finance, Legal, Risk, Market Intelligence, Analytics, and other subject‑matter experts as appropriate to evaluate alternatives, develop business cases, and support fact-based sourcing and category decisions.
• Supplier Management & Performance: Identify and evaluate suppliers and establish appropriate performance expectations for new and existing relationships. Define KPIs, service levels, and governance requirements aligned with business requirements, quality standards, and mission objectives. Monitor supplier performance, address escalated issues, manage supplier risk, and drive corrective action and continuous improvement.
• Stakeholder Management: Partner with internal clients and cross-functional stakeholders to understand business requirements, develop strategies, facilitate alignment, and support successful implementation of sourcing and supplier-management initiatives.
• Category Governance & Reporting: Maintain appropriate category, sourcing, supplier, and project documentation and provide timely reporting on strategies, sourcing activities, supplier performance, risks, financial impact, and other key performance measures.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Business case development

Presentation skills

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Management or related field

Master's degree preferred

Professional certification (C.P.M., CPSM, CIRM, CPIM, etc.) preferred

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

ERP

SAP

Oracle

Workday

Coupa

Power BI

Business Objects

Job description

American Red Cross is seeking a Category Manager, Logistics Services within the Supply Chain Business Unit. This is a virtual position and can be located anywhere in the United States.

You will lead category strategies, strategic sourcing, and supplier management for transportation, fleet, and related logistics services. The role emphasizes cost, service, and risk improvements, with 7+ years of experience and relevant certifications; salary ranges from $108,000 to $120,000 and competitive