Remote Senior Manager, Strategic Supply & Category

Sodexo; North Bethesda (MD); Remote; USD 100,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Sodexo is seeking a remote senior supplier strategy leader to drive beverage and commodity program strategy and supplier enablement across a national footprint. You will lead end-to-end procurement initiatives, coordinate across multiple internal teams, and optimize P2P processes with data-driven insights.

The role emphasizes leadership, category management, and the use of Salesforce analytics to improve efficiency, governance, and supplier performance in a remote setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Management experience: 5 years.
• Related experience: 3 years in supply management or procurement.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier enablement and procurement-to-pay lifecycle.
• Coordinate cross-functional collaboration across Supply Management, technology, finance, marketing, vendors, and partners.
• Develop rollout strategies, trainings and onboarding for new client launches.
• Lead category management including contract negotiation, vendor management, cost control, compliance, risk mitigation.
• Oversee Salesforce platform management and analytics for visibility and improvements.
• Support supplier engagement and growth initiatives with data-driven opportunities.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic thinking

Collaboration & communication

Data analytics

Salesforce expertise

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Sodexo is seeking a remote senior supplier strategy leader to drive beverage and commodity program strategy and supplier enablement across a national footprint. You will lead end-to-end procurement initiatives, coordinate across multiple internal teams, and optimize P2P processes with data-driven insights.

The role emphasizes leadership, category management, and the use of Salesforce analytics to improve efficiency, governance, and supplier performance in a remote setting.