Senior Category Leader Hybrid: High-Value Tech Sourcing

Quantinuum; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Quantinuum seeks a Lead Category Management in Broomfield, CO, to act as a trusted commercial advisor and category SME for direct and indirect spend in advanced technical programs and government-funded research.

This role owns category strategies and portfolio performance, leads complex contract negotiations, and guides the category team across engineering, R&D, operations, legal, finance, and compliance to deliver resilient, compliant supply solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required and 8+ years in category management with spend portfolio ownership.
• 8+ years leading complex, high-dollar negotiations and managing supplier agreements.
• 8+ years sourcing technically complex products or services.
• U.S. Person due to contractual requirements.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute multi-year category strategies for direct materials, equipment, services, and partnerships.
• Translate category strategies into end-to-end sourcing and contracting initiatives.
• Draft, structure and negotiate complex agreements and master/subcontracts.
• Partner with engineers, scientists, and program leaders to translate requirements into sourcing plans.
• Provide commercial leadership in supplier selection and negotiations for emerging tech.
• Develop should-cost and total-cost-of-ownership models to inform decisions.
• Establish supplier governance, scorecards, and quarterly business reviews.
• Identify and mitigate supply, cybersecurity, compliance, and continuity risks.

Skills

Category management

Negotiation

Sourcing

Vendor governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Quantinuum seeks a Lead Category Management in Broomfield, CO, to act as a trusted commercial advisor and category SME for direct and indirect spend in advanced technical programs and government-funded research.

This role owns category strategies and portfolio performance, leads complex contract negotiations, and guides the category team across engineering, R&D, operations, legal, finance, and compliance to deliver resilient, compliant supply solutions.