Senior Category Management II

Sempra Infrastructure; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Sempra Infrastructure Partners, LP in Houston, Texas seeks a procurement leader to develop category strategies and financial models, aligning plans with business goals and driving process improvements. You will work with a team of category managers to cover full spend and manage related categories.

Responsibilities include leading sourcing efforts, evaluating supplier capabilities, and implementing long-term value optimization while ensuring compliance and term updates across agreements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
• 8 years of related procurement/supply management experience.
• Experience in strategic sourcing and contract negotiations.
• Ability to align category plans with business goals.

Responsibilities

• Executes strategic category plans to optimize cost and performance.
• Analyzes agreements, market trends, and supply-demand dynamics.
• Leads competitive sourcing, RFPs, and contract negotiations.
• Monitors market developments to support risk management.
• Provides strategic recommendations on opportunities and risk.
• Ensures agreements meet organizational standards and compliance.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Category strategy design

Cross-functional leadership

Cost to value optimization

Supplier risk assessment

Negotiation management

Multi-year planning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

#26-75074

Houston, Texas, USA

Job Category

Procurement/Supply Management

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full-time

Job Description

Primary Purpose

Leads development of category strategies and prepares financial models to optimize cost and performance. Advances strategic objectives by aligning category plans with business goals and implementing process improvements.

Team and Role Context

Works within a team of category managers to provide full-spend coverage. Individual will be responsible for managing complimenting categories.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Executes strategic plans to achieve measurable business outcomes in areas such as payment terms, delivery performance, cost efficiency, and overall value.
• Conducts in-depth analysis of agreements, market trends, and supply-demand dynamics to inform planning and decision-making.
• Leads competitive sourcing efforts, including proposal requests and contract negotiations, to secure favorable terms and long-term value.
• Stays informed on market developments, partner capabilities, and regulatory updates to support proactive planning and risk management.
• Provides strategic recommendations on commercial opportunities, long-term sustainability, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Ensures all relevant partners have up-to-date agreements and meet organizational standards and compliance requirements.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• Required: Typically requires a 4 year degree in a relevant field, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

Experience

• Required: Typically requires 8 years of related experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Required: Ability to assess supplier capabilities, risks, and dependencies.
• Required: Ability to design and execute multi-year category strategies.
• Required: Ability to lead cross-functional teams through influence.
• Required: Knowledge of total cost of ownership and value optimization concepts.
• Required: Skill in aligning category strategies with broader business objectives.
• Required: Skill in managing complex sourcing initiatives and negotiations.
• Required: Specialized knowledge of complex or high-impact category environments.