Senior Category Manager, Global Procurement

PCI TRGR Penn Pharmaceutical Services Ltd; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

PCI Pharma Services seeks a Senior Global Category Manager in Indirect Procurement to shape and execute category strategies across the organization. You will lead RFx events, negotiate contracts, and drive cost savings while managing risk and supplier relationships.

The role partners with stakeholders across PCI to align on business goals and ESG objectives, offering leadership in a dynamic, continuous-improvement environment.

Qualifications

• Procurement experience: strong category management and procurement processes knowledge.
• Supplier management: robust supplier relationships and performance management.
• Analytical skills: ability to process data to inform decisions.
• Market intelligence: knowledge of market trends, ESG considerations.
• Negotiation: direct supplier negotiations with data-driven arguments.
• Communication: clear leadership communication across stakeholders.
• Project management: plan and execute category initiatives on time.
• Agile problem solving: adjust strategies as market changes.
• Proficiency in BI/analytics tools to analyze market trends and supplier performance.
• Knowledge of spend management and supplier collaboration software.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategies by evaluating stakeholder requirements and industry trends.
• Lead RFx events, spend analysis, should-cost modeling, and negotiations.
• Manage supplier relationships to secure partnerships, performance, and cost savings.
• Integrate ESG and sustainability into sourcing decisions and category strategy.
• Coach and mentor team members to build analytical and strategic capabilities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align procurement with business goals.

Skills

Category management

Supplier management

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Project management

Agile problem solving

Power BI

PowerPoint

Tableau

AI tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

Power BI

PowerPoint

Tableau

Job description

Life changing therapies. Global impact. Bridge to thousands of biopharma companies and their patients. We are PCI. Our investment is in People who make an impact, drive progress and create a better tomorrow. Our strategy includes building teams across our global network to pioneer and shape the future of PCI.

Senior Global Category Manager, Indirect Procurement is a strategic partnership role that will develop and execute the strategy for the assigned category, delivering savings and value while managing risk and key supplier relationships. This will include leading complex RFx events, negotiating contracts, building multi-year category roadmaps, and translating spend analytics into action. You will partner with stakeholders across PCI in designing and executing the assigned global category strategy, aligning on business goals, cost objectives, and key initiatives. You will be responsible for managing and optimizing category performance, while driving savings through strategic planning, supplier management, and end-consumer focused decision making. This role offers the opportunity to be entrepreneurial, directly influence the bottom line and shape how procurement supports the business. This position is ideal for a strategic thinker who can also execute – offering autonomy, and the chance to make meaningful improvements in a dynamic, continuous-improvement environment. This role will report directly to the Senior Director, Indirect Procurement.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop and execute assigned category strategies by evaluating business stakeholder requirements, industry trends, competitor activity, and customer behavior to inform category strategy.

Conduct supplier / category spend analysis, should-cost modeling and market/competitive research to identify cost optimization opportunities.

Manage supplier relationships to secure collaborative partnerships that maintain performance, adhere to reporting requirements, mitigate risks and drive cost savings and innovation initiatives.

Risk and compliance: manage supply risk, ensure policy compliance, and support sustainability and diversity goals within the category.

Lead end-to-end category management and sourcing - from strategy to negotiation and contract execution - ensuring compliance, sustainability, risk management, and quality.

Integrate ESG and sustainability initiatives into sourcing and category strategy decisions to align with PCI's ESG goals.

Mentor and develop team members to enable the opportunity to build analytical, strategic, and overall best-practice capabilities across the entire procurement team.

Facilitate cross-functional collaboration: Work closely with all functional stakeholders (e.g., Manufacturing, Project Management, Finance) across the organization to align category strategies with overall business objectives.

Drive collaboration with local site procurement teams to effectively manage supplier performance, category strategy implementation, and adherence to end-to-end procurement processes.

Design and execute performance monitoring to track category performance metrics (e.g., savings goals, business objectives), analyze data, review compliance, and adjust strategies to improve results.

Deploy a robust risk management process to develop exit strategies and follow supplier management process to mitigate risk.

Execute indirect procurement category sourcing activities including the development and execution of RFXs, business requirements gathering and development of supplier selection criteria in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Develop and drive negotiation strategies with vendors, including gaining alignment from stakeholders, leading cross-functional, category-based negotiation teams, and implementing appropriate supplier risk analysis.

Industry landscape knowledge includes the research and sharing of information on industry category trends and best practices; and leverage market tools and benchmarks to inform decision making.

Forge close working relationships throughout the company, suppliers and use influence and persuasion skills to drive results.

Skills & Qualifications

Procurement experience: Strong category management expertise and knowledge of Procurement processes, best practices, and building category strategies.

Supplier management: Proven track record of maintaining robust supplier relationships and deploying rigorous performance management activities.

Analytical skills: Ability to process and interpret data to make informed decisions that impact category decision making.

Market intelligence gathering: Knowledge of market trends, regulatory compliance, and ESG considerations.

Negotiation skills: Experience engaging in direct supplier negotiations with data-& analytics-based information, includes using cost models, market intelligence, and analytically driven arguments to strengthen leverage.

Communication and interpersonal skills: Clearly express ideas and information through spoken and written forms. Ability to communicate strategies clearly to leadership stakeholders.

Project management: Plan and execute category initiatives efficiently and on a set timeline.

Agile problem solving: Ability to swiftly adjust procurement strategies and processes in response to changing market conditions.

Proficiency In Power BI, PowerPoint Tableau, or similar tools to analyze market trends, supplier performance, and category profitability.

Ability to leverage AI tools to conduct spend analysis, should-cost modeling.

Knowledge of Spend Management and Supplier Collaboration software solutions undefined

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Education Bachelor’s degree or equivalent of education.

Master’s degree preferred.

Experience

Minimum 8 years’ experience in Procurement or category management, preferably in multi-national company and across multiple categories of spend.

Track record in successfully managing all aspects of an indirect supply chain category.

Join us and be part of building the bridge between life changing therapies and patients.

Let's talk future.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement:

PCI Pharma Services is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We do not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, or any other protected status.

At PCI, Equity and Inclusion are at the core of our company’s purpose: Together, delivering life-changing therapies.

We are committed to cultivating an inclusive workplace by holding ourselves accountable to the highest standards of understanding, fairness, respect, and equal opportunity – at every level.

We envision a PCI community where everyone can belong and grow, and we strive to bring this vision to reality by continuously and intentionally assessing our people practices, policies and programs, marketing approach, and workplace culture.

Why work for PCI Pharma Services?

At PCI, we have an uncompromising focus on providing quality and operational excellence and providing the industry leading customer experience. Our people make all of this happen, so providing an industry leading experience for our people is equally as important. By creating an authentic culture of purposeful work, we aspire to be an interesting and fulfilling place for talented individuals to grow careers. We live a philosophy of intentional learning combined with real-life experience supported by a fair and competitive rewards program. We are individuals, teams and a company that believes in our purpose and our approach is simple, the people who work at PCI fuel our business; we don't say no, we figure out how.