Senior Indirect Procurement Leader (Category Manager IV)

Owens & Minor; Virginia; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision plans

Employer-paid life insurance

401(k) with company match

Parental leave

Job summary

Owens & Minor, a global healthcare solutions company, seeks a Category Manager IV to lead complex indirect procurement, shaping sourcing strategies and managing senior stakeholder relationships. You will negotiate important contracts in consulting, legal, tax and financial services, while driving sustainable cost reductions with risk controls.

This role emphasizes confidentiality and strategic transformation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; management, finance, or related business experience.
• Experience managing large, complex projects.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills.
• Experience with procurement platforms and analytics tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop actionable strategic sourcing plans, initiative pipelines, and category roadmaps for assigned Indirect categories.
• Monitor market intelligence, supplier segmentation, and risk mitigation plans to inform sourcing strategy.
• Develop negotiation strategies that address commercial value, service expectations, risk, contract flexibility, and supplier performance.
• Partner with Legal, Finance, Compliance, and business stakeholders to support contract review and business decision-making.
• Manage key supplier relationships and support supplier performance reviews, negotiation, demand management, supplier optimization, working capital, savings pipeline, benefit validation, and budget impact.
• Track sourcing results, validate benefits with Finance as appropriate, and support leadership reporting.
• Mentor less experienced Category Managers, Analysts, or sourcing team into best practices.
• Demonstrates a strong ability to leverage digital procurement technologies, data analytics, and process automation to drive business value.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Data analytics

Procurement platforms

Supplier management

Leadership mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Procurement software

Data analytics tools

Job description

Owens & Minor, a global healthcare solutions company, seeks a Category Manager IV to lead complex indirect procurement, shaping sourcing strategies and managing senior stakeholder relationships. You will negotiate important contracts in consulting, legal, tax and financial services, while driving sustainable cost reductions with risk controls.

This role emphasizes confidentiality and strategic transformation.