Senior Manager, Category Strategy & Strategic Sourcing

EY; Alpharetta (GA); Remote; USD 150,000 - 344,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Pension and 401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

EY is seeking a Senior Manager in its Supply Chain and Operations practice to help clients unlock value through procurement category management, strategic sourcing and cost transformation. You will lead complex programs from opportunity assessment to benefit realization, partnering with CPOs and finance leaders to apply analytics, AI and innovative sourcing capabilities.

You will shape category strategy, manage negotiations, and build executive alignment across Procurement, Finance and business

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business, finance, engineering, economics or a related field.
• Seven or more years of procurement experience, including meaningful consulting and leadership experience.
• Experience shaping, selling and delivering complex procurement engagements across multiple categories, workstreams or stakeholder groups.
• Experience leading teams and working with senior Procurement, Finance and business leaders.
• Willingness and ability to travel based on client and engagement needs.

Responsibilities

• Shape and sell procurement transformation, category management, strategic sourcing and cost takeout engagements.
• Lead spend and opportunity assessments, develop transparent value cases, prioritize categories and create executable sourcing roadmaps.
• Direct category strategy, market and supplier analysis, sourcing events, negotiations, contracting support, implementation and value tracking.
• Mobilize and lead complex programs, including governance, workplans, resources, risks, engagement economics and executive reporting.
• Build alignment across Procurement, Finance and business teams while balancing cost, service, quality, resilience, innovation and risk.
• Apply spend analytics, contract analytics, market intelligence, scenario modeling and AI-enabled procurement capabilities with appropriate controls.
• Develop client relationships, market offerings, thought leadership and account opportunities.
• Coach and develop high-performing, inclusive teams across pursuit and delivery.

Skills

Category management

Strategic sourcing

Supplier negotiations

Procurement analytics

Executive presence

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain / related field

MBA

Job description

EY is seeking a Senior Manager in its Supply Chain and Operations practice to help clients unlock value through procurement category management, strategic sourcing and cost transformation. You will lead complex programs from opportunity assessment to benefit realization, partnering with CPOs and finance leaders to apply analytics, AI and innovative sourcing capabilities.

You will shape category strategy, manage negotiations, and build executive alignment across Procurement, Finance and business