Senior Manager, Indirect Procurement

Waters Corporation; Milford (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Waters Corporation seeks a Senior Manager of Indirect Procurement to lead enterprise-wide indirect procurement strategy. The role oversees high-value IT sourcing and negotiations, ensuring compliance and scalability in procurement operations.

The ideal candidate will have over ten years of procurement experience with a strong emphasis on IT procurement and M&A integration, as well as a Bachelor's degree (MBA preferred).

Qualifications

• 10+ years of procurement experience with expertise in IT procurement and negotiation.
• Proven leader of category management and procurement operations teams.
• Strong experience with Ariba S2C and P2P.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 8-10 Indirect Procurement professionals.
• Own delivery of Finance-committed Opex budget savings.
• Drive M&A integration initiatives and supplier rationalization.

Skills

IT Procurement

M&A Integration

Negotiation

Team Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA

Tools

SAP Ariba

Job description

Overview

The Senior Manager of Indirect Procurement is a senior leadership role responsible for enterprise-wide indirect procurement strategy, with deep ownership of IT Procurement and M&A integration synergy delivery. This role leads a combined team of Indirect Procurement Category Managers and Procurement Operations professionals and directly manages highvalue IT sourcing events and negotiations.

The position partners closely with IT, Finance, Legal, and business leaders to deliver GAAP and nonGAAP Opex cost reduction, accelerate postmerger integration, and scale compliant procurement operations across SAP Ariba SourcetoContract and PRtoPO.

Responsibilities

Leadership, Savings & M&A Integration

• Lead and develop an 8-10 member team, consisting of Indirect Procurement Category Managers and Procurement Operations professionals supporting Ariba S2C and PR/PO workflows.
• Own delivery of Financecommitted GAAP Opex budget savings and cost reduction targets, and synergy capture from acquisitions.
• Drive M&A integration initiatives, including supplier rationalization, contract harmonization, volume leverage, and duplicated spend elimination.
• Serve as executive escalation point for highrisk sourcing, supplier, and operational issues.

IT Procurement & Strategic Sourcing

• Lead the team's global IT Procurement category, spanning software, SaaS, cloud, infrastructure, telecom, hardware, and IT services.
• Personally lead critical IT sourcing events and complex negotiations, including enterprise SaaS, MSP, cloud providers, and system integrators.
• Partner with IT leadership to align sourcing decisions to technology roadmaps, security, scalability, and cost optimization.
• Deliver value through contract restructuring, licensing optimization, renewal consolidation, and TCO-based decision making.

Operations, Governance & Enablement

• Ensure efficient, compliant execution across SourcetoContract and PRtoPO processes, with strong Ariba adoption.
• Simplify and standardize procurement processes to support scale, M&A integration, and improved stakeholder experience.
• Maintain clear governance, policy compliance, and contract visibility, with proactive supplier and risk management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; MBA preferred.
• 10+ years of procurement experience with deep IT Procurement and negotiation expertise.
• Proven leader of both category management and procurement operations teams.
• Demonstrated success delivering M&A synergy cost savings and enterprise sourcing outcomes.
• Strong Ariba S2C and P2P experience preferred.

What Success Looks Like

• Measurable M&A cost synergy realization and sustained Opex cost reduction
• Strong IT partnership enabling cost-effective, secure technology decisions
• Scalable procurement operations supporting growth and acquisition activity
• High team engagement and disciplined execution

Diversity & Inclusion

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It benefits our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.