Senior Manager, Procurement Strategy & Category Leadership

EY

City of Rochester (NY)

Remote

USD 150,000 - 375,000

Full time

5 hours ago

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Job summary

EY’s Supply Chain and Operations practice seeks a Senior Manager to help clients unlock value through procurement category management, strategic sourcing and cost transformation. You will shape multi-category programs from assessment to benefit realization and work with CPOs, finance leaders and suppliers to apply analytics, AI and innovative sourcing capabilities.

You will lead teams across pursuit and delivery, build executive relationships and drive value for clients, helping them improve

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business, finance, engineering, economics or related field.
Seven or more years of relevant procurement experience, including meaningful consulting and leadership experience.
Experience shaping, selling and delivering complex procurement engagements across multiple categories, workstreams or stakeholder groups.
Demonstrated success in opportunity assessment, value-case development, category strategy, sourcing execution, implementation and benefit realization.
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.