Senior Manager, Procurement Strategy & Category Leadership

EY; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 181,000 - 375,000; 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 the US with extensive procurement leadership to shape and deliver multi-category engagements across sourcing, cost transformation and value realization. You will partner with CPOs, finance leaders and suppliers, applying analytics and emerging sourcing capabilities to improve decisions and outcomes.

You will lead high-performing teams, drive opportunity assessments, value-case development and strategy execution while balancing cost, quality and risk.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business, finance, engineering, economics or a related field.
• Seven or more years of procurement experience with meaningful consulting and leadership.
• Experience shaping, selling and delivering complex procurement engagements across multiple categories.
• Experience leading teams and working with senior Procurement, Finance and business leaders.

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

Leadership

Executive presence

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business, finance, engineering, economics or related field

Job description

EY is seeking a Senior Manager in the US with extensive procurement leadership to shape and deliver multi-category engagements across sourcing, cost transformation and value realization. You will partner with CPOs, finance leaders and suppliers, applying analytics and emerging sourcing capabilities to improve decisions and outcomes.

You will lead high-performing teams, drive opportunity assessments, value-case development and strategy execution while balancing cost, quality and risk.