Senior Manager, Procurement Strategy & Category Leadership

EY; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 150,000 - 344,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Pension

401(k) plans

Paid time off

Job summary

EY’s Supply Chain and Operations practice seeks a Senior Manager in the United States to lead procurement transformations across multiple categories, from opportunity assessment to value realization. You will partner with CPOs, finance leaders and suppliers to drive measurable value and executive sponsorship.

The role requires deep expertise in category management, strategic sourcing and supplier negotiations, with strong leadership, analytics and change-management capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business, finance, engineering, economics or related field.
• 7+ 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.
• 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.

Skills

Category management

Strategic sourcing

Supplier negotiations

Procurement value improvement

People leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management or related field

Job description

EY’s Supply Chain and Operations practice seeks a Senior Manager in the United States to lead procurement transformations across multiple categories, from opportunity assessment to value realization. You will partner with CPOs, finance leaders and suppliers to drive measurable value and executive sponsorship.

The role requires deep expertise in category management, strategic sourcing and supplier negotiations, with strong leadership, analytics and change-management capabilities.