Senior Manager, Procurement Strategy & Sourcing

EY; Des Moines (IA); Remote; USD 150,000 - 375,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Pension and 401(k) plans

Paid time off

Job summary

EY in the United States seeks a Senior Manager in Supply Chain and Operations to lead procurement category management, strategic sourcing and cost transformation efforts. You will shape multi-category programs from value-case development to sourcing execution and benefit realization.

You will collaborate with CPOs, finance leaders and suppliers, applying analytics and AI-enabled capabilities to improve decisions, speed and outcomes while coaching diverse teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, finance, engineering, economics or related field.
• 7+ years of procurement experience with meaningful consulting and leadership.
• Experience shaping, selling and delivering complex procurement engagements.
• Proven success in opportunity assessment, value-case development and category strategy.
• Experience leading teams 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 balancing cost, service, quality, resilience, innovation and risk.
• Apply spend analytics, contract analytics, market intelligence, scenario modeling and AI-enabled procurement capabilities with controls.
• Develop client relationships, market offerings, thought leadership and account opportunities.
• Coach and develop high-performing, inclusive teams across pursuit and delivery.

Skills

Procurement strategy

Category management

Strategic sourcing

Supplier negotiations

Leadership

Education

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

Tools

AI-enabled procurement

eSourcing

Contract lifecycle management

Job description

EY in the United States seeks a Senior Manager in Supply Chain and Operations to lead procurement category management, strategic sourcing and cost transformation efforts. You will shape multi-category programs from value-case development to sourcing execution and benefit realization.

You will collaborate with CPOs, finance leaders and suppliers, applying analytics and AI-enabled capabilities to improve decisions, speed and outcomes while coaching diverse teams.