Senior Manager: Strategic Sourcing & Category Leadership

EY; Buffalo (NY); Remote; USD 150,000 - 391,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

401(k) and pension plans

Paid time off options

Job summary

EY seeks a Senior Manager in our Supply Chain and Operations practice to lead procurement programs, shape value cases, and drive multi-category sourcing from opportunity assessment to realization.

You will collaborate with CPOs, finance leaders and suppliers, guiding teams, analytics and negotiations to deliver measurable business impact. A global, inclusive environment supports growth and client success.

Qualifications

• 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.

Skills

Category management

Strategic sourcing

Supplier negotiations

Procurement analytics

Executive stakeholder management

People leadership

Spend analytics

AI-enabled procurement

Education

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

MBA

Job description

EY seeks a Senior Manager in our Supply Chain and Operations practice to lead procurement programs, shape value cases, and drive multi-category sourcing from opportunity assessment to realization.

You will collaborate with CPOs, finance leaders and suppliers, guiding teams, analytics and negotiations to deliver measurable business impact. A global, inclusive environment supports growth and client success.