Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing & Category Leadership

EY; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 344,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Pension and 401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

EY’s Supply Chain and Operations practice seeks a Senior Manager to help clients unlock measurable value through procurement category management, strategic sourcing and cost transformation. You will shape and lead multi-category programs—from opportunity assessment through sourcing execution and benefit realization.

You will work with CPOs, finance leaders, business stakeholders and suppliers, applying analytics, AI and emerging sourcing capabilities to improve decisions, speed, and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business, finance, engineering, economics or a 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.

Skills

Category management

Strategic sourcing

Supplier negotiations

Procurement-led value improvement

Executive stakeholder management

Education

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

MBA

Tools

AI-enabled procurement

Analytics tools

Job description

EY’s Supply Chain and Operations practice seeks a Senior Manager to help clients unlock measurable value through procurement category management, strategic sourcing and cost transformation. You will shape and lead multi-category programs—from opportunity assessment through sourcing execution and benefit realization.

You will work with CPOs, finance leaders, business stakeholders and suppliers, applying analytics, AI and emerging sourcing capabilities to improve decisions, speed, and outcomes.