Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing & Category Leadership

EY; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Remote; 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 is seeking a Senior Manager to lead procurement category management, strategic sourcing and cost transformation initiatives for clients across industries. You will guide complex programs from opportunity assessment to benefit realization and work with CPOs, finance leaders, and suppliers to drive measurable value.

You will also apply analytics, AI and emerging sourcing capabilities to improve decisions, speed and outcomes while building and mentoring

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, finance, engineering, economics or related field.
• Seven or more 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 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

Procurement negotiations

Financial analysis

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or advanced degree

Tools

eSourcing

Contract lifecycle management

Negotiation technology

Job description

EY’s Supply Chain and Operations practice is seeking a Senior Manager to lead procurement category management, strategic sourcing and cost transformation initiatives for clients across industries. You will guide complex programs from opportunity assessment to benefit realization and work with CPOs, finance leaders, and suppliers to drive measurable value.

You will also apply analytics, AI and emerging sourcing capabilities to improve decisions, speed and outcomes while building and mentoring