Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing & Category Management

EY; City of Albany (NY); Remote; USD 150,000 - 344,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Pension and 401(k) plans

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 complex, multi-category programs—from opportunity assessment and value-case development through sourcing execution, implementation and benefit realization.

In this role, you will work with CPOs, finance leaders, business stakeholders and suppliers, combining procurement expertise with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business, finance, eng, economics or a related field.
• Seven+ 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.
• MBA, advanced degree or relevant procurement or supply management certification.

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

Procurement strategy

Category management

Strategic sourcing

Cost transformation

Analytics

AI-enabled procurement

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management or related field

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 complex, multi-category programs—from opportunity assessment and value-case development through sourcing execution, implementation and benefit realization.

In this role, you will work with CPOs, finance leaders, business stakeholders and suppliers, combining procurement expertise with