Senior Procurement Leader: Category Strategy & Sourcing

EY; Chattanooga (TN); Remote; USD 150,000 - 375,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Pension and 401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

EY is seeking a Senior Manager in the United States to drive procurement transformation, category management and strategic sourcing for multi-category programs. You will lead opportunity assessments, value-case development and sourcing roadmaps while coordinating with CPOs, finance leaders and senior stakeholders.

You will also apply analytics, AI-enabled procurement capabilities and supplier negotiations to improve decisions, speed and outcomes, coaching diverse teams across pursuit and

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.
• 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 category management

Strategic sourcing

Supplier negotiations

Cost transformation

Analytical skills

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

AI-enabled procurement

Job description

EY is seeking a Senior Manager in the United States to drive procurement transformation, category management and strategic sourcing for multi-category programs. You will lead opportunity assessments, value-case development and sourcing roadmaps while coordinating with CPOs, finance leaders and senior stakeholders.

You will also apply analytics, AI-enabled procurement capabilities and supplier negotiations to improve decisions, speed and outcomes, coaching diverse teams across pursuit and