Senior Procurement Strategy & Category Lead

EY; Westlake Village (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 375,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Pension and 401(k) plans

Paid time off

Job summary

EY is seeking a Senior Manager in the United States to lead procurement transformation and strategic sourcing initiatives across multi‑category programs. You will collaborate with CPOs, finance leaders and business stakeholders to drive value, risk controls and sustainable savings.

The role requires strong analytics, negotiation and leadership across diverse teams. In this role you will guide opportunity assessments, value-case development and roadmaps, while leveraging AI-enabled capabilities

Qualifications

• Seven or more years of procurement experience including meaningful consulting and leadership.
• Experience shaping, selling and delivering complex procurement engagements across multiple categories.
• 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

Procurement experience

Leadership

Sourcing strategy

Stakeholder management

Education

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

Tools

AI-enabled procurement capabilities

Job description

EY is seeking a Senior Manager in the United States to lead procurement transformation and strategic sourcing initiatives across multi‑category programs. You will collaborate with CPOs, finance leaders and business stakeholders to drive value, risk controls and sustainable savings.

The role requires strong analytics, negotiation and leadership across diverse teams. In this role you will guide opportunity assessments, value-case development and roadmaps, while leveraging AI-enabled capabilities