Senior Procurement Strategy & Category Leader

EY; Tucson (AZ); Remote; USD 150,000 - 344,000; Full time

Job summary

EY’s Supply Chain and Operations practice seeks a Senior Manager to help clients unlock value through procurement category management, strategic sourcing and cost transformation. You will lead multi-category programs from opportunity assessment to benefit realization, working with CPOs, finance leaders and suppliers.

You will apply analytics and AI-enabled sourcing capabilities, shape category strategy, run negotiations and implement value-tracking.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, finance, engineering, economics or related field.
• Seven+ years of procurement experience with meaningful consulting and leadership experience.
• Experience shaping, selling and delivering complex procurement engagements across multiple categories.
• Experience leading teams 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 analytics

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA

Procurement certification

Job description

EY’s Supply Chain and Operations practice seeks a Senior Manager to help clients unlock value through procurement category management, strategic sourcing and cost transformation. You will lead multi-category programs from opportunity assessment to benefit realization, working with CPOs, finance leaders and suppliers.

You will apply analytics and AI-enabled sourcing capabilities, shape category strategy, run negotiations and implement value-tracking.