Senior Procurement Strategy & Sourcing Leader

EY; Charlotte (NC); Remote; USD 150,000 - 375,000; Full time

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 multi-category programs—from opportunity assessment to sourcing execution and benefit realization—and collaborate with CPOs, finance leaders, and suppliers using analytics and AI-enabled capabilities.

Lead and develop high-performing teams, guide complex programs, and shape strategy, market

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.

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

Value improvement

Analytics

Education

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

Tools

AI-enabled procurement tools

Contract analytics

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 multi-category programs—from opportunity assessment to sourcing execution and benefit realization—and collaborate with CPOs, finance leaders, and suppliers using analytics and AI-enabled capabilities.

Lead and develop high-performing teams, guide complex programs, and shape strategy, market