Senior Strategic Sourcing & Category Lead

DPR Construction; Iowa (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

DPR Construction seeks a seasoned Category/Sourcing Manager to lead complex category strategies and manage multi-year roadmaps for high-impact spend areas. You will conduct advanced spend and supplier analyses, and drive end-to-end sourcing events with cross-functional teams to optimize total cost and supplier performance.

Team collaboration with Sales, Operations, Finance, and Risk will be essential to ensure program adoption, governance, and risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business, engineering, construction management, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Leads development and execution of category strategies for complex or high-impact spend areas, including multi-year roadmaps and sourcing pipelines.
• Conducts advanced spend, market, and supplier analyses to identify consolidation opportunities, standardization pathways, and strategic partnerships.
• Leads end-to-end strategic sourcing events, including bid strategy, stakeholder alignment, commercial modeling, risk mitigation, performance, quality, and supplier negotiations.
• Structures and manages preferred supplier programs, framework agreements, and master service agreements (MSAs), including service, quality, and compliance requirements with respective departments.
• Establishes category governance and supplier performance routines, including scorecards, corrective actions, business reviews, and risk mitigation plans.
• Partners with Sales, Operations, Finance, and Risk stakeholders to drive program adoption, compliance, and resolution of escalated supplier issues.
• Develops and delivers category performance reporting that communicates financial impact, service performance, and supplier compliance trends.

Skills

Advanced market analysis

Strategic sourcing

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Education

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

Job description

DPR Construction seeks a seasoned Category/Sourcing Manager to lead complex category strategies and manage multi-year roadmaps for high-impact spend areas. You will conduct advanced spend and supplier analyses, and drive end-to-end sourcing events with cross-functional teams to optimize total cost and supplier performance.

Team collaboration with Sales, Operations, Finance, and Risk will be essential to ensure program adoption, governance, and risk mitigation.