Strategic Category Leader - Complex Sourcing

DPR Construction; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

DPR Construction in Austin, TX seeks an experienced Senior Category Manager to lead strategic sourcing across complex spend areas for the company’s construction projects. You’ll shape category programs, run supplier negotiations, and drive governance and performance improvements.

This role partners with Sales, Operations, Finance and Risk to deliver measurable cost savings, mitigate risk, and establish multi-year roadmaps, MSAs, and supplier partnerships that align with DPR’s strategic

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business, engineering, construction management, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.
• 5-7 years of experience in strategic sourcing, category management, procurement, or supply chain operations required.
• Experience negotiating complex commercial agreements and influencing cross-functional stakeholders required.
• Experience supporting construction, material distribution, or project-based sourcing environments preferred.

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 in conjunction 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

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation

Market analysis

Stakeholder management

Supplier performance

Governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management

Job description

DPR Construction in Austin, TX seeks an experienced Senior Category Manager to lead strategic sourcing across complex spend areas for the company’s construction projects. You’ll shape category programs, run supplier negotiations, and drive governance and performance improvements.

This role partners with Sales, Operations, Finance and Risk to deliver measurable cost savings, mitigate risk, and establish multi-year roadmaps, MSAs, and supplier partnerships that align with DPR’s strategic