Strategic Category Manager: Sourcing & Procurement (Hybrid)

Scorpion Therapeutics; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics is seeking a strategic sourcing and category management leader to develop category strategies across commercial services and lead end-to-end sourcing initiatives. You will partner with Commercial leadership to translate objectives into effective procurement plans, optimizing value and supplier performance.

Collaborative, cross-functional work is essential in a hybrid, US-based role. The role emphasizes negotiation, market intelligence, and governance, with a focus on

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, finance, marketing, economics, or related field.
• 5+ years in strategic sourcing/procurement/category management.
• Experience supporting commercial services categories (e.g., Market Research, Sales Operations, Market Access, Patient Services, Commercial Analytics, data providers, consulting, marketing-related spend).
• Proven experience leading sourcing, negotiations, and contract management.
• Demonstrated measurable business value.
• Cross-functional, matrix environment experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategies for Market Research, Sales Operations, Market Access, Commercial Analytics, and related commercial services categories.
• Partner with Commercial leadership to understand priorities and procurement requirements.
• Translate business objectives into sourcing strategies optimizing cost, quality, service, innovation, and supplier performance.
• Serve as a trusted advisor on market intelligence, supplier capabilities, contracting approaches, and procurement best practices.
• Partner with Legal, Finance, Compliance, Medical, and Commercial stakeholders.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing events (spend analysis, market assessments, RFI/RFP, supplier evaluation, negotiations, selection, and contract execution).
• Perform commercial market analysis and competitive benchmarking.
• Negotiate pricing, commercial terms, service levels, data rights, performance metrics, and contractual protections.
• Drive supplier consolidation/rationalization when appropriate.
• Ensure sourcing compliance with policies, regulatory requirements, and procurement governance.
• Establish and manage strategic supplier relationships.
• Conduct supplier business reviews; monitor SLA/contract performance.
• Drive accountability, continuous improvement, and innovation.
• Identify/mitigate operational, compliance, financial, and business continuity risks.
• Analyze spend/utilization/performance for cost optimization and process improvement.
• Track/report value (savings, avoidance, efficiencies, cost savings).
• Support budget planning with market intelligence and pricing insights.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Procurement

Category management

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Spend analysis

Contract management

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA

CPSM/CPM/CIPS

Tools

Procurement software

Spend analytics

CLM systems

Job description

Scorpion Therapeutics is seeking a strategic sourcing and category management leader to develop category strategies across commercial services and lead end-to-end sourcing initiatives. You will partner with Commercial leadership to translate objectives into effective procurement plans, optimizing value and supplier performance.

Collaborative, cross-functional work is essential in a hybrid, US-based role. The role emphasizes negotiation, market intelligence, and governance, with a focus on