Strategic Sourcing Category Leader - $3B Spend

Georgia-Pacific LLC; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Category Group Director to lead the Strategic Sourcing & Procurement (SS&P) Field portfolio, including Services, MRO, Outage Services, and Track Implementation, representing approximately $3B in annual spend. This role provides direct leadership to the SS&P Field Category team, with responsibility for driving value creation, talent development, and PBM® advancement.

Based in Atlanta with a hybrid schedule, the leader accelerates value capture through strategic

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex cross-functional teams in category management or procurement.
• Proven ability to develop leaders, coach performance and drive engagement.
• Strong economic thinking and disciplined decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop leaders and teams to maximize contribution and growth.
• Execute sourcing and category strategies to maximize value across spend.
• Align resources across categories with Operations priorities to deliver productivity gains.
• Foster a unifying PBM culture and integrate strategy, execution, and leadership.
• Build trusted partnerships with Operations and capability groups to accelerate value capture.

Skills

Leadership

Category management

Strategic sourcing

People development

Job description

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Category Group Director to lead the Strategic Sourcing & Procurement (SS&P) Field portfolio, including Services, MRO, Outage Services, and Track Implementation, representing approximately $3B in annual spend. This role provides direct leadership to the SS&P Field Category team, with responsibility for driving value creation, talent development, and PBM® advancement.

Based in Atlanta with a hybrid schedule, the leader accelerates value capture through strategic