Tech Category Sourcing Manager

Cencora, Inc.; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cencora, Inc. is seeking a Manager, Technology Category Management to lead strategy, sourcing, and supplier negotiations across hardware/telecom/cloud, software, or technology services.

You will drive productivity, savings, and risk management while partnering with IT and business stakeholders to deliver enterprise value. The role emphasizes contract expertise, market insight, and cross-functional collaboration to achieve measurable results in a dynamic healthcare/pharma ecosystem.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, category management or procurement, with 3+ years in technology categories.
• Demonstrated success negotiating technology contracts and delivering measurable savings.
• Knowledge of technology commercial models (licensing, subscription, consumption, SOW/T&M, SLAs) and risk considerations.

Responsibilities

• Category execution: manage strategies, plans and pipelines for assigned spend; align with demand and cost objectives.
• Lead sourcing events, supplier evaluations, negotiations and award recommendations.
• Contract expertise: MSAs, SaaS, cloud agreements and governance practices.
• Productivity delivery: realize savings and track benefits to completion.
• Supplier management: monitor performance, SLAs and risk; conduct reviews.

Skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Sourcing experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Information Technology or related field

MBA preferred

Professional certification CPSM/CPP/ISM (a plus)

Tools

Ariba

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Cencora, Inc. is seeking a Manager, Technology Category Management to lead strategy, sourcing, and supplier negotiations across hardware/telecom/cloud, software, or technology services.

You will drive productivity, savings, and risk management while partnering with IT and business stakeholders to deliver enterprise value. The role emphasizes contract expertise, market insight, and cross-functional collaboration to achieve measurable results in a dynamic healthcare/pharma ecosystem.