Technology Category Lead: Sourcing, Negotiation & Savings

Cencora, Inc.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Presencial; USD 76.000 - 119.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical, dental, vision

Backup dependent care

Training and mentorship programs

Volunteer activities

Descripción de la vacante

Cencora, Inc. in the United States seeks a Manager, Technology Category Management to lead category strategy and sourcing for Hardware/Telecom/Cloud, Software, or Technology Services.

You will identify opportunities, negotiate contracts, manage supplier performance, and partner with IT and business stakeholders to deliver savings. The role includes mentoring analysts, guiding sourcing events, and ensuring governance through MSAs, SaaS licenses, and cloud agreements, while tracking savings and

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Information Technology or related field; MBA preferred.
• 5+ years in strategic sourcing, category management or procurement, with at least 3 years focused on technology categories.
• Demonstrated success negotiating technology contracts and delivering measurable savings.
• Working knowledge of technology commercial models (licensing, subscription, consumption, SOW/T&M/fixed-price, SLAs) and related risk, data privacy and security considerations.
• Strong analytical skills; proficiency with spend analytics and sourcing tools (e.g., Ariba, Power BI, Excel).
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills; ability to influence business and IT stakeholders.
• Experience guiding or mentoring team members preferred; formal people management not required.
• Experience with MA&D sourcing support, and healthcare, pharma or other regulated industry, is a plus.
• Professional certification (CPSM, CPP, ISM or similar) a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Category execution: Manage category strategies, sourcing plans and pipeline priorities for assigned spend areas; develop the annual plan.
• Productivity identification: Analyze spend, demand and market data to identify opportunities and maintain pipeline.
• Sourcing and negotiation: Lead sourcing events, evaluations and award recommendations; manage contracts.
• Contract expertise: MSA, SaaS, Cloud Agreements and pricing models; ensure compliance and value.
• Productivity delivery: Realize savings, drive adoption and track benefits.
• Supplier management: Track performance, SLAs, KPIs, risks; conduct supplier reviews.
• Stakeholder coordination: Align requirements and provide status updates to Director.
• Budget and savings tracking: Manage budgets and report performance.
• Market insight: Stay current on market trends and vendor capabilities.
• MA&D support: Support due diligence and Day-1 readiness.
• Process improvement: Contribute to playbooks and tooling; onboarding and cross-training.
• Team guidance: Coach analysts on sourcing events and best practices.

Conocimientos

Negotiation

Vendor management

Stakeholder management

Sourcing strategy

Category management

Educación

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

MBA preferred

Herramientas

Ariba

Power BI

Excel

Descripción del empleo

Cencora, Inc. in the United States seeks a Manager, Technology Category Management to lead category strategy and sourcing for Hardware/Telecom/Cloud, Software, or Technology Services.

You will identify opportunities, negotiate contracts, manage supplier performance, and partner with IT and business stakeholders to deliver savings. The role includes mentoring analysts, guiding sourcing events, and ensuring governance through MSAs, SaaS licenses, and cloud agreements, while tracking savings and