Category Management - Indirect Services

Category Management - Indirect ServicesPerm PositionOakland or San Ramon California (Hybrid)The Sourcing Category Manager for Indirect Services will act as a strategic business partner, ensuring professional services are procured and managed efficiently, cost-effectively, and in alignment with the company’s overall supply chain and business objectives. This position develops strategies and plans to reduce purchase costs and drive the greatest total cost of ownership while ensuring service excellence. This position oversees the governance of the contract approval process from contract creation through contract award for a designated portfolio. This position drives category management strategies with their team and influences key stakeholders to become trusted business advisors.

Job Responsibilities

• Develops strategic portfolio and category plans to generate cost savings, deliver service excellence, optimize diversity of spending and total cost of ownership for multiple Portfolios across multiple lines of business.
• Ensures the overall governance of the contract approval process from contract creation through contract award.
• Oversees contract spend across multiple spend categories in multiple LOBs.
• Develops short- and long-term strategies for all spend categories within portfolio for multiple LOBs.
• Leads complex cross-functional teams in the execution of strategic sourcing initiatives.
• Manages spend analysis, needs assessment, benchmarking and business case development.
• Leads development and execution of negotiation strategies.
• Approves purchase orders and contracts from $500,000 to $10 million.
• Monitors and maximizes customer satisfaction using standardized client service level agreements.
• Manages continuous improvement-based relationships that deliver mutually beneficial results for suppliers.
• Establishes service level agreements to hold suppliers accountable for performance.
• Direct reports include multiple Portfolio Managers, Procurement Managers, and Category Leads. Through these direct reports, incumbents are responsible for all sourcing activity for the assigned areas of the business.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• At least years of experience sourcing Indirect Services
• Strong expertise in category management with a deep understanding of pricing models, supply bases, and the nuances across consulting sub-categories.
• Demonstrated category management and procurement transformation experience.
• Expertise in professional services categories, including key suppliers, contractual models, industry trends, and strategies to drive cost savings and operational efficiencies.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills required.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams is required.
• Demonstrated leadership and management skills are required.
• Ability to identify and resolve problems and implementation barriers required.

Desired Qualifications

• Ability to source large consulting agreements. (Experience working with suppliers like PwC, EY, Deloitte, KPMG, McKinsey, BCG, Bain, AT Kearney, and other top-tier consulting firms).
• MBA or equivalent advanced degree
• Six Sigma, CPSM, or other related certification
• SAP/SRM proficiency desired