Supply Chain & Operations - Procurement Category Management & Sourcing Consulting - Manager

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We are seeking a manager with deep expertise in Strategic Procurement, including Category Management and Sourcing capabilities. As a Category Management & Sourcing Consulting Manager, you will play a pivotal role in assessing client’s category management and source-to-contract capabilities, identifying opportunities to improve total value generation through all dimensions of category strategy and execution. You will lead a team of consultants to deliver value to our clients, improving their strategic procurement processes and delivering cost reduction, service improvement, and optimal sourcing strategies.

This position offers the chance to work closely with clients, collaboratively finding innovative approaches including use of AI, to deliver that value.

• Serve as a client-facing consultant, actively engaging with clients to assess opportunities for strategic procurement improvement, and teaming with clients in delivering those improvements
• Prepare for and lead process workshops with clients, guiding discussions to gather information, assess current state, and collaborating to identify opportunities for total cost reduction
• Identify client challenges within their category management processes and recommend innovative solutions leveraging leading practices
• Develop approach and work plans, and support overall program management of the engagement
• Own deliverables throughout the project lifecycle, driving development, facilitating client reviews, and ensuring alignment with client expectations
• Design and implement AI-driven procurement solutions within strategic procurement to optimize decision-making and efficiency
• Develop category expertise across numerous spend categories
• Conduct spend and market analytics to develop insights in support of opportunity identification, estimating total cost reduction
• Lead teams conducting strategic sourcing and other total cost reduction efforts
• Foster strong relationships with client stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery and client satisfaction
• Leverage deep understanding of sourcing and total cost reduction to coach and develop junior team members in assessing opportunity and delivering client value
• Support development of thought leadership on sourcing and category management topic areas including use of AI and agentic AI
• Develop expertise in strategic procurement technology solutions encompassing spend and contract analytics tools, sourcing / autonomous sourcing and negotiations tools, contract lifecycle management solutions
• Support business development initiatives including proposal support, new solution identification, and client service improvement opportunities
• Mentor and guide team members in best practices for delivery of complex assessment, sourcing and category management projects

• Ability to think holistically across people, process, data, and technology to assess opportunities and develop innovative solutions
• Analytical mindset with a focus on combining data and qualitative information to develop insights for improvement and problem-solving.
• Ability to manage multiple work streams and priorities effectively
• Deep understanding of category management and sourcing capabilities and best practices
• Strong communication and storytelling skills with the ability to tailor insights for different business audiences
• Client-facing experience in shaping or selling transformational procurement programs
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to thrive in ambiguous, fast-moving client environments
• Strong…