Global Category Manager - Indirect Procurement
RemoteUnited Kingdom or Mexico
Job Summary
Lead global category strategies for IT, logistics, utilities, or travel portfolios ranging from £40m to £80m, driving cost reduction, value creation, and continuous improvement initiatives. Build and implement supplier relationship management strategies while negotiating complex global agreements and managing commercial and operational risks across Europe, North America, and other regions. Partner with senior stakeholders to challenge demand, influence specifications, and deliver sourcing programmes from strategy through implementation. Lead cross-functional teams and direct reports to embed best-practice procurement and support wider transformation initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- 8-10+ years' experience in strategic sourcing, category management and supplier relationship management
- Proven success managing significant indirect spend within complex global organisations
- Experience leading large-scale sourcing, transformation or change programmes
- Strong commercial acumen and negotiation skills
- Advanced stakeholder management experience across matrix organisations
- Experience influencing senior leaders and driving change across multiple regions
- Strong analytical skills and a solutions-focused mindset
- Familiarity with procurement systems, spend analytics, eSourcing and contract management tools
- Several years' experience managing global IT and professional services categories
- Experience operating across large, geographically dispersed organisations
- Ability to partner closely with corporate and head office stakeholders
- Extensive category management experience across logistics spend
- Strong knowledge of freight operations including road, air, sea, warehousing, customs and 3PL/4PL providers
- Significant utilities category management experience across both European and North American markets
- Experience managing energy procurement, utilities contracts and associated risk strategies
Desired Qualifications
- Exposure to AI-enabled procurement tools
- Packaging category experience
- Ideally based in Eastern North America, although other locations will be considered
- Knowledge of travel and fleet categories
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