Category Manager, Enterprise

<h3>Accountabilities:</h3><ul>
<li>Partner with senior procurement leadership to align purchasing demands and priorities with business-client expectations and supply management objectives.</li>
<li>Manage a portfolio of suppliers, overseeing agreements, renewals, and third-party risk management activities.</li>
<li>Build and maintain relationships with assigned business clients to understand procurement needs, anticipate timelines, and influence purchasing strategies.</li>
<li>Develop and implement category management strategies that control costs, optimize supplier performance, and ensure continuity of supply.</li>
<li>Lead supplier negotiations for new agreements and renewals in collaboration with legal counsel, risk management, and business stakeholders.</li>
<li>Negotiate statements of work and ordering documents with clients and suppliers to improve commercial outcomes and maximize the value of project investments.</li>
<li>Identify, assess, and mitigate risks associated with third-party agreements in collaboration with legal, risk management, governance, risk and compliance, and information security teams.</li>
<li>Participate in supply management processes, including supplier onboarding, third-party risk management, stakeholder advisory boards, risk councils, and profit-and-loss improvement initiatives.</li>
<li>Communicate effectively with business leaders, contribute to procurement team performance, and support financial improvement and supplier diversity goals.</li>
<li>Lead cross-functional discussions and use stakeholder influence to resolve procurement challenges and achieve shared objectives.</li>
<h2>Requirements:</h2>
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<li>Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline, such as Finance, Supply Management, Economics, or a technical or scientific field.</li>
<li>At least seven years of professional experience in supply management, procurement, supplier management, category management, or related business office functions.</li>
<li>Strong knowledge of procurement markets, industry terminology, commercial practices, and supplier management standards.</li>
<li>Demonstrated experience negotiating and managing supplier agreements, contracts, statements of work, and ordering documents.</li>
<li>Proven negotiation skills, particularly in performance-based commercial arrangements and shared-risk allocation.</li>
<li>Experience using Coupa procure-to-pay or similar procurement systems.</li>
<li>Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, collaboration, and stakeholder influence skills.</li>
<li>Ability to lead cross-functional meetings, prepare and deliver clear presentations, and communicate effectively with stakeholders at different organizational levels.</li>
<li>Solid business acumen and an understanding of organizational structures, business processes, and information flows across multiple business units.</li>
<li>Experience working with large nonprofit organizations, humanitarian services, or biomedical industries is desirable.</li>
<li>An MBA or another advanced degree is an advantage.</li>
<li>Ability to work during Eastern Time business hours to accommodate business-client availability.</li>
<li>Comfortable appearing on video frequently for meetings using Microsoft Teams or similar platforms.</li>
<li>Ability to maintain a professional and suitable home-office environment.</li>
<h2>Benefits:</h2>
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<li>Fully remote work arrangement.</li>
<li>Independent, 1099 contractor engagement.</li>
<li>Autonomy to manage procurement portfolios and lead strategic initiatives.</li>
<li>Opportunity to collaborate with a global team of more than 1,400 professionals.</li>
<li>Exposure to complex supplier negotiations, strategic sourcing, and enterprise procurement initiatives.</li>
<li>Opportunity to contribute to cost optimization, financial performance, and supplier diversity goals.</li>
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