Category Manager

24 hours ago


Saugus, Massachusetts, United States DivIHN Integration Inc Full time

About the Role:

This temporary position will be responsible for leading assigned Professional Services categories globally, driving procurement excellence and best value for the categories. The key focus will be on cost, quality, and service. This role involves project management across several functions, business units, and global sites, collaborating closely with business partners at the senior level to define priorities, establish strategic and tactical objectives, and develop a multi-year category roadmap ensuring accurate alignment of requirements and supply base.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with internal partners on assigned categories and use these relationships to lead category strategies, pipeline items, and short/medium/long-term goals to support the ongoing delivery of product pipeline.
  • Lead the supplier selection, risk assessment, and contract negotiation process for key projects.
  • Ensure that appropriate Supplier Relationship Management programs are in place for strategic and critical suppliers in the concerned categories of spend.
  • Provide regular progress updates to direct manager, procurement senior leadership, and to key internal partners.
  • Lead negotiations across critical supply agreements using value-based techniques.
  • Monitor, track, and report on savings and incremental value of sourcing activities.
  • Stimulate and support innovation by using the supplier base, regularly reviewing market developments, and mobilizing the appropriate internal network.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor/Master's degree.
  • Category management experience with multinational organizations.
  • Previous experience within strategic procurement of Professional Services categories is an asset (Consulting, Financial and Audit Services, Marketing, Market Research/Market Access, Outsourced Business Services).
  • Proven experience in people, stakeholder, and project management.
  • Ability to coordinate multiple parallel sourcing initiatives across different business groups.
  • Strong analytic and negotiation skills.
  • Business sense and ability to develop critical thinking.
  • Experience in contracting to include but not be limited to Master Service Agreements, Statements of Work, Amendments, and NDAs.
  • Intermediate understanding of Procurement standard processes, supply markets, suppliers, and products.
  • Ability to work in a multi-cultural and matrix environment.
  • Intermediate understanding of pricing models and contracts terms.

About DivIHN Integration Inc:

DivIHN Integration Inc is an equal opportunity employer. We do not and shall not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status.



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