Procurement Associate Director, Category Management

In the Procurement Associate Director of Category Management role you will lead a team responsible for category management activities across multiple highly complex categories within the Corporate Services and/or Technology space with the final categories to be determined based on the selected candidate's expertise. Possible categories include human resources; legal, risk & compliance, tax & finance; IT labor; professional services; market research; travel & events; software; hardware; cloud; telecommunications; and customer-facing services. The team is responsible for development of category and sourcing strategies, sourcing execution, negotiations, contracting activities, and relationship management across the assigned categories. The purpose of this role is to optimize the total cost of ownership and increase the total value derived from our resource investments.

The Associate Director will have consistent exposure to Best Buy executives, strategic suppliers, and highly complex agreements. This role will cross-functionally partner with and influence leaders from all levels across the Best Buy Enterprise and will develop and maintain executive level relationships with the most strategic suppliers within the assigned categories. This role is expected to provide leadership in support of developing and maintaining a world-class Category Management capability across the entire Procurement function.

This role is hybrid, which means you will be required to work some days on-site at the Best Buy location listed on this posting and some days virtually from home or another non-Best Buy location. The specific work arrangements vary by role and team. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process.

What you'll do

• Translate enterprise business objectives into category strategies and goals while driving holistic, end‑to‑end value across stakeholders and suppliers
• Lead contracting, relationship management, audits, benchmarking, and process improvements in partnership with Procurement, Legal, and cross‑functional teams
• Negotiate, redline, and execute contracts in alignment with company policies, serving as an escalation point for direct reports
• Conduct financial analysis of supplier proposals and contracts with Finance partners, reporting value delivered through strategic sourcing initiatives
• Anticipate and resolve issues using organizational knowledge and networks, while strengthening collaboration with peers, senior leaders, and cross‑functional teams
• Provide leadership, coaching, and development to direct and indirect reports, ensuring effective communication and continuous capability growth across teams

Basic qualifications

• 8+ years of Strategic Sourcing experience
• 5+ years of supervisory/people leadership experience, coaching and employee development
• 5+ years of collaborating with, building relationships with, and influencing senior level and -C-suite stakeholders

Preferred qualifications

• Expert MS Office skills, emphasis on Excel and PowerPoint and ability to complete complex spend or data analysis, and presentation skills
• Strong organization, communication, presentation, and collaboration skills

What's in it for you

We're committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. We offer generous benefits that address your total well-being and provide support as you need it, especially key moments in your life.

Our benefits include:

• Competitive pay
• Generous employee discount
• Physical and mental well-being support

About us

As part of the Best Buy team, you'll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life — in our stores, online and in customers' homes.

Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. We're committed to being a great place to work, where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all, we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full, authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.

Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer.

Position Type: Full time