Procurement Sourcing, Category Specialist
Core
Drive high complexity strategic sourcing projects, initiatives, process optimization, and team coaching for global IT infrastructure and cloud services.
Role type
Senior individual contributor category specialist (strategic sourcing)
Builds
Global category strategies, vendor relationships, and multi-year opportunity pipelines for IT infrastructure and cloud services
Domain
IT Infrastructure, Cloud Services, Strategic Sourcing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Strategic sourcing, category management, vendor relationship management, market intelligence, contract negotiation, data analysis, process optimization, stakeholder management, change management
Preferred skills
Process improvement, customer service, analytical problem-solving, prioritization, independent work
Technologies
Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Responsibilities
Own and maintain full global category strategy including spend baselines, supplier landscape, and savings pipeline; manage vendor and stakeholder relationships; co-execute end-to-end sourcing projects from opportunity identification to post-award governance; build complex analysis models for data-driven decisions; translate market and technology trends into category insights and roadmap adjustments; coach junior team members
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
