Director of Global Category Management: Workplace, Infrastructure & Lab Operations Portfolio - (M6)
Core
Executive leader accountable for one of the largest global indirect spend portfolios, serving as a strategic business partner to Global Workplace & Infrastructure (GWI) to drive value, reduce risk, and enable enterprise growth across Workplace, Infrastructure, and Lab Operations.
Role type
Director, Global Category Management (Workplace, Infrastructure & Lab Operations)
Builds
Global indirect spend portfolio outcomes, category strategies, supplier partnerships, and a world-class Category Management organization.
Domain
Semiconductor equipment manufacturing, Global Indirect Procurement, Workplace & Infrastructure Services
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Portfolio strategy definition, organizational capability building, governance establishment, talent development, supplier relationship management, business partnership excellence, multi-year roadmap development, stakeholder experience management, risk management, category strategy development, demand management, supplier segmentation, market intelligence, category governance, analytics and reporting, operating model transformation, AI-enabled category management adoption.
Preferred skills
Leading global category leaders and matrixed sourcing teams, building succession plans, driving workforce planning, championing proactive engagement models, deploying AI-enabled market intelligence and forecasting tools, building digital dashboards.
Technologies
AI-enabled market intelligence tools, automation platforms, digital dashboards, category performance scorecard frameworks.
Responsibilities
Own global portfolio strategy and align with business growth objectives; build and lead a global Category Management organization including recruitment and succession planning; serve as the primary executive interface for GWI leadership; lead annual planning and demand alignment; establish supplier governance and SRM programs; deploy future-state operating models and standardize sourcing playbooks; drive adoption of AI and digital transformation for procurement efficiency.
Seniority
Director, Executive-level IC with strategic leadership and organizational build-out responsibilities.
