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
Senior IC Director of Global Category Management
Builds
Global indirect spend portfolio outcomes, supplier partnerships, and a world-class Category Management organization
Domain
Semiconductor equipment industry + Global Procurement/Category Management
Required skills
Portfolio strategy definition, organizational capability building, supplier relationship management, business partnership excellence, talent development, governance establishment, multi-year roadmap development, stakeholder experience management, risk management, category strategy development, demand management, market intelligence, 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, leveraging automation for efficiency
Technologies
AI-enabled market intelligence tools, digital dashboards, automation tools, category performance scorecard frameworks
Responsibilities
Own global portfolio strategy and align with business growth objectives; Build and lead a world-class Category Management organization including recruiting and developing talent; Serve as primary executive relationship leader for GWI; Lead deployment of enterprise category management disciplines and future-state operating models; Drive strategic supplier governance and innovation programs; Lead adoption of AI-enabled capabilities for forecasting and decision quality
Seniority
Director, strategic executive leadership
