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Associate Director, Category Management

Hyderabad, IN💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-09 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead global category management across a range of procurement categories, aligning priorities with leaders and suppliers to drive cost savings and efficiency.

Role type

Senior IC procurement category manager

Builds

Global procurement capabilities and supplier relationships

Domain

Pharma/BioPharma procurement

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

global category management, supplier relationship management, contract negotiation, cross-functional team leadership, market intelligence analysis, financial assessment

Preferred skills

Oracle, Zycus, Ariba, sourcing systems, eRFx systems

Responsibilities

Lead category management across global categories, align category priorities with leaders and suppliers, manage negotiations and supplier relationships, drive cost savings and efficiency improvements, negotiate contract terms with legal and business partners, use data and market insight to guide category decisions, coach team members on procurement skills and career development

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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