Manager, Procurement Category Management – Supply Chain & Operations Consulting
EY
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: California, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $128,400 - $235,300 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Serve as a client-facing consultant, actively engaging with clients to assess opportunities for strategic procurement improvement
- Prepare for and lead process workshops with clients, guiding discussions to gather information, assess current state, and collaborating to identify opportunities for total cost reduction
- Identify client challenges within their category management processes and recommend innovative solutions leveraging leading practices
- Develop approach and work plans, and support overall program management of the engagement
- Own deliverables throughout the project lifecycle, driving development, facilitating client reviews, and ensuring alignment with client expectations
- Design and implement AI-driven procurement solutions within strategic procurement to optimize decision-making and efficiency
- Develop category expertise across numerous spend categories
- Conduct spend and market analytics to develop insights in support of opportunity identification, estimating total cost reduction
- Lead teams conducting strategic sourcing and other total cost reduction efforts
- Foster strong relationships with client stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery and client satisfaction
- Leverage deep understanding of sourcing and total cost reduction to coach and develop junior team members in assessing opportunity and delivering client value
- Support development of thought leadership on sourcing and category management topic areas including use of AI and agentic AI
- Develop expertise in strategic procurement technology solutions encompassing spend and contract analytics tools, sourcing / autonomous sourcing and negotiations tools, contract lifecycle management solutions
- Support business development initiatives including proposal support, new solution identification, and client service improvement opportunities
- Mentor and guide team members in best practices for delivery of complex assessment, sourcing and category management projects
Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, or a related field
- 5-8 years of experience in strategic sourcing, category management, with at least 2 years of procurement consulting
- Strong understanding of procurement processes and best practices
- Category experience in indirect or direct category management
- Demonstrated experience in shaping and defining solutions that drive total cost reduction or capability improvement
- Previous experience in a leadership role within a consulting environment
- Experience with spend analytics, sourcing opportunity assessment, strategic sourcing methodologies and project management frameworks
- Experience with Sourcing and Category Management Procurement technology and AI solutions
- Consulting experience or involvement in multi-disciplinary transformation projects
- Experience in change management approaches
Benefits
- medical and dental coverage
- pension and 401(k) plans
- wide range of paid time off options
- flexible vacation policy
- time off for designated EY Paid Holidays
- Winter/Summer breaks
- Personal/Family Care and other leaves of absence
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
strategic sourcingcategory managementprocurement consultingspend analyticstotal cost reductionproject managementAI-driven procurement solutionscontract lifecycle managementsourcing methodologieschange management
Soft skills
client engagementprocess facilitationrelationship buildingteam leadershipmentoringcollaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingcoachingthought leadership
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Managementrelated field degree