Category Manager

Rentokil Pest Control North America

Category Manager managing procurement processes and strategies for Rentokil in North America. Leading negotiations and cross-functional team collaboration to optimize spend and drive sustainability.

Posted 5/6/2026full-timeRemote • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for the procurement process for certain of Rentokil-Terminix NA spend
Management of cross-functional teams to facilitate the definition of category plans
Defining and leading negotiations, supplier, and stakeholder management
Optimize NA spend in the relevant category
Deliver category plans to drive savings, risk mitigation, and sustainability
Lead the external-facing commercial process (3rd party spend)
Define category sourcing strategies
Manage high-value, high-complexity SOWs, RFx's, and contracts
Contract manage the ongoing relationship at senior levels
Own the relevant spend maps for agreed categories
Proactive review of existing contracts to identify business and mitigate risk
Develop and manage annual cost savings, working capital improvement, budgets, and supplier performance targets

Requirements

What you’ll need

Procurement (or relevant) experience of over3- 5 years required
Experience with procurement best practices and a successful track record in Procurement, managing related spend in a corporate environment
Experience in negotiating and optimizing strategic programs to match organizational goals and circumstances
Experience developing and negotiating complex contracts
Ability to work independently and perform against tight deadlines with multiple priorities
Analytical and strategic problem-solving capabilities in finance and business subjects, and multi-tasking skills
Strong influencing skills
Expert negotiation skills
Effective communication and facilitation skills
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities and deadlines
Detail-oriented - able to review and produce accurate, professional and error-free analyses in a timely manner
Proven ability to lead, build trust and be highly credible across levels of organizations

Benefits

Comp & perks

Start Day 1 for Full-Time Colleagues - No Waiting Period!
Professional and Personal Growth
Multiple avenues to grow your career
Training and development programs available
Tuition Reimbursement benefits (for FT Colleagues)
Health benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance plus much more
Full-time colleagues are eligible to begin enrollment immediately upon hire with benefits starting on day 1
401(k) retirement plan with company-matching contributions
Vacation days & sick days
Company-paid holidays & floating holidays
A company mindset that prioritizes health, safety, and flexibility

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Hard Skills & Tools

procurementnegotiationcontract managementcategory sourcing strategiesSOWsRFxcost savingsworking capital improvementsupplier performance management

Soft Skills

analytical problem-solvingstrategic problem-solvinginfluencingcommunicationfacilitationdetail-orientedindependent workmulti-taskingtrust buildingcredibility