Senior Category Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Manage $68M site services spend in the Americas, reporting to the Director, Indirect & Logistics Procurement Americas.
• Develop and evolve a supplier base that delivers optimal quality, service, technology, and value (QSTV).
• Lead efforts to qualify alternate or second-source suppliers.
• Functionally supervise a sourcing specialist supporting category strategy.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to determine sourcing needs and execute category strategies.
• Identify and manage global projects in alignment with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Deliver cost savings, avoidances, and continuous improvement plans.
• Negotiate and implement supply agreements with favorable QSTV terms.
• Conduct quarterly business reviews (QBRs) with key suppliers to advance company objectives and address performance gaps.
• Develop and evolve cost savings/productivity plans with a pipeline of new ideas and projects.
• Identify and execute total cost of ownership (TCO) improvement opportunities.
• Address supplier performance failures through root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Create and maintain effective e-Sourcing events and catalogs to increase productivity.
• Monitor and resolve buy channel process disconnects to improve compliance and managed spend.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Economics
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
• Project Management Certifications
• Procurement Certifications

Skills

• Procurement e-sourcing tools
• Source-to-Contract Process
• ARIBA
• Vendor Negotiation
• Supplier Relationship Management
• Category Management
• Stakeholder Collaboration
• Cost Savings Initiatives
• Contract Management
• Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs)
• Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Analysis
• Root Cause Analysis
• Sourcing Strategy Development
• Team Leadership
• Analytical Problem Solving
• Written and Verbal Communication
• Organizational Planning

Schedule

Start date: 2026-09-07

Next Steps

Shortlisted candidates will receive an email from eximius.ai@compunnel.com with instructions to complete a required screening step. Completion of this screening is mandatory to be considered for the role.If you do not receive this email after applying, please contact our Talent Expert at ksaxena@compunnelhealthcare.com.

Compunnel Inc., established in 1994; is a leading provider of Staffing, IT/Software, e-Learning/Training, Business Intelligence, and Cloud Solutions. A leader in contingent and permanent workforce solutions, we also provide temp-to-hire staffing, project-based/SOW staffing, and payroll services to our esteemed clientele which includes Fortune 500 companies of diverse industry segments. Ranked as one of the largest staffing firms in the US which is our primary service market; we also have a significant presence in Europe and Asia. As a national service provider in the US, we are serving our customers all major states and regions; thereby generating numerous job opportunities for prospective employees in their preferred locations of choice.

We have witnessed multi-fold YOY growth, and continuously adding a large pool of talented resources to our employee base every year. Our extensive experience in hiring professionals of multiple in-demand skill sets (IT, Engineering, Healthcare, Admin-Clerical, Finance, Professional, Light Industrial, etc.) further makes Compunnel a wider and preferred platform for people to pursue their careers in the US. We welcome people from all walks of life and cultures, and we support workforce diversity by providing equal employment opportunities to people without any discrimination based on race, color, gender, religion, national/ethnic region, disability, or any other basis.