Supply Chain - Procurement Category Management and Sourcing - Sr Manager

Other locations:
Anywhere in Country

Date:
Oct 30, 2026

Location:

Anywhere in Country

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The opportunity

EY’s Supply Chain and Operations practice is seeking a Senior Manager to help clients unlock measurable value through procurement category management, strategic sourcing and cost transformation. You will shape and lead complex, multi-category programs—from opportunity assessment and value-case development through sourcing execution, implementation and benefit realization.

In this role, you will work with CPOs, finance leaders, business stakeholders and suppliers, combining procurement expertise with consulting, commercial and people leadership. You will also help clients apply analytics, AI and emerging sourcing capabilities where they improve decisions, speed and outcomes.

Your key responsibilities

• Shape and sell procurement transformation, category management, strategic sourcing and cost takeout engagements.
• Lead spend and opportunity assessments, develop transparent value cases, prioritize categories and create executable sourcing roadmaps.
• Direct category strategy, market and supplier analysis, sourcing events, negotiations, contracting support, implementation and value tracking.
• Mobilize and lead complex programs, including governance, workplans, resources, risks, engagement economics and executive reporting.
• Build alignment across Procurement, Finance and business teams while balancing cost, service, quality, resilience, innovation and risk.
• Apply spend analytics, contract analytics, market intelligence, scenario modeling and AI-enabled procurement capabilities with appropriate controls.
• Develop client relationships, market offerings, thought leadership and account opportunities.
• Coach and develop high-performing, inclusive teams across pursuit and delivery.

Skills and attributes for success

• Deep knowledge of category management, strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations and procurement-led value improvement.
• Ability to translate complex spend, market and stakeholder information into clear recommendations and executable actions.
• Strong financial, analytical, program, commercial and client relationship skills.
• Executive presence and the ability to lead workshops, negotiations, steering committees and senior stakeholder communications.
• Sound judgment in balancing value, business requirements, supplier capability, risk and implementation feasibility.

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• A bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business, finance, engineering, economics or a related field.
• Seven or more years of relevant procurement experience, including meaningful consulting and leadership experience.
• Experience shaping, selling and delivering complex procurement engagements across multiple categories, work streams or stakeholder groups.
• Demonstrated success in opportunity assessment, value-case development, category strategy, sourcing execution, implementation and benefit realization.
• Experience leading teams and working with senior Procurement, Finance and business leaders.
• Willingness and ability to travel based on client and engagement needs.

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• Experience with enterprise cost transformation, margin improvement or procurement-led value creation.
• Depth in one or more direct or indirect category families and experience across multiple industries.
• Experience with advanced analytics, market intelligence, should-cost or total-cost modeling, eSourcing, autonomous sourcing, negotiation…