Category Manager, Strategic Sourcing
Job in
Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, 06610, USA
Listed on 2026-07-13
Listing for:
Jobtailor
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-07-13
Job specializations:
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Business
Business Intelligence, Business Analyst, Change Management -
Supply Chain/Logistics
Change Management
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Responsibilities
- Lead moderately complex to complex sourcing events aligned to category strategies and enterprise priorities, supporting near‑and long‑term category objectives
- Own end‑to‑end RFx development, including scopes of work, evaluation frameworks, and award recommendations informed by category insights and market dynamics
- Lead supplier engagement and negotiations, developing negotiation strategies and commercial trade‑offs to deliver compliant, value‑focused outcomes aligned to category roadmaps
- Serve as an escalation point for execution and negotiation issues, partnering with category leaders to mitigate risk and protect category strategy
- Perform advanced analysis of spend, supplier performance, contracts, and proposals to influence strategy
- Identify risks, value opportunities, and improvement levers across assigned categories
- Deliver executive‑level insights linking data to business and financial outcomes
- Lead adoption of sourcing processes, analytics, reporting, and digital tools
- Contribute to standardization, best practices, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Partner with senior leaders on pilots and transformation programs, owning assigned work streams
- Support knowledge sharing and capability building across the team
- Act as a primary sourcing partner to cross‑functional stakeholders, presenting sourcing strategies, insights, and recommendations to business audiences to support alignment and decision‑making
- Provide informal coaching to elevate sourcing and analytics capabilities, including guiding stakeholders through insights, tools, and outputs
- Build trusted relationships with category teams by clearly articulating sourcing outcomes and value stories that support strategy and long‑term value realization
- 5+ years of experience in sourcing, procurement, finance, analytics, consulting, or a related field
- Advanced proficiency in Excel; experience with data visualization, dashboards, or procurement analytics tools
- Demonstrated experience leading RFx processes, sourcing platforms, contract analysis, or digital transformation initiatives
- Experience working in large, complex, or matrixed organizations strongly preferred
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of experience is required; MBA or advanced degree preferred
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