Senior Product Manager, Sourcing Category

Senior Category/Sourcing Manager, Product Category

This role is to lead category sourcing focused on Card Embedded Benefits (Insurance and Brokerage) within Product & Benefits Category - reporting to Europe Head of Product and Services Category and the successful candidate will have experience of above categories at both strategic and tactical level.

Geographical scope is Europe and where requested provide support to the Global Sourcing teams and regional teams.

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• Contribute to the development of the functional agenda by monitoring market trends, competitive dynamics, and stakeholder needs to support strategic planning and execution.
• Partner with business stakeholders and teams in support of revenue enabling procurement
• Identify and explore opportunities for value creation, recommending enhancements to current practices and supporting innovation initiatives aligned with strategic goals.
• Translate business and market insights into actionable plans, engaging stakeholders through clear communication and well-structured proposals.
• Support alignment of regional and functional priorities with broader organisational objectives, collaborating across teams to ensure effective deployment of resources and capabilities.
• Drive change initiatives within the function, contributing to vision‑setting, gaining team buy‑in, and tracking progress against defined outcomes.

• Implement consistent demand planning and forecasting processes across relevant areas of the organisation.
• Design and deliver fast‑paced Card embedded and Insurance benefits procurement strategies
• Assess sourcing initiatives and projects, providing analysis and recommendations to support decision‑making.
• Prepare sourcing reports and insights for review by senior management, ensuring clarity and relevance.
• Champion continuous improvement through adoption of best practices and innovative solutions, contributing to functional excellence.
• Develop and refine tools and templates, supports AI adoption, and maintains high standards for team and business deliverables.

• Act with urgency to resolve issues and deliver results, maintaining momentum across initiatives.
• Engage team members in decision‑making processes to build ownership and alignment.
• Clearly frame issues and options when escalating decisions to senior leadership.
• Foster a high‑performance culture, positioning the function as a reliable business partner.
• Lead collaborative efforts to identify opportunities and implement change, advocating for improvements across the function.
• Create an inclusive and safe team environment that encourages open dialogue and diverse perspectives, supporting enterprise‑wide change.

Visa is a dynamic environment thus there are likely to be some changes in responsibilities and priorities over time and so we are looking for someone who has a flexible approach, embracing Visa Europe’s agility.

• Develop and execute (sub) Category/Sub‑category strategies, plans, and projects.
• Responsible for the delivery of a compelling strategy and plan that mobilises the cross‑functional teams and partners.
• Execute strategic and tactical sourcing activities.
• Incorporate responsible sourcing objectives into category activities.
• Manage Category spend, supplier relationships, and opportunities, developing and maintaining Preferred Supplier Lists (PSL) and manage Tail spend.

• Role focused on Product and Benefits category requiring in‑depth SME experience in buying insurances, broker services, card embedded benefit procurement.

• Lead defined sections of the sourcing planning and forecasting by aligning category plans to support the Sourcing strategy.
• Act as a Sourcing Business Partner to the Product Card Benefits and Center of Excellence teams in the UK and Europe, ensuring end‑to‑end responsibilities for Sourcing activities.
• Through strong relationships with business stakeholders, understand subcategory strategies, plans, and priorities to be able to…