Category Manager, Procurement in Seattle, Washington

Job Title

In this role, you will lead strategic sourcing and category management for indirect spend categories, including technology (hardware, software, SaaS, cloud services), professional services, and other corporate functions.

• Develop and maintain multi-year category roadmaps with savings, risk, and service objectives
• Manage strategic supplier relationships across assigned indirect spend categories, including technology and professional services, while proactively monitoring financial, operational, cybersecurity, and regulatory risks.
• Develop and execute sourcing and negotiation strategies that optimize total cost of ownership, mitigate risk, improve supplier performance, and maximize business value.
• Track and report benefits realization vs. targets
• Lead end-to-end competitive sourcing events (RFPs, RFIs, RFQs) and cross-functional sourcing teams involving Finance, Legal, IT, Information Security, People, and Operations to deliver optimal commercial outcomes.
• Collaborate and influence stakeholders and senior leaders to gain agreement on priorities and engagement mechanics
• Ensure compliance with internal procurement policies and controls
• Partner with IT and Information Security to source and negotiate technology solutions including software, SaaS platforms, cloud services, hardware, telecommunications, and technology services.
• Develop sourcing strategies for indirect spend categories by leveraging market intelligence, supplier benchmarking, and total cost of ownership analysis.
• Evaluate supplier capabilities, licensing models, and commercial structures to support technology investments.
• Partner with Legal to negotiate complex commercial agreements and manage the contract lifecycle from sourcing through execution and renewal.
• Analyze spend, supplier performance, market trends, and business demand to identify opportunities for cost optimization, supplier consolidation, operational efficiency, and innovation.

• Minimum 7+ years' experience in a Procurement role, supporting or leading category initiatives
• Demonstrated experience leading strategic sourcing and category management initiatives across indirect procurement categories, including technology, professional services, or other corporate spend.
• Strong understanding of supplier markets, commercial models, licensing structures, and market trends within indirect procurement categories.
• Ability to develop, and sustain, productive networking relationships
• Ability to deliver reporting from source systems, analyze/interpret data, and make recommendations to stakeholders
• Skilled in stakeholder management and asserting influence in challenging situations
• Demonstrated success providing outstanding customer service
• Demonstrated financial and commercial acumen (TCO, ROI)
• Ability to discover, re-engineer and deliver on process optimization projects
• Strong project management, leadership and presentation skills
• Experience supporting technology procurement, including software, SaaS, cloud services, telecommunications, or IT services preferred
• Knowledge of contract negotiation, supplier governance, and supplier performance management
• Experience with spend analytics, category planning, and procurement reporting tools

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That's why we prioritize purpose, flexibility, connection, and recognition, so our people can thrive and love what they do, most days.

Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term…