Category Manager, Corporate Services & Procurement Enablement

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. JOB SUMMARY Reporting to the Director, Supply Chain Management, the Category Manager, Corporate Services & Procurement Enablement owns category strategy and execution for Corporate Services, operational consumables, and the company’s Purchasing Card (P-Card) program. This is a hands-on leadership role that will initially lead through commercial expertise, category ownership, and cross-functional influence. As the portfolio and organization grow, the position has the opportunity to build, lead, coach, and develop a team supporting Corporate Services, indirect procurement, and P-Card activities. The role will develop and execute category strategies, lead complex sourcing and negotiations, and implement scalable purchasing channels as Rio Grande LNG moves from construction into commercial operations. This role combines strategic category leadership with hands-on implementation. Initially, it will place significant emphasis on establishing the P-Card program, preferred-supplier arrangements, catalogs, punchouts, and other efficient buying channels while simultaneously advancing priority Corporate Services sourcing and contracting initiatives. As these programs mature, the role will increasingly emphasize forward-looking category management, demand planning, supplier performance, and value creation. The successful candidate will serve as a trusted commercial advisor across HR, HSSE, Finance, Accounts Payable, Facilities, Operations, Maintenance, Communications, Marketing, Legal, and other corporate functions, with the opportunity to help establish the commercial strategies, suppliers, controls, and buying channels that will support the business. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Category Strategy & Demand Planning: Develop and execute category strategies for Professional Services, HR services and programs, HSSE services, Facilities, Travel, Marketing, and indirect consumables, including safety supplies and PPE, MRO, industrial and operational consumables, and office supplies. Establish category roadmaps, value targets, implementation plans, and forward-looking demand requirements in partnership with business stakeholders. Strategic Sourcing & Commercial Negotiation: Build and lead end-to-end sourcing events, including requirements development, market and supplier analysis, evaluation criteria, commercial modeling, negotiation, and executive-level award recommendations. Serve as the accountable procurement lead for high-value and high-complexity agreements and establish preferred-supplier arrangements for priority categories. Contracting & Risk Management: Lead business and commercial redlines, negotiate pricing and contract terms, identify material commercial risks, and partner with Legal, Finance, Tax, HSSE, Insurance, and other subject-matter experts to establish appropriate risk allocation and commercially sound agreements. P-Card Implementation & Adoption: Own implementation and enterprise rollout of the P-Card program, including program design, cardholder and approver structures, SAP and Accounts Payable integration and reconciliation, training, communications, and change management. P-Card Governance & Controls: Serve as enterprise P-Card program owner; maintain policies, transaction and monthly limits, Merchant Category Code controls, cardholder lifecycle processes, transaction-monitoring routines, dispute resolution, and the issuing-bank relationship. Promote compliant use of the program and optimize appropriate spend and rebate value. Buying-Channel Optimization: Route low-value, high-volume purchases to the appropriate channel, including P-Card, catalog or punchout, blanket purchase order, or formal sourcing. Establish preferred-supplier and catalog programs for high-volume consumables and safety supplies to reduce transaction cost, improve compliance, and simplify purchasing. St…

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