[Remote] Sr. Category Manager – IT

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Owens & Minor is a global healthcare solutions company providing products, services, and technology solutions that support care delivery. The Senior Category Manager – IT leads indirect procurement category strategies, sourcing programs, supplier management, technology negotiations, and complex procurement initiatives while managing p
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rocurement team members and executive stakeholder relationships.
Responsibilities
• Develop and execute multiyear category strategies that support business objectives and procurement value targets. Responsible for development and actionable opportunity pipelines
• Develop actionable strategic sourcing plans, initiative pipelines, and category roadmaps for assigned Indirect categories
• Monitor and utilize market intelligence, supplier segmentation, and business demand patterns, and risk mitigation plans to inform sourcing strategy
• The robust category strategies should demonstrate category ownership for Software, SaaS, Cloud, IaaS, Hardware, Telecom, evolution of AI and IT services categories
• Lead end-to-end sourcing events, including stakeholder alignment, supplier selection, RFP/RFQ execution, analysis, negotiations, and award recommendations
• Lead large impact targeted negotiations specifically the ones with Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, Salesforce, AWS, Azure and other strategic technology negotiations
• Develop negotiation strategies that address commercial value, service expectations, risk, contract flexibility, and supplier performance
• Partner with Legal, Finance, Compliance, and business stakeholders to support contract review and business decision-making
• Manage key supplier relationships and support supplier performance reviews, issue resolution, and continuous improvement efforts
• Deliver annual P&L Reduction and P&L Protection targets through sourcing, negotiation, demand management, supplier optimization, working capital, savings pipeline, benefit validation, and budget impact
• Track sourcing results, validate benefits with Finance as appropriate, and support leadership reporting
• Directly supervise Category Managers, Analysts, Specialists, or other assigned procurement team members
• Provide coaching, feedback, talent development planning, workload prioritization, governance and performance management
• Mentor team members on category strategy, sourcing discipline, stakeholder engagement, and negotiation preparation
• Promote collaboration, accountability, process alignment, and consistent procurement standards within the team
• Develop executive stakeholder relationships and drive organizational alignment to position Procurement as a strategic business partner
• Partner with CIO and IT leadership on technology roadmap decisions that influence sourcing strategies and long term roadmap of initiatives
• Develop strong partnerships to ensure early engagement of Procurement in all IT initiatives
• Collaborate effectively with IT leadership to drive software asset optimization, cloud cost governance and AI procurement standards
• Lead complex cross-functional initiatives, influencing senior leaders to achieve enterprise objectives and maximize value
• Champion change management efforts to ensure adoption of procurement strategies, processes, and technologies
• Balance stakeholder priorities with governance, risk management, and business requirements to support informed decision-making
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement across Procurement and business functions
• Demonstrates a strong ability to leverage digital procurement technologies, data analytics, and process automation to drive business value to improve decision-making and enhance stakeholder outcomes
• Possess hands-on experience utilizing procurement platforms and analytical tools to support category strategy, sourcing execution, supplier management, and performance reporting
Skills
• Bachelor's degree required
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