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The Category Manager will serve as owner for the Management Consulting Services spend category, driving the development and execution of the category strategy related to the identification and negotiation of all agreements with management consultants across the organization. This is a critical role to identify value for the organization working with business stakeholders to define both the overall management consulting category strategy, including identification of preferred suppliers and execution of specific statements of work across the enterprise.
Responsibilities
Is the primary point of contact with the business and vendors, developing deep stakeholder relationships
Manages the specific indirect spend category within the overall procurement strategy, ensuring alignment with organizational goals
Collaborates with internal stakeholders to understand their requirements, discuss sourcing strategies, and ensure procurement activities meet their needs effectively
Develops and implements sourcing strategies to optimize cost, quality, and service levels, sustainability, leveraging market research and analysis
Reviews category performance metrics regularly to identify areas for improvement and optimize procurement processes
Identifies opportunities for long-term cost savings and innovation within the category, driving continuous improvement and value generation for the organization
Coordinates with Sourcing Managers and vendors to negotiate contracts, pricing, and terms, ensuring favorable agreements for the organization
Supports the Category Director in stakeholder engagement activities and relationship management, fostering innovation, collaboration, and alignment across functions
Contributes to the development of the annual category plan and budget, aligning category strategies with overall objectives and organizational priorities
Leverages spend data analysis to identify cost-saving opportunities and drive efficiency in procurement operations
Leads contract processes end-to-end for select contracts with support from the Sourcing Managers
Provides support to the Sourcing Manager when needed in case of contractual complexities
Collaborates with Country Leads and Procurement Managers in the Regional Sourcing team for category global strategies
Education and Work Experience
Requires transferrable skills and experience in the sourcing and managing of category spend. Educational requirements include a bachelor’s degree in business administration, supply chain or finance. Minimum of three (3) years of strategic procurement, spend analytics or previous category management experience. Preferably five (5) years of experience within Indirect Procurement.
Willing to travel both domestically and internationally, as required
What Cencora offers
We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members’ ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora
Equal Employment Opportunity
Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.
The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.
Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email hrsc@cencora.com. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned
Affiliated Companies
Affiliated Companies: AmerisourceBergen Services Corporation
