Associate Director/Lead, Category Management, NA

Newmont Mining Corporation•Denver, CO

3d•CA$121,900 - CA$162,500•Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Director/Lead, Regional Category Management drives sourcing strategies and supplier partnerships that deliver value, reduce costs, and support operational success across the region. The role optimizes category performance while aligning procurement with business priorities, safety standards, and community commitments. It leads a regional category management team, develops and executes sourcing plans, manages supplier relationships and commercial agreements, and supports Indigenous procurement and local supplier engagement. The position is described as remote, with 10–20% travel as needed to regional hubs and operational sites, and involves collaboration with site leadership, suppliers, and cross-functional partners across the region.

Requirements

Minimum 10 years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, category management, supplier relationship management, and commercial negotiations.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
Advanced negotiation, contract management, and market analysis capabilities.
Experience leading teams and influencing stakeholders across a complex organization.
Strong analytical, communication, and relationship-building skills.
Proficiency with procurement and ERP systems, including SAP, SAP Ariba, sourcing, contract management, value capture, and supplier relationship management platforms.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, with the ability to use procurement technologies and data analytics to support category strategies and business decisions.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing regional category management team and foster an inclusive, collaborative culture.
Develop spend category procurement strategies for assigned categories using market, spend, and category data analysis.
Develop an annual sourcing plan aligned with category strategies and business priorities.
Own execution of the sourcing plan and related governance, including implementing stage-gate processes and tracking value capture.
Coordinate with Global Category Management, site supply chain, projects, technical services, Legal, Finance, and site leadership and stakeholders to deliver the sourcing plan through each stage gate.
Lead supplier relationship management activities to drive performance, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Negotiate and manage commercial agreements and monitor supplier and contract compliance.
Champion safety and ensure adherence to company standards and expectations.
Champion Indigenous procurement and support community development through local supplier engagement and partnership commitments.