Category Leader - Indirect Procurement

Worldpac•Oak Brook, IL

1d•$81,000 - $108,000

About The Position

Worldpac is seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Category Manager – Indirect Procurement to lead sourcing initiatives, category strategies, and supplier relationships across a broad portfolio of non-production goods and services. This role is critical to optimizing indirect spend, enforcing procurement policies, enabling Oracle Fusion Procure-to-Pay adoption, and advancing Worldpac’s digital procurement transformation agenda. The position owns end-to-end category leadership across indirect spend areas including, but not limited to: Packaging Materials Office & Administrative Supplies Janitorial and Sanitation Products First Aid and Safety Equipment MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operations) Marketing Services IT & Telecommunications Human Resources Services Travel & Fleet Management The Senior Category Manager partners closely with Operations, Finance, HR, Marketing, IT, and Legal to ensure sourcing strategies are aligned with business needs, embedded into Oracle Fusion P2P workflows, and executed with strong governance, compliance, and value realization.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, or related field.
Experience: 7+ years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing or procurement, with strong exposure to indirect spend categories.
Proven success leading complex negotiations, large-scale cost-out programs, and cross-functional initiatives.
Demonstrated experience operating within formal procurement policies, governance models, and Procure-to-Pay environments.
Strong proficiency with ERP and P2P systems, ideally Oracle Fusion, including catalog management, requisitioning workflows, and spend analytics.
Advanced analytical and financial skills with the ability to translate data into commercial and strategic decisions.
Exceptional communication skills with a consultative, influence-based leadership style.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed organization.
A sharp commercial mindset—strategic in thinking, hands-on in execution, and confident driving results through suppliers, systems, and stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

MBA or graduate degree preferred.
Professional certifications (CPSM, CPM, CPIM) are a plus.
Experience in wholesale, distribution, or large-scale multi-site operations is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute multi-year category strategies for assigned indirect spend areas, aligned with Worldpac’s financial objectives, operating model, and growth strategy.
Lead end-to-end strategic sourcing activities, including market intelligence, RFP/RFQ execution, supplier selection, contract negotiation, and implementation.
Drive measurable value creation through cost reduction, demand management, specification optimization, and supplier-led innovation.
Own and enforce procurement policies, sourcing standards, and buying channels across indirect categories.
Ensure all contracts, catalogs, pricing, and preferred suppliers are fully enabled and governed through Oracle Fusion Procure-to-Pay.
Partner with Finance and AP to strengthen compliance, spend visibility, and controls, reducing maverick spend and manual workarounds.
Maintain accurate and audit-ready documentation for contracts, pricing agreements, approvals, and compliance requirements.
Manage supplier performance through formal QBRs, KPIs, SLAs, and corrective action plans.
Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, translating business needs into sourcing strategies while challenging demand and driving standardization where appropriate.
Lead cross-functional alignment to ensure sourcing decisions are operationally executable and adopted.
Actively support and shape digital procurement transformation initiatives, including process standardization, catalog enablement, workflow automation, and analytics.
Champion continuous improvement in source-to-contract and procure-to-pay processes, leveraging Oracle Fusion capabilities and data insights.
Support enterprise initiatives related to sustainability, supplier diversity, risk management, and operating efficiency.