Director, Indirect Procurement- Corporate Services

LogicSource • Sacramento, CA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Director of Category Management – Corporate Services is a client-facing leader responsible for owning, developing, and leading corporate services category strategy for a healthcare client. As the accountable category owner, this role defines strategic direction, owns category planning, and orchestrates execution through a centralized Center of Excellence (COE), including sourcing initiatives and contract negotiations. The Director serves as a trusted advisor, translating client business objectives into actionable strategies that deliver measurable value.

The role oversees category performance and active projects, including savings, value creation, service levels, risk outcomes, supplier performance, and contract effectiveness. It develops category plans, establishes KPIs, supports complex negotiations, and builds alignment across client stakeholders and suppliers. The Director also contributes to consistent methodologies, category management frameworks, playbooks, and intellectual capital across client engagements.

This is a hybrid position requiring travel to the client’s office in Sacramento, California, as needed for collaboration and business activities. The posting describes this travel as biweekly and three business days per week. The anticipated base pay range is $125,000–$185,000 USD, with final compensation determined by location, experience, and job-related factors.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• At least 10 years of experience in corporate services category management, strategic sourcing, procurement consulting, or outsourced procurement services.
• Healthcare experience required.
• Proven experience owning corporate services category strategy and delivering results in a client-facing or advisory environment.
• Demonstrated success influencing senior-level stakeholders in complex, matrixed environments.
• Experience managing vendor relationships and supporting high-value contract negotiations.
• Strong diplomacy, consensus-building, and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and strong commitment to client service and value creation.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, both formally and informally.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel-based financial analysis and PowerPoint presentations.
• Proven experience driving operational transformation and organizational change management.
• Strong problem-solving, judgment, and leadership capabilities.
• Ability to operate strategically while remaining comfortable overseeing execution details.
• Ability to travel to the client’s Sacramento office as needed; the posting describes travel as biweekly and three business days per week.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or advanced degree.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary strategic category leader and advisor for assigned clients and corporate services categories.
• Partner with client and functional leaders to understand business objectives, constraints, and priorities.
• Translate client goals into category strategies, value levels, and execution roadmaps.
• Oversee active projects to ensure targets are achieved, timelines are maintained, and risks are promptly highlighted and resolved.
• Develop and manage category strategies using market analysis, spend diagnostics, supplier landscape assessments, and risk considerations.
• Lead annual and multi-year category planning, defining initiatives, savings targets, timelines, and success metrics.
• Refine category strategies in response to market shifts, client needs, business roadmaps, and performance results.
• Set strategic direction and priorities for COE resources delivering sourcing events, negotiations, and contract execution.
• Provide governance, decision support, and quality oversight throughout sourcing and contracting cycles.
• Support negotiation strategies, commercial objectives, and supplier positioning, and directly support complex, high-value, or sensitive negotiations.
• Review and support sourcing recommendations, supplier selections, and contract structures to ensure value realization and risk mitigation.
• Own category-level performance, including savings, value creation, service levels, and risk outcomes.
• Establish and track KPIs, report results transparently, and communicate outcomes to clients.
• Identify additional opportunities for value, optimization, and innovation.
• Build and maintain relationships with client stakeholders and facilitate alignment across procurement, finance, legal, and business teams.
• Engage strategically with key suppliers to drive performance, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Promote consistent methodologies, tools, and best practices across client engagements.
• Contribute to category management frameworks, playbooks, and intellectual capital.
• Perform other duties as necessary and assigned.

Benefits

• Flexible PTO.
• Health, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families.
• Employer-funded HRA.
• 401(k) match.
• Healthcare and Dependent Care FSAs.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• AD&D and life insurance.
• Fertility assistance.
• Supplemental benefits for accidents, hospitalization, or critical care.
• Support for maternity/paternity, FMLA, and military leave.
• Behavioral health services through the medical support insurance plan and mental health support tools.
• Flexible hybrid work environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director