R-2338 Sr. Category Manager - Global Indirect Procurement
About The Position
Vantage is seeking an experienced, analytical, and commercially driven Senior Category Manager to own a broad global indirect-spend portfolio. The role develops and executes procurement strategies across capital expenditures (CapEx), operating expenditures (OpEx), professional and business services, and other third-party goods and services. Most company spend is in the United States, with additional spend and stakeholders in Germany and Spain. This is a senior, hands-on category leadership role requiring independent ownership of portfolio strategy, spend analysis, opportunity prioritization, stakeholder influence, negotiations, implementation, and measurable results. The role also leads and develops a small team of one to two procurement professionals, while focusing primarily on category ownership, strategic sourcing, commercial results, business impact, and improving team efficiency.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business, Finance, Engineering, Economics, or a related discipline.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, category management, or a related commercial function.
- Experience managing large, complex indirect-spend portfolios across categories such as CapEx, OpEx, professional services, business services, facilities, MRO, or other third-party spend.
- Proven track record of delivering measurable cost savings, commercial value, and supplier negotiation outcomes.
- Strong analytical capability, including experience using spend data, Excel, ERP, procurement, or business intelligence tools to support decisions.
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and communicate clearly across business, supplier, and international teams.
- Experience leading and developing a small team.
Responsibilities
- Lead global indirect-spend strategy and performance across all categories, delivering value through cost, supplier, risk, and process improvements.
- Lead strategic sourcing and commercial management from strategy development through negotiation, contracting, and implementation.
- Use analytics and business intelligence to identify opportunities, guide decisions, and measure category performance.
- Build trusted stakeholder partnerships and influence alignment around procurement priorities, value, and commercial decisions.
- Develop and manage supplier strategies that strengthen performance, value, innovation, and risk mitigation.
- Lead, develop, and hold a small procurement team accountable while building capability and continuous improvement.
- Drive high-value initiatives from analysis through execution while improving procurement processes, governance, and global ways of working.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- HSA
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Flexible spending accounts, including limited purpose, dependent care, and commuter/parking
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness insurance
- Short- and long-term disability
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Identity theft protection
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- 401(k) with company match
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
