Senior Category Manager, Global Procurement

PCI Pharma Services • Philadelphia, PA

16h • Remote

About The Position

Life changing therapies. Global impact. Bridge to thousands of biopharma companies and their patients. We are PCI. Our investment is in People who make an impact, drive progress and create a better tomorrow. Our strategy includes building teams across our global network to pioneer and shape the future of PCI. Senior Global Category Manager, Indirect Procurement is a strategic partnership role that will develop and execute the strategy for the assigned category, delivering savings and value while managing risk and key supplier relationships. This will include leading complex RFx events, negotiating contracts, building multi‑year category roadmaps, and translating spend analytics into action. You will partner with stakeholders across PCI in designing and executing the assigned global category strategy, aligning on business goals, cost objectives, and key initiatives. You will be responsible for managing and optimizing category performance, while driving savings through strategic planning, supplier management, and end-consumer focused decision making. This role offers the opportunity to be entrepreneurial, directly influence the bottom line and shape how procurement supports the business. This position is ideal for a strategic thinker who can also execute – offering autonomy, and the chance to make meaningful improvements in a dynamic, continuous‑improvement environment. This role will report directly to the Senior Director, Indirect Procurement.

Requirements

• Strong category management expertise and knowledge of Procurement processes, best practices, and building category strategies
• Proven track record of maintaining robust supplier relationships and deploying rigorous performance management activities.
• Ability to process and interpret data to make informed decisions that impact category decision making,
• Knowledge of market trends, regulatory compliance, and ESG considerations.
• Experience engaging in direct supplier negotiations with data- & analytics-based information, includes using cost models, market intelligence, and analytically driven arguments to strengthen leverage
• Clearly express ideas and information through spoken and written forms. Ability to communicate strategies clearly to leadership stakeholders.
• Plan and execute category initiatives efficiently and on a set timeline.
• Ability to swiftly adjust procurement strategies and processes in response to changing market conditions.
• Proficiency In Power BI, PowerPoint Tableau, or similar tools to analyze market trends, supplier performance, and category profitability.
• Ability to leverage AI tools to conduct spend analysis, should-cost modeling
• Knowledge of Spend Management and Supplier Collaboration software solutions
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent of education and experience
• Minimum 8 years’ experience in Procurement or category management, preferably in multi-national company and across multiple categories of spend.
• Track record in successfully managing all aspects of an indirect supply chain category

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute assigned category strategies by evaluating business stakeholder requirements, industry trends, competitor activity, and customer behavior to inform category strategy.
• Conduct supplier / category spend analysis, should-cost modeling and market/competitive research to identify cost optimization opportunities
• Manage supplier relationships to secure collaborative partnerships that maintain performance, adhere to reporting requirements, mitigate risks and drive cost savings and innovation initiatives.
• Risk and compliance: manage supply risk, ensure policy compliance, and support sustainability and diversity goals within the category.
• Lead end-to-end category management and sourcing — from strategy to negotiation and contract execution — ensuring compliance, sustainability, risk management, and quality.
• Integrate ESG and sustainability initiatives into sourcing and category strategy decisions to align with PCI’s ESG goals.
• Mentor and develop team members to enable the opportunity to build analytical, strategic, and overall best-practice capabilities across the entire procurement team.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration: Work closely with all functional stakeholders (e.g., Manufacturing, Project Management, Finance) across the organization to align category strategies with overall business objectives.
• Drive collaboration with local site procurement teams to effectively manage supplier performance, category strategy implementation, and adherence to end-to-end procurement processes
• Design and execute performance monitoring to track category performance metrics (e.g., savings goals, business objectives), analyze data, review compliance, and adjust strategies to improve results.
• Deploy a robust risk management process to develop exit strategies and follow supplier management process to mitigate risk.
• Execute indirect procurement category sourcing activities including the development and execution of RFXs, business requirements gathering and development of supplier selection criteria in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Develop and drive negotiation strategies with vendors, including gaining alignment from stakeholders, leading cross-functional, category-based negotiation teams, and implementing appropriate supplier risk analysis.
• Industry landscape knowledge includes the research and sharing of information on industry category trends and best practices; and leverage market tools and benchmarks to inform decision making.
• Forge close working relationships throughout the company, suppliers and use influence and persuasion skills to drive results.

Benefits

• Equity and Inclusion are at the core of our company’s purpose: Together, delivering life-changing therapies. We are committed to cultivating an inclusive workplace by holding ourselves accountable to the highest standards of understanding, fairness, respect, and equal opportunity – at every level. We envision a PCI community where everyone can belong and grow, and we strive to bring this vision to reality by continuously and intentionally assessing our people practices, policies and programs, marketing approach, and workplace culture.

What This Job Offers

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