Global Sourcing Category Manager Vice President

Job summary

As a Global Sourcing Category Manager - Vice President in Global Supplier Services you will lead category strategy sourcing execution and contract negotiations for third-party supplier spend. You will support business partners across logistics transportation fulfillment carrier pricing card manufacturing enterprise print mail operations and other large-scale operational services. You will use market insight commercial judgment and stakeholder partnership to deliver savings reduce risk improve supplier performance and support business priorities.

Job responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategies for assigned supplier spend
• Analyze spend cost drivers supplier markets and industry trends to identify savings and value opportunities
• Lead sourcing events including requirements gathering supplier identification proposal evaluation negotiation and contract development
• Partner with business stakeholders regional sourcing teams Legal Risk Finance Third Party Oversight and control partners to deliver compliant sourcing outcomes
• Manage supplier relationships and drive accountability for performance service delivery value and risk
• Identify opportunities to improve total cost of ownership operational performance and supplier optimization
• Communicate sourcing recommendations risks trade-offs and decisions to stakeholders
• Support preferred supplier savings compliance and risk mitigation objectives

Required qualifications capabilities and skills

• Bachelors degree
• Minimum 5 years experience managing sourcing categories supplier negotiations or third-party supplier spend
• Experience supporting logistics transportation print mail fulfillment card manufacturing or other operational services categories
• Strong commercial analytical and negotiation skills
• Ability to conduct market industry supplier and cost-driver analysis to support decision-making
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and communicate across functions
• Experience leading sourcing events including RFI RFP or RFQ processes
• Experience interpreting and executing supplier agreements schedules or transaction-level documents
• Strong project management skills including planning execution issue resolution and stakeholder updates
• Strong risk management judgment with the ability to identify mitigate and communicate business risks
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills particularly Excel

Preferred qualifications capabilities and skills

• Experience supporting financial services consumer banking digital banking or large enterprise operations
• Experience with transportation logistics carrier agreements print production card manufacturing mail or print operations equipment
• Experience using Ariba or similar sourcing and contracting platforms
• Demonstrated continuous improvement mindset with the ability to challenge the status quo and deliver practical solutions
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced matrixed environment
• Experience building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and supplier partners