Senior Category Manager – Indirect Categories

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☕ Washington – Remote

☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $119.3k - $220.7k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🛒 Procurement

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Activision Blizzard

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

5001 - 10000 employees

🎮 Gaming

👥 B2C

💰 $975M Post-IPO Equity - Activision Blizzard on 2021-12

Gaming • B2C

Activision Blizzard is a leading interactive entertainment company that develops, publishes, and operates video games through its main divisions—Activision Publishing, Blizzard Entertainment, and King. The company creates and manages major game franchises and live-service titles across console, PC, and mobile platforms, markets those games to consumers worldwide, and supports talent and community programs (e. g. , internships and recruiting). Activision Blizzard is best known for large-scale, consumer-focused gaming franchises and global game operations.

📋 Description

• Develop and execute short- and long-term category strategies • Partner with stakeholders to understand business objectives, demand, risk considerations, and future needs • Lead end-to-end strategic sourcing, including supplier evaluations, RFx processes, selection, and executive sourcing recommendations • Negotiate commercial, financial, and contractual terms to maximize value and mitigate business, operational, legal, privacy, and security risks • Collaborate with Legal, Security, Privacy, Finance, HR, Tax, and Risk Management • Build financial models and perform quantitative analysis of supplier cost structures, market trends, benchmarking, and total cost of ownership • Identify savings opportunities and shape negotiation strategies • Drive supplier consolidation, demand management, contract standardization, preferred supplier programs, and governance frameworks • Manage supplier relationships through performance scorecards, business reviews, governance meetings, and escalation management • Deliver executive-ready presentations, business cases, category roadmaps, and sourcing recommendations to senior leadership • Leverage Microsoft Copilot, AI-enabled tools, and analytics to improve procurement productivity, spend visibility, and reporting

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years of strategic sourcing, procurement, or category management experience in large, complex organizations • Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-scale sourcing across Advertising & Marketing, Technology, and Benefits categories • Proven success negotiating complex commercial agreements spanning agency, technology services, software, infrastructure, hardware, and SaaS environments • Track record of delivering measurable savings, cost avoidance, process improvement, and risk mitigation outcomes • Exceptional stakeholder management and ability to influence at all organizational levels • Strong financial, analytical, and quantitative modeling skills • Advanced Excel proficiency, including complex formulas, data modeling, pivot tables, executive reporting, and dashboards • Proficiency with Microsoft Copilot and AI-enabled tools • Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills • High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment • Preferred: MBA or advanced business degree • Preferred: CPSM, CIPS, ISM, APICS, PMP, or similar certification • Preferred: Experience with Oracle iProc or similar Source-to-Pay platforms, and ServiceNow or intake/workflow management • Preferred: Experience supporting entertainment, media, technology, or global consumer-facing businesses • Preferred: Category experience in Facilities Management, Physical Security/Safety, Outsourced Development (ODF), Localization, or QA • Preferred: Experience supporting procurement transformation, supplier consolidation, and operating model standardization

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance • Health savings account or health reimbursement account • Healthcare spending accounts • Dependent care spending accounts • Life and AD&D insurance • Disability insurance • 401(k) with Company match • Tuition reimbursement • Charitable donation matching • Paid holidays and vacation • Paid sick time • Floating holidays • Compassion and bereavement leaves • Parental leave • Mental health and wellbeing programs • Fitness programs • Free and discounted games • Voluntary benefits including supplemental life and disability, legal service, ID protection, and rental insurance • Relocation assistance may be available if the Company requires geographic relocation • Incentive compensation may be available; not guaranteed