Manager, Technology Category Management

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🔔 Pennsylvania, Texas – Remote

🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote 🤠 Texas – Remote

💵 $76.2k - $119.5k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👔 Manager

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📋 Description

• Execute category strategies and sourcing activity for assigned technology spend • Manage category strategies, sourcing plans, pipeline priorities, annual plans, and broader category plans • Analyze spend, demand, and market data to identify cost savings and cost avoidance opportunities • Lead sourcing events, supplier evaluations, negotiations, and award recommendations • Manage contracts within delegated authority and escalate complex or high-value issues to the Director • Apply expertise in MSA, SaaS, cloud agreements, pricing models, licensing rights, IP, and governance practices • Deliver negotiated productivity, validate savings with Finance, drive implementation and adoption, and track benefits • Manage supplier performance, contract compliance, issue resolution, SLAs, KPIs, financial risk, and cyber risk • Coordinate business, IT, Legal, Finance, Security, and Regional Sourcing/Country Leads • Serve as primary contact for business and vendor counterparts and provide status updates, risks, and recommendations to the Director • Manage budgets, savings tracking, delivery plans, and performance reporting • Monitor market trends, emerging technologies, and vendor capabilities • Support MA&D and corporate initiatives, including vendor overlap, synergy analysis, due diligence, Day-1 readiness, and integration or separation • Contribute to process improvement, onboarding, cross-training, standardization, policies, procedures, playbooks, tools, and practices • Guide and coach analysts and team members on analysis, sourcing events, and best practices

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Information Technology or related field • 5+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, category management or procurement • At least 3 years focused on technology categories • Experience in hardware/telecom/cloud, software or technology services required • Demonstrated success negotiating technology contracts and delivering measurable savings • Working knowledge of licensing, subscription, consumption, SOW/T&M/fixed-price, and SLA commercial models • Knowledge of related risk, data privacy and security considerations • Strong analytical skills • Proficiency with spend analytics and sourcing tools such as Ariba, Power BI, and Excel • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills • Ability to influence business and IT stakeholders • MBA preferred • Experience guiding or mentoring team members preferred; formal people management not required • Experience with MA&D sourcing support and healthcare, pharma or another regulated industry is a plus • Professional certification such as CPSM, CPP, or ISM is a plus

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision care • Backup dependent care • Adoption assistance • Infertility coverage • Family building support • Behavioral health solutions • Paid parental leave • Paid caregiver leave • Training programs • Professional development resources • Mentorship programs • Employee resource groups • Volunteer activities • Inclusive culture and wellness resources

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