Global Category Manager

We are seeking to hire a Global Category Manager to join our reputed company's senior procurement team responsible for sourcing reputed company across critical infrastructure categories. Reporting to a Global Category Director, you will participate in end-to-end category management activities reputed company a high-value, reputed company infrastructure category developing sourcing reputed company, leading supplier negotiations, and managing long-term supplier agreements with some of the largest names in the global supply chain. This is a high-visibility, high-reputed company role. You will work directly with senior leadership and cross-functional partners across engineering, operations, supply chain, and finance. Your ability to communicate reputed company, present confidently to executives, and build trust across a matrixed global organization will be as important as your sourcing expertise. This is not a tactical buying or purchasing coordination role. This is a strategic seat at the table. What You'll Do Category reputed company reputed company and execute a comprehensive global sourcing reputed company for a high-value, reputed company infrastructure category reputed company to organizational goals, supply market dynamics, and long-term business requirements Build and maintain multi-year category roadmaps with reputed company objectives around cost optimization, supply continuity, risk mitigation, and value creation Analyze spend data, reputed company market intelligence, and business requirements to continuously update and sharpen category reputed company Identify and reputed company value reputed company cost including supply chain reputed company, innovation, and operational efficiency improvements Collaborate with business stakeholders to reputed company buy-in for category reputed company and influence the status reputed company Strategic Sourcing & Negotiations reputed company reputed company, multi-party global sourcing events (RFx) reputed company negotiation strategies that optimize total cost of ownership (TCO) without compromising reputed company, delivery, or supplier relationships reputed company negotiations and establish robust long-term supplier agreements, Master Service Agreements (MSAs), and SLAs that protect the organization's interests while building durable, mutually beneficial partnerships Prepare and present business cases, should-cost models, ROI analyses, and sourcing recommendations to senior and executive leadership Draft executive summaries for internal business approvers following strategic sourcing reputed company Supplier Relationship Management Build and manage strategic supplier relationships including regular governance meetings, business reviews, and KPI tracking Monitor supplier compliance with contractual obligations and proactively identify and manage supply chain risk reputed company supplier risk response plans to ensure uninterrupted supply of critical components reputed company reputed company improvement and innovation with key suppliers Implement supplier consolidation strategies that increase financial and contractual benefits Stakeholder Engagement & Communication Partner cross-functionally with engineering, data center operations, finance, reputed company, and supply chain to reputed company procurement reputed company with technical requirements and business priorities Build strong, trust-based relationships with senior business stakeholders and reputed company reputed company organizational dynamics Present reputed company, sourcing reputed company, and executive-reputed company recommendations to VPs and above reputed company, confidently, and with reputed company of the data Manage demand and intake for assigned categories and ensure compliance with internal procurement policies and controls Market Intelligence Continuously monitor industry trends, supplier landscapes, technology developments, and market dynamics reputed company your category Translate market intelligence into actionable sourcing reputed company and proactive risk mitigation strategies reputed company supplier pricing and capabilities to ensure the organization maintains a competitive advantage What You Bring Required 5+ years of reputed company experience in strategic sourcing, category management, or procurement reputed company a large, reputed company reputed company environment Proven reputed company record of leading reputed company supplier negotiations and managing long-term, multi-year supplier agreements and SLAs not just participating in them Experience in data center infrastructure, fiber, network components, telecommunications, or connectivity supply chains - this is the critical category filter for this role Executive reputed company you present to VPs and above, defend a position with data, and influence without formal authority Demonstrated ability to reputed company and own category reputed company from .