Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- 10+ years of experience in IT category management, strategic sourcing, procurement consulting, or outsourced procurement services
- Proven experience-owning category strategy and delivering results in a client-facing or advisory environment
- Demonstrated success influencing senior-level stakeholders in complex, matrixed environments
- Experience managing vendor relationships and supporting high-value contract negotiations
- Highly skilled in diplomacy, consensus-building, and cross-functional leadership
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a strong commitment to client service and value creation
- Polished communicator and presenter, both formally and informally
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel-based financial analysis and PowerPoint presentations
- Proven experience driving operational transformation and organizational change management
- Strong problem-solving, judgment, and leadership capabilities
- Ability to operate strategically while maintaining comfort overseeing execution details
Nice to Have
- MBA or advanced degree
Benefits
- A collaborative, supportive culture where your contributions are valued, and your work makes a meaningful impact.
- A workplace committed to professional growth with paths to development and advancement.
- Dedicated to creating an environment for employee success by providing support for long-term career growth.
- Committed to work-life balance by offering flexible PTO.
- A robust benefits package that includes extensive health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family.
- Employer‑funded HRA, a 401(k) match, Healthcare and Dependent Care FSAs, short- and long-term disability coverage, AD&D, life insurance, fertility assistance, and more.
- Supplemental benefits such as unexpected large expenses related to Accidents, Hospitalization, or Critical Care.
- Along with support for Maternity/Paternity, FMLA, and Military leave.
- Offer behavioral health services within the medical support insurance plan and everyday support tools to help with mental health.
Work Arrangement
Hybrid — Westport, CT, Charleston, SC
Team
Team size: 500-person collective of procurement professionals
Additional Information
- This role is remote and requires periodic travel to the client’s office in the St Louis, MO area as needed for team collaboration and business activities.
