Category Manager - Information Technology (Indirect Procurement)

Category Manager - Information Technology (Indirect Procurement)

Lakewood, CO, US

Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies, Inc.

As the Category Manager - Information Technology (IT), you will execute and implement effective procurement and sourcing strategies for Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies' (TBCT) Indirect Procurement IT category, representing approximately $46M in spend. The category may include specified areas of IT services, peripherals, hardware, software, telecom, and other categories as assigned. Develop short-term and long-term strategies that align with the Company goals for reducing costs and meeting financial expectations. Continuously improve the Company's purchasing practices by identifying and leading efforts to proactively consolidate category spend, manage supplier performance, mitigate risk, gain visibility to total spend and reduce cost. Perform spend analysis, market & supplier assessments to ensure best in class strategic sourcing strategies and category spend management.

Essential Duties

• Demonstrate deep knowledge of the Technology category and ability to translate that knowledge into useable outcomes for TBCT.
• Be a value-add advisor for the Technology team.
• Ability to develop a well-documented Technology strategic sourcing plan from start to finish, including the development of RFIs and RFPs, collection of business requirement, supplier communication, criteria selection, and supplier negotiations in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to execute sourcing strategies that support business objectives and improves supplier quality, total cost effectiveness, and enhances service levels, while reducing risk.
• Maintain a pipeline of key initiatives to drive savings opportunities.
• Actively seeks ways to streamline business processes and adds value by providing research and information on industry trends and best practices.
• Develop negotiation strategies, gains alignment from stakeholders, lead cross-functional category-based negotiation teams, and implement appropriate supplier risk analysis.
• Directly negotiate with suppliers.
• Use spend information/data and business knowledge to identify sourcing projects for individual sub-categories and develops an overall plan.
• Manage category performance by adhering to internal savings goals and reviewing financial spend.
• Ability to forge close working relationships throughout the company at all levels.
• Drive supplier performance improvements.
• Prepare business cases, including ROI models and effectively presents cost savings proposals to appropriate parties for approval and qualification.
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies, legal and financial requirements (e.g., JSOX), and supplier quality reviews.
• Act as consultant to internal partners in the overall procurement process, i.e., strategic sourcing, negotiations, contracting, procurement operations, approvals, etc.

Minimum Qualifications Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's Degree or, equivalent of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job may be considered. Master's degree preferred.
• Experience: Minimum 8 years' experience in relevant IT procurement/sourcing category management in a large, multi-national company. Experience successfully managing and supporting similar scope and breadth of IT spend. Demonstrated sourcing experience leading RFx's, conducting supplier management activities, and managing sourcing categories for indirect spend. Proficient at standard sourcing and category management concepts, practices, and procedures. Proven critical thinking, analyzing, and crafting solutions from financial data. Demonstrated comprehensive understanding of business requirements and category ownership having created categories strategies with sound analytics. Experience negotiating and executing contracts that mitigate risk and deliver value for the business. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and possess the ability to thrive in a continuous improvement environment.
• Skills: Outstanding verbal/written communication and presentation skills. Ability to communicate at all levels of the organization. Strong analytical, process, and collaboration skills to resolve business problems. Ability to think strategically. Proven ability to handle multiple tasks without direct supervision, while paying strong attention to detail and follow-up Must have a keen eye for detail, provide insights based on market conditions and trends, optimize value from/with suppliers, and improve and influence the decision-making process. Excellent analytical, leadership, and problem-solving skills. Ability to develop and execute negotiation strategies. Strong negotiation skills. Ability to use market data / research and industry benchmarking. Proactive, results-oriented, reliable, persuasive and an excellent team player. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and working knowledge of SAP PR/PO process. Strong organizational and project management skills. Demonstrated ability to interact with diplomacy and tact while maintaining appropriate assertiveness and persistence. Proven ability to positively persuade and influence decision making, at all levels in the organization. Ability to prioritize well and maintain appropriate balance in a fast-paced, heavy-workload environment. Ability to lead but also be a team player.

LOCATION Lakewood, Colorado - (Hybrid) or Remote.

Physical Requirements Typical office environment requirements include reading, speaking, hearing, close vision, walking, bending, sitting and occasional lifting up to 20 pounds. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Target Pay Range: $110,500.00 to $138,200.00 - Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data Target Bonus on Base: 10.0%

We anticipate this requisition will be open for a minimum of five days, from June 3, 2026. We encourage your prompt application.