Senior Manager - Category Management IT ( Sourcing / Category Management)

About Lowe’s

Lowe’s is a FORTUNE® 100 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week in the United States. With total fiscal year 2024 sales of more than $83 billion, Lowe’s operates over 1,700 home improvement stores and employs approximately 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe’s supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing, improving community spaces, helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts and providing disaster relief to communities in need. For more information, visit Lowes.com.

About the Team

The category team deals with development and execution of category plan strategies for Tech portfolio (Software, Hardware, cloud computing and Telecom) of Lowe's indirect spend. This position works with internal business partners to align sourcing initiatives and activities to the business goals and objectives.

Job Summary :

The primary purpose of this role is to lead the planning, development and execution of category plan strategies for Tech portfolio (Software, Hardware, cloud computing and Telecom) of Lowe's indirect spend. This position works with internal business partners to align sourcing initiatives and activities to the business goals and objectives. The position will direct the sourcing team resources and engage key cross functional stakeholders on execution of category plans including sourcing execution, contract negotiation, market intelligence and analytics, and supplier management.

Core Responsibilities :

Develops short to mid-term (1-3 years) strategy of overall Category Plans

Builds and maintains key relationships with internal business customers, legal and finance partners at the director level

Directs and assigns sourcing resources to continually update and execute against Category Plan

Sets category strategies, goals and KPIs to optimize spend, reduce risk and improve supplier performance

Influences business partner strategy and decision making through market intel and data insights

Provides leadership, coaching, training and development of sourcing professionals

Creates consistent sourcing and RFP standards for outcomes and deliverable across the business teams

Drives ongoing review of Spend Under Management to maximize sourcing impact to the business

Develops and presents impactful presentations influencing business strategies and decision making

Develops and implements supplier segmentation and supplier management strategies for key suppliers

Proactively identifies industry insights and new supplier capabilities to leapfrog the competition, build supply chain resilience, and manage market and supplier risks

Experience :

10+ years business experience in Sourcing / IT category management / Procurement

7+ years sourcing experience

Education Qualification & Certifications (optional)

Required Minimum Qualifications :

Bachelor's Degree - BA / BS

Master's Degree - MBA, JD, MS, ME

Skill set required :

Experience directly or indirectly leading teams & category management

Negotiating complex and high spend (multi million dollars) contracts

Experience owning / developing complex project & negotiation plans including strategy development

Experience in managing and negotiating with large Software and / or Hardware OEMs

Experience managing cross-functional project teams and resources

Expert level PowerPoint and presentation skills

Conflict management, relationship building and coaching developing sourcing talent

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