Category Manager Hardware

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• Build and execute a 1-to-3-year Hardware and Digital Workplace category strategy that keeps McKesson ahead of the market not chasing it
• Scan the landscape relentlessly: key players disruptors emerging pricing models and where the technology is heading before your stakeholders even know to ask
• Research industry trends and translate market intelligence into annual Category Strategy plans that examine supplier offerings current and future needs and align with IT leadership
• Work with internal stakeholders on current and future IT objectives sparking big-picture thinking and connecting sourcing to enterprise outcomes

• Lead complex high-value negotiations for hardware software and services often bundled into holistic solutions that dont fit neatly into any one category
• Manage major suppliers resellers and systems integrators with the confidence of someone who knows the market cold
• Create RFIs RFPs and sourcing strategies that generate real leverage not just process theater
• Generate savings through contract negotiations demand management supplier consolidation technology transformation and innovation
• Use data and technology to drive clarity in uncertainty you dont wait for perfect information to take the next step

• Convert business needs into actionable sourcing events quickly without sacrificing quality or leaving stakeholders behind
• Prioritize ruthlessly across multiple concurrent IT sourcing projects you know what matters most and protect that time
• Remove friction. If a process is slowing things down unnecessarily you fix it
• Provide regular crisp project status updates so stakeholders are never surprised and always informed
• Champion the adoption of AI tools and agents automation and emerging technologies to enhance productivity decision-making and business outcomes.

• Deliver year-over-year financial improvements through rate reductions asset and demand management process optimization and supplier innovation
• Ensure compliance with company policies procedures and regulatory requirements at all times
• Develop maintain and enforce Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with key suppliers
• Serve as the escalation point for commercial and contractual supplier issues
• Conduct yourself and the category with the highest ethical standards decisions are always objective and fact-based

• Build trusted relationships with Business Units IT leaders Legal Finance Compliance Risk and Insurance the people whose support makes great sourcing possible
• Contribute to a Supplier Relationship Management program that turns transactional vendors into strategic partners
• Work across shared services groups on contract development including Legal Privacy Risk Management and Information Security
• Seek varied perspectives and model the kind of partnership that makes stakeholders want to bring you in early

• Share what you know the best sourcing professionals make the people around them sharper
• Contribute to a culture of continuous learning by sharing market insights emerging trends and best practices across the team
• Mentor and support colleagues across the Sourcing & Procurement function helping build future-ready skills

• Degree or equivalent and typically requires 4 years of relevant experience.

• 5 years of strategic sourcing or IT operations experience with a track record of managing complex supplier relationships and contracts
• Intellectual curiosity and the courage to challenge assumptions including your own using AI-powered tools and agents to uncover new perspectives solve complex problems and accelerate innovation
• Deep knowledge of the Hardware and Digital Workplace market you know the players the pricing models and where the leverage lives
• Negotiation skills that are equal parts analytical and interpersonal you can read a room as well as a contract
• Financial fluency: you understand P&L impact can build a business case and speak the language of your stakeholders
• A bias for action you know when good enough is enough to move and you move
• B.A. or equivalent experience in Business Finance IT or Supply Chain

Target compensation (dependent on location and experience:

• $109000 - $120800 in Dallas-Fort Worth

• $103500 - $115000 in Greater Atlanta

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Our Base Pay Range for this position

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