Sr Category Manager

At DPR roles and responsibilities are more than describing a job titlethey are a commitment to building great things together. The job description(s) below defines core responsibilities and the scope of the role and is a starting point. Every employee is expected to lead from where they are take ownership of outcomes and always act in the best interest of the team customer project and organization.

As a purpose-driven organization on a journey to be most admired we rely on trust shared leadership open communication disciplined action and a deep respect for the individual to drive exceptional performance. Success is not just about what we build but who we build and how we build it: with integrity enjoyment uniqueness and an ever-forward mindset.

Job Summary:
Leads category strategies and complex sourcing initiatives across multiple spend areas or high-impact categories. Applies advanced market analysis and commercial structuring to optimize total cost mitigate supply risk and strengthen supplier performance. Serves as a strategic partner to operational and functional leaders to align category programs with business priorities. Drives measurable outcomes through negotiations governance models and performance management frameworks.

Key Responsibilities:
Leads development and execution of category strategies for complex or high-impact spend areas including multi-year roadmaps and sourcing pipelines.
Conducts advanced spend market and supplier analyses to identify consolidation opportunities standardization pathways and strategic partnerships.
Leads end-to-end strategic sourcing events including bid strategy stakeholder alignment commercial modeling risk mitigation performance quality and supplier negotiations.
Structures and manages preferred supplier programs framework agreements and master service agreements (MSAs) including service quality and compliance requirements in conjunction with respective departments.
Establishes category governance and supplier performance routines including scorecards corrective actions business reviews and risk mitigation plans.
Partners with Sales Operations Finance and Risk stakeholders to drive program adoption compliance and resolution of escalated supplier issues.
Develops and delivers category performance reporting that communicates financial impact service performance and supplier compliance trends.

Education Qualifications:
Bachelors degree in supply chain management business engineering construction management or a related field or equivalent experience required.

Work Experience:
5-7 years of experience in strategic sourcing category management procurement or supply chain operations required.
Experience negotiating complex commercial agreements and influencing cross-functional stakeholders required.
Experience supporting construction material distribution or project-based sourcing environments preferred.

DPR Construction is a forward-thinking self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology life sciences healthcare higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990 DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world.

Working at DPR youll have the chance to try new things explore paths and shape your future. Here we build opportunity togetherby harnessing our talents enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report Forbes Fast Company and Newsweek.

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