Senior Category Manager, Indirect Sourcing & Procurement

Peloton Peloton · Consumer · Headquarters, NY · Supply Chain & Logistics

This role manages the overall direction and spend for assigned indirect procurement categories, focusing on building stakeholder relationships, developing category strategies, conducting cost analyses, managing RFx processes, and leading contract negotiations to drive cost reduction and revenue growth. It requires experience in indirect procurement, particularly in logistics, technology, or marketing categories, and strong project management and communication skills.

What you'd actually do

  1. Actively support the development of sourcing strategies using Peloton global spend where possible, translate strategy into objectives/action plans, and drive execution of the objectives for logistics and distribution categories aligned with the business/sourcing strategy and company goals
  2. Optimize total direct and indirect costs for the business while collaborating with stakeholders of assigned categories
  3. Lead sourcing efforts and direct the execution of effective cost saving initiatives
  4. Effectively lead/project manage cross-functional teams through RFP process including requirements definition, bid/negotiations, contract documentation, and integration ensuring appropriate approvals are acquired
  5. Support the scaling of Peloton’s capabilities by finding opportunities for efficiencies and operational improvements

Skills

Required

  • Indirect Procurement experience (Logistics/Transportation, Marketing, Technology)
  • Sourcing strategy development
  • Cost analysis and modeling
  • RFx process management
  • Contract negotiation
  • Project management
  • Stakeholder management
  • Business communication

Nice to have

  • SOX compliance
  • Trade compliance

What the JD emphasized

  • Must be results-driven about business cost reduction
  • revenue increasing initiatives
  • aggregating supplier volume/reducing price
  • identifying new opportunities
  • Over 6+ years specific to Indirect Procurement such as Logistics/Transportation, Marketing, Technology categories
  • Ability to build and maintain productive working relationships
  • set goals
  • resolve problems
  • make decisions that improve organizational efficiency
  • Highly results-oriented with a successful record of accomplishments
  • Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to balance multiple projects at various phases
  • Ability to work both tactically and strategically