Category Manager – Professional Services 
 
Category Manager will drive end-to-end sourcing execution and category management for Professional Services spend, including consulting, advisory, IT services, legal, staffing, and BPO. The role combines hands-on sourcing delivery with category strategy & execution, commercial structuring, and stakeholder engagement to deliver cost, quality, and business outcomes. 
 
 

Responsibilities: 

• Support development and execution of category strategies for professional services spend 


• Identify opportunities for rate optimization, vendor consolidation, and scope rationalization 


• Manage demand pipelines and align sourcing with organizational priorities 


• Execute sourcing engagements across consulting firms, system integrators, staffing vendors, legal firms, and BPO providers 


• Develop and manage rate cards, benchmarking, and pricing frameworks across ser...