Procurement Category Lead

Procurement Category Lead - Boston, MA

We are seeking candidates for a Procurement Category Lead position with a highly successful financial services firm located in Boston, MA. The Procurement Category Lead will join the Global Professional Services Procurement team. This role combines hands-on strategic sourcing leadership with category strategy development across key professional services areas including Consulting, Marketing, HR, and Legal. This individual will bring deep sourcing expertise and best-in-class procurement practices to manage end-to-end sourcing, negotiations, and supplier engagement, while also contributing to the development and execution of category strategies that deliver cost savings and operational efficiency. The ideal candidate will have 8 years of strategic sourcing experience, preferably within professional services procurement. 

This is a 6-month contract position that will pay $70-74/hr (depending on experience) within a 40-hour workweek. This position is required to be onsite 4 days per week in their office.

Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end sourcing for Professional Services (Consulting, Marketing, HR, Legal).

• Manage RFx processes, competitive bidding, and complex contract negotiations.

• Partner with legal to ensure contract compliance and execute preferred supplier programs, pricing, and rate cards.

• Drive cost savings, P&L impact, and operational efficiencies through strategic sourcing and demand management.

• Negotiate complex commercial agreements with large professional service providers.

• Conduct spend analysis, supplier performance reviews, and multi-year category strategy development.

• Manage multiple sourcing projects, cross-functional teams, and internal client relationships.

• Oversee supplier onboarding, preferred supplier relationships, and procurement issue resolution.

• Maintain compliance with regulatory, procurement policies, and internal processes; identify process improvements.

• Support development and mentorship of team members.

• Contribute significantly to P&L savings and cost avoidance initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred.

• 8-10 years of strategic sourcing experience, specifically within Professional Services procurement.

• Experience sourcing across one or more of the following categories: Consulting, HR, Marketing, or Legal services.

• Demonstrated success delivering cost savings and P&L impact through strategic sourcing initiatives.

• Strong commercial negotiation skills with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders.

• Proven experience negotiating with large professional services providers.

• Experience developing and executing category strategies.

• Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong understanding of procurement best practices, risk management, information security, and payables processes.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
  
  Ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships diplomatically.

If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please send your resume to Olivia at ociviello@daleyaa.com.