Marketing Category Manager

Overview

As Category Manager for indirect spend at Google, you will lead category strategy development and supplier partnerships to deliver value aligned with company objectives. You will work closely with the Google Procurement Organization to drive sourcing, RFx processes, negotiations, and supplier evaluations. You will analyze spending patterns and market trends to uncover value opportunities and provide procurement insights for decision-making. You will design and implement AI-enabled transformation roadmaps and partner with VPs to scale changes across decentralized environments. This role offers a chance to shape Google-wide sourcing, supplier and contract management, within a collaborative,创新驱

Responsibilities

• Support development and execution of category strategies aligned with organizational objectives
• Build and maintain supplier relationships to ensure quality service and alignment with goals
• Support sourcing processes, RFx, negotiations, and supplier evaluations within designated categories
• Analyze spending patterns, market trends, and identify value opportunities
• Analyze procurement data, generate reports, and provide insights for decision-making and performance evaluation within the category

Key requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance, or related field
• 7 years of experience in marketing partnerships, sourcing, or category management across the global marketing ecosystem
• Experience leading spend categories with financial analysis and AI to optimize models
• Experience designing multi-year AI transformation roadmaps and partnering with VPs to drive change

• strategic thinking
• cross-functional collaboration
• data-driven decision making
• financial analysis
• AI-enabled procurement
• data analysis and reporting

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