Category Manager, Indirect Services
LOCATION: Irving, Texas
FLEXIBILITY: Hybrid/Onsite
SALARY: $130,000 - $160,000
SALARY: $130,000 - $160,000
POSTED: November 10, 2026
JOB TYPE: Direct Hire
JOB ID: 34259
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Position: Category Manager, Indirect Services
Compensation: $130,000 – $160,000 annually, depending on experience
Location: Irving, Texas
Inceed has partnered with a great company to help find a skilled Category Manager, Indirect Services to join their team!
This is an exciting opportunity to step into a high-impact procurement role supporting indirect services sourcing across a dynamic global environment. You’ll own end-to-end sourcing activity, build strong supplier insights, and help shape category strategy while partnering closely with business stakeholders and cross-functional teams. If you enjoy hands-on execution, sharp analysis, and delivering recommendations that influence decisions, this role offers strong visibility and room to grow.
Key Responsibilities & Duties:
- Lead end-to-end sourcing events for assigned indirect service subcategories
- Gather requirements and manage RFI, RFP, and RFQ processes
- Evaluate bids and support supplier shortlisting and award recommendations
- Conduct spend analysis, benchmarking, and market research
- Build cost models and translate findings into clear recommendations
- Support commercial negotiations for renewals and lower-complexity agreements
- Coordinate contracting and third-party review workflows through completion
- Maintain accurate supplier, contract, and pipeline records
- Support stakeholder needs and help define sourcing requirements
- Contribute to category strategy, playbooks, and process improvement
Required Qualifications & Experience:
- 6–8 years of procurement, sourcing, or related commercial experience
- Experience running competitive sourcing events independently
- Strong Excel skills for analysis, modeling, and bid comparisons
- Clear written and verbal communication skills
- Working knowledge of commercial contract terms
- Strong organization and the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
- Understanding of procure-to-pay processes
- Experience with end-to-end sourcing
- Ability to work through deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Nice to Have Skills & Experience:
- Experience in indirect services categories
- Exposure to HR services, consulting, professional services, or facilities
- Familiarity with Coupa, SAP Ariba, Omnea, or Oracle
- Experience with contract lifecycle management platforms
- Knowledge of third-party risk or data privacy reviews
- Experience in a global or matrixed organization
- Progress toward CPSM, MCIPS, or similar certification
- Experience supporting stakeholder-heavy procurement environments
Perks & Benefits:
- This opportunity includes a comprehensive and competitive benefits package—details will be shared during later stages of the hiring process.
Other Information:
- This role supports a global category team and offers strong exposure to senior stakeholders
- The position is ideal for someone with high energy and a hands-on approach
- Applicants should be able to work without sponsorship
If you are interested in learning more about the Category Manager, Indirect Services opportunity, please submit your resume for consideration. Our client unable to provide sponsorship at this time.
We are Inceed, a staffing direct placement firm who believes in the possibility of something better. Our mission is simple: We’re here to help every person, whether client, candidate, or employee, find and secure what’s better for them.
Inceed is an equal opportunity employer. Inceed prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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