Regional Category Manager, Construction and Real Estate

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in sourcing, category management, or procurement roles, with a focus on managing indirect spend categories.
• 5 years of experience working in the construction or real estate industry or similar.
• Experience in working with commercial, contracting and cross-functional partners to ensure compliance with legal and company standards within the category.

Preferred qualifications:

• Certifications in Engineering, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, or related fields.
• 8 years of experience in procurement in critical infrastructure environment for the India construction market.
• Proficiency in leveraging technology and problem-solving tools to enhance practices and drive data-driven decision-making.
• Ability to identify opportunities for process improvements, efficiency gains, and innovation within procurement activities and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ability to analyze procurement data, generate reports, and provide insights to support decision-making and performance evaluation.
• Excellent project management skills, with the ability to lead strategic projects or initiatives aimed at improving procurement processes, implementing new strategies.

Responsibilities

• Support development and execution of category strategies aligned with organizational objectives for assigned indirect spend categories.
• Build and maintain relationships with suppliers to ensure quality service delivery and alignment with organizational objectives.
• Support execution of sourcing strategies, Request For (X) processes, negotiations, and supplier evaluations within designated categories.
• Analyze spending patterns, market trends, and identify value opportunities within the category.
• Analyze procurement data, generate reports, and provide insights to support decision-making and performance evaluation within the category.

About the job

Within the Google Procurement Organization, the Category Management team partners closely with key stakeholders to help shape and implement procurement strategies. The Category team is responsible for developing and driving category strategies, managing stakeholder relationships, and bringing excellence to Google-wide sourcing, supplier, and contract management.

In this role, you will be responsible for pioneering innovative category and sourcing strategies, cultivating strategic supplier relationships, and optimizing spend categories through data-driven insights to unlock value for Google.