Business Performance Improvement - Supply Chain and Operations - Indirect Marketing Category Manager

You Belong Here  

The Protiviti Career provides opportunity to learn, inspire, and advance within a collaborative and inclusive culture.  We hire curious individuals for whom learning is a passion. We lean into our mission: We Care. We Collaborate. We Deliver.   

At every level, we champion leaders who live our values of integrity, inclusion, innovation, and commitment to success. Imagining our work as a journey, we believe integrity guides our way, inclusion moves us forward together, innovation creates new destinations, and our commitment to success empowers us to deliver on our vision to be the most trusted global consulting firm. 

Where We Need You 

Protiviti is looking for a Supply Chain & Operations Manager to join our growing Supply Chain & Operations Innovation team.  

What You Can Expect 

As a Manager, you’ll partner with our clients to solve complex business problems and provide impactful advice and solutions.  You’ll develop lasting relationships with client personnel and further these relationships through quality product delivery.  

• Lead strategic sourcing and procurement engagements focused on indirect marketing categories — advertising agencies, media buying, paid digital media (search, social, programmatic), and creative services 

• Manage end-to-end sourcing cycles: spend analysis, market assessment, RFP/RFQ design, supplier evaluation, negotiation, and contract execution 

• Oversee Statement of Work (SOW) development, management, and governance for agency and media supplier relationships 

• Advise clients on agency compensation models — retainer, project-based, and performance-linked structures — and identify cost optimization opportunities 

What Will Help You Be Successful 

• You enjoy process, relevant analytics and metrics, organization, and strategic design — particularly within marketing category spend 

• You are motivated to learn and are interested in all things related to strategic sourcing and supplier management, including the latest trends in agency relationships, paid media procurement, and marketing technology 

• You have an inherent interest in project management and team leadership 

• You promote a positive team culture that fosters open communication among all engagement team members 

• You create development opportunities for others, including participating in the creation and rollout of training, and ways for your team to improve our clients and communities 

• You have interest in participating in the preparation of client proposals and strategies to win new business in the indirect marketing space 

• You have interest in working with a diverse portfolio of clients across multiple