Technology Services Sourcing Category Manager

The Opportunity

Join a global strategic sourcing organization that enables innovation, value creation, and operational excellence. You will contribute to the strategic direction and own the execution across technology services, IT consulting, and R&D engineering procurement.

This position suits an experienced professional who can autonomously manage sourcing projects, persuade partners, and deliver quantifiable benefits in a fast-paced, international environment.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and drive category strategy and sourcing plans to deliver value across IT services spend
• Lead end-to-end sourcing projects
• Negotiate agreements and pricing to secure competitive results
• Act as the procurement business partner to IT and product development engineering teams
• Manage supplier relationships and performance
• Drive data-driven decisions
• Conduct spend analysis, pricing comparisons, and supplier benchmarking
• Drive process improvements that increase efficiency, reduce cost, and strengthen operational resilience across professional services engagements.

What You’ll Bring

• 5–8 years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or category management
• Experience in procuring technology professional services, consulting, or engineering services preferred
• Sourcing & commercial skills
• Proficient in negotiating MSAs, SOWs, and various services pricing models
• Solid understanding of the various service delivery models
• In-depth understanding of how AI is reshaping IT service delivery and pricing models
• Analytical capability
• Brings to bear LLMs and data tools such as Excel in the everyday execution of responsibilities as accelerators, but not crutches
• Proven ability to partner with cross-functional teams and influence outcomes
• Highly organized, diligent, and able to prioritize effectively while being comfortable in a dynamic environment with changing requirements
• Strong understanding of consulting delivery models, commercial structures for professional services, and common contracting approaches for technology engagements.

About Adobe

Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.

Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours. 

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