Global Senior Manager, Professional Services Category Management

Reference Code 3403

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Deloitte Global is the engine of the Deloitte network. Our professionals reach across disciplines and borders to develop and lead global initiatives. We deliver strategic programs and services that unite our organization.

Work you'll do

Professional Services is a key leader in CoRe Global Procurement’s Professional Services Category Team, managing the execution of the entire life cycle of professional services procurement and engagement with member firms and global businesses. This leader will manage relationships and lead team members procuring complex, high-value, and business-critical engagements between Deloitte Global and Member Firms.

Professional Services Category Management Team:

• Oversee strategy, contracting, and relationship management for complex or high-value professional services procurements
• Provide guidance and decision support to business leaders on provider selection, engagement models, and sourcing approach
• Act as key advisor to stakeholders (OGC, Finance, Workforce Planning, and others) for high-impact sourcing and contracting matters
• Manages intake, workflow, and approvals for sourcing requests
• Handles escalations and exceptions
• Maintains reporting, data integrity, and provider scorecards
• Supports ongoing process improvement and stakeholder needs
• Advises on vendor sourcing strategy and engagement models
• Review and quality-check SOWs and PSAs for compliance, accuracy, and business alignment
• Triage and address margin, scope, or process exceptions that require senior intervention
• Ensure critical sourcing activities, exceptions, and outcomes are tracked in core systems
• Support the generation of dashboards, reports, and category insights for leadership
• Mentor and develop team members; contribute to onboarding and capability-building initiatives

The team

Global CoRe provides seven fundamental services to Deloitte around the world: knowledge services, creative services, contact center, data management assessment services, data protection, procurement, and real estate. We develop new and innovative ways to improve how these services are delivered across the organization, leveraging our global scope and strength to serve our organization within and across borders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required; Master’s Degree preferred
• 10+ years of relevant Procurement experience
• Deep understanding of professional services category, ideally with a ‘Big 4’ firm
• Strong knowledge of standard category management processes
• Ability to engage with senior executives to influence decisions
• Experience in managing matrixed teams
• Relationship building, influencing, and collaboration skills with persuasive and convincing communication skills (e.g., proposals, reports, plans) to secure commitment from business leaders
• Strong understanding of common sourcing templates, tools, and methodologies
• Deep knowledge of the Master Category Strategy approach

Our culture

At Deloitte Global people are valued and respected for who they are – with opportunities to bring their unique perspectives, talents and passions to business challenges. Our global workspace creates room for individuality and collaboration. Ours is an inclusive, supportive, connected culture with a focus on development, flexibility, and well-being. This culture makes Deloitte Global one of the most rewarding places to work, and to transform your career.

Professional development

From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe in investing in you, helping you identify and hone your unique strengths at every step of your career. We offer opportunities to build new skills, take on leadership opportunities, and connect and grow through mentorship. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their career.

Benefits

At Deloitte, we value our people and offer employees a broad range of benefits. Our Total Rewards program reflects our continued commitment to lead from the front in everything we do—that’s why we take pride in offering a comprehensive variety of programs and resources to support your health and well-being.