Job Classification:

Prudentials Global Sourcing and Procurement (GSP) organization drives enterprisewide value by cultivating strategic supplier partnerships and elevating commercial decisionmaking across the business. GSP provides global stakeholders with streamlined access to bestinclass products and services informed by robust business intelligence deep supplymarket knowledge and a clear grasp of micro and macroeconomic dynamics. Through efficient disciplined processes and proactive commercial coaching GSP empowers stakeholders to make informed valuedriven decisions that strengthen Prudentials competitive advantage.

Your Team & Role

The Director Senior Category Manager role plays a pivotal role in advancing this mission by leading category initiative teams shaping value pipelines coaching business partners and converting market intelligence into actionable sourcing and negotiation strategies. Operating across a global stakeholder and supplier landscape this role ensures consistent execution of the Category Management framework adoption of preferred buying channels and delivery of measurable Finance-validated value.

Categories of spend in scope include but are not limited to Business Process Outsourcing and related services categories.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a category initiative teams to deliver yearoveryear value and set savings targets (cost reductions cost avoidance and/or revenue opportunities) in alignment with Financevalidated baselines and auditable governance.

• Curate and maintain Category Cards preferred supplier routes and Buying Channel rules by partnering with Systems & Analytics teams for updates guidedbuying configurations dashboards and global adoption mechanisms.

• Prioritize initiatives within the category pipeline ensuring accuracy of baselines milestone tracking and variance commentary ensuring clarity for dashboards and reviews.

• Guide team members through opportunity assessment RFx preparation negotiation support and supplier evaluation.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to business partners providing guidance on channel selection specification choices negotiation preparation and savings definitions.

• Translate complex market dynamics internal requirements and supplier insights into clear valuefocused recommendations.

• Conceive new and pursue supplierled innovation opportunities (e.g. process redesign and automation alternative specifications sustainability solutions) to improve cost quality resilience and speed.

• Synthesize market data and benchmarks (e.g. indices should-cost models vendor peer comparisons external insights total cost of ownership (TCO) insights) to support robust business cases and sourcing strategies.

• Leverage AI tools to enhance category execution and promote the adoption of AIenabled workflows within the category squad and crossfunctional partners.

• Coordinate sourcing negotiation contracting and initiative execution activities with regional teams in the US Japan Ireland India and other markets.

• Align category initiatives with organizational priorities stakeholder needs procurement policy and risk/compliance requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in business supply chain finance operations economics or a related field.

• 7-10 years of experience in procurement category management sourcing or supplier management.

• Demonstrated experience influencing stakeholders guiding sourcing decisions and delivering measurable value.

• Experience synthesizing benchmarks supplier data and market intelligence into sourcing strategies.

• Exposure to or familiarity with procurement technologies (e.g. sourcing platforms CLM systems) and AIenabled sourcing tools.

• Professional certifications preferred (e.g. MCIPS CPSM CPM).

Skills and Competencies

• Stakeholder Partnership: Builds trust with business partners and guides them toward valuefocused compliant sourcing decisions.

• Clear Communication: Translates procurement market and financial insights into straightforward actionable guidance.

• Analytical Rigor: Interprets benchmarks spend data and category metrics to inform sound commercial decisions.

• Relationship-Building: Forges strong internal and supplier partnerships.

• CrossRegional Collaboration: Works effectively with teams across multiple geographies to ensure consistent category execution.

• Commercial & Market Awareness: Applies understanding of supplier markets cost drivers and negotiation levers to strengthen outcomes.

• Change Agility: Adapts quickly to evolving tools processes and priorities encouraging others to adopt improved ways of working.

Youll Love Working Here Because You Can

Join a team and culture where your voice matters; where every day your work transforms our experiences to make lives better. As you put your skills to use well help you make an even bigger impact with learning experiences that can grow your technical AND leadership capabilities. Youll be surprised by what this rock-solid organization has in store for you.

What we offer you:

• Market competitive base salaries with a yearly bonus potential at every level.

• Medical dental vision life insurance disability insurance Paid Time Off (PTO) and leave of absences such as parental and military leave.

• 401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%).

• Company-funded pension plan.

• Wellness Programs including up to $1600 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs.

• Work/Life Resources to help support topics such as parenting housing senior care finances pets legal matters education emotional and mental health and career development.

• Education Benefit to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree and many accredited certificate programs.

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices (Beginning or End of the purchase period) after one year of service.

Eligibility to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program whereby an award if any depends on various factors including without limitation individual and organizational performance. To find out more about our Total Rewards package visit Work Life Balance Prudential Careers. Some of the above benefits may not apply to part-time employees scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week.