Senior Procurement Category Manager, Services

As the Senior Procurement Category Manager for Services, you will join the Procurement+ team responsible for development of category and sourcing strategies, sourcing execution, negotiations, and contracting activities across multiple categories within Services-related areas of GNFR spend.

This is a high-impact position that will provide consistent exposure to Best Buy executives, large strategic suppliers, and complex agreements. The right candidate will have an opportunity to make an immediate impact with noticeable results. The Best Buy Procurement organization has recently undergone a significant transformation to become a strategic value generating business enabler.

Exact categories under the responsibility of this role will be determined upon identification of the right candidate and will be a mix of the following services: large product (e.g., appliances, televisions, home theater) last mile delivery and installation, contact center labor, repair services, and warranty services.

This role is hybrid, which means you will work some days on site at a Best Buy location and some days virtually from home or other non-Best Buy location. The specific work arrangements vary by role and team. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process. For this role, you must be located within a drivable distance to our office in Richfield, Minnesota.

What you'll do

• Lead end‑to‑end category management and strategic sourcing activities, including negotiations, RFx, contracting, spend analysis, and opportunity identification.
• Develop, present, and maintain category strategies that identify opportunities and define optimal sourcing approaches.
• Build and sustain strong relationships with business stakeholders, aligning category strategies with enterprise objectives.
• Partner cross‑functionally across all organizational levels, influencing leaders and educating internal clients on sourcing best practices.
• Manage supplier relationships to ensure effective communication, maximize value, and support successful engagement outcomes.
• Collaborate with sourcing and procurement operations teams while problem‑solving with agility and leading negotiations for service contracts up to $40M.

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in strategic sourcing or commensurate experience in related scope functions, including direct experience with outsourced labor/services negotiations of $10-$40 million contracts
• Minimum of 3 years collaborating with and influencing executive and senior-level stakeholders / business partners
• Minimum of 2 years of dedicated experience on complex agreements
• Minimum of 2 years of experience leading, mentoring, cross-functional team management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, finance or business fields
• 6 years of experience in strategic sourcing or commensurate experience in related scope functions, including direct experience with outsourced labor/services negotiations of $1-$40 million contracts
• 3 years of experience working within a matrix fortune 200 organization a plus

What's in it for you

We're committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. We offer generous benefits that address your total well-being and provide support as you need it, especially key moments in your life.

Our benefits include

• Competitive pay
• Generous employee discount
• Physical and mental well-being support

About us

As part of the Best Buy team, you'll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life - in our stores, online and in customers' homes.

Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. We're committed to being a great place to work, where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all, we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full, authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.

Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer.

Position Type: Full timePandoLogic. Keywords: Category Manager, Location: Minneapolis, MN - 55423

Skills

Best Practices, Call Centers, Category Development, Category Management, Communication Skills, Contract Analysis, Contract Negotiation, Cross-Functional, Customer Training, Expense Analysis, Finance, Leadership, Maintenance Services, Matrix Management, Mentoring, Negotiation Skills, Outsourcing, Problem Solving Skills, Procurement Management, Purchasing/Procurement, Sourcing Strategy, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), Supply Chain, Team Lead/Manager, Theater, Vendor/Supplier Planning, Vendor/Supplier Relations

About the Company

Best Buy

Energetic teams. Fun atmosphere. Exciting opportunities.

That’s what you’ll find at Best Buy. Care to join us?

You can feel the energy here. And we’re not talking about the hum of electronics (there’s that, too). We’re talking about people.

Best Buy employees are friendly, enthusiastic and willing to help you succeed. Sure, we’re a big company — the world’s largest consumer electronics retailer — but that doesn’t stop us from having fun while doing what we love: bringing technology into people’s lives in meaningful ways.

When you join our team, we consider you part of our Best Buy family. And what you do here every day will support our goal to make people’s lives better, easier and more enjoyable through the great products we sell.

So if you’d like using your talents to help improve people’s lives, bring it! We’d love to have your energy here.

Company Size

10,000 employees or more

Industry

Retail

Founded

1966

Website

http://www.bestbuy-jobs.com/