Category Manager - Marketing, Sales & G&A Procurement

Experience: 5-8 years
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Department: Global Indirect Procurement
Reports To: Senior Category Manager, Indirect Procurement

Role Overview

The Category Manager supports and executes procurement strategies across Marketing, Sales, and G&A spend areas. This role leads sourcing initiatives, manages supplier performance, partners with business stakeholders, and supports cost efficiency, supplier effectiveness, and operational improvement.

This role requires hands-on sourcing experience, strong analytical and commercial skills, and the ability to guide buyers or analysts supporting category execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Support and execute category strategies across Marketing, Sales, and G&A categories.
• Lead sourcing activities including RFPs, supplier evaluations, negotiations, and contract support.
• Partner with Marketing, Sales, HR, Finance, Legal, and other stakeholders to align sourcing work with business needs.
• Manage supplier relationships, track performance, support business reviews, and escalate risks or issues.
• Conduct spend analysis, benchmarking, savings tracking, and sourcing reporting.
• Evaluate scopes of work, pricing models, rate cards, SLAs, and supplier proposals.
• Identify opportunities for cost savings, supplier consolidation, process improvement, and demand management.
• Provide guidance to procurement buyers or analysts and support junior team development.
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies, sourcing processes, and contract standards.

Category Scope

Marketing: Media, creative production, sponsorships, experiential activation, localization, digital marketing, social, influencers, research, analytics, and marketing technology.

Sales: Distribution and channel partners, call centers, customer service, eCommerce support, retail merchandising, field sales activation, and sales enablement tools.

G&A: Professional services, HR services, contingent labor, finance services, legal services, advisory services, and corporate services.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in procurement, sourcing, category management, or supplier management.
• Experience with Marketing and/or indirect procurement categories such as Sales or G&A.
• Demonstrated ability to execute sourcing events and support negotiations.
• Strong analytical, commercial, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing suppliers and tracking performance against KPIs or SLAs.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience guiding or mentoring junior team members preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Marketing, or related field preferred.
• SAP Ariba, Excel, Power BI, or similar tool experience preferred.

Key Competencies

Category execution, commercial acumen, negotiation, stakeholder management, supplier management, analytical thinking, prioritization, collaboration, and learning agility.

At Bose, you're inspired to be and do your best and are rewarded for your unique talents! Our compensation is thoughtfully tailored to your skills, experience, education, and location, and goes beyond base salary. The hiring range for this position in the primary work location of Atlanta, Georgia is: $101,000-$138,875.The hiring range for other Bose work locations may vary.In addition to competitive base pay we offer rewards including bonus programs, comprehensive health and welfare benefits, a 401(k) plan, plus exclusive perks designed to support your wellbeing, and a generous employee discount where you can immerse yourself in our products and experiences.