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About the Role

The Director, IT Sourcing & Category Management is responsible for leading Intuitive's global IT procurement strategy, category management, supplier management, and sourcing operations. This role partners closely with executive IT leadership and key stakeholders to develop category strategies, optimize supplier performance, manage risk, deliver cost savings, and support business growth and innovation. The Director will lead a team of sourcing professionals while driving procurement transformation initiatives and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute global category strategies across IT spend categories, including software, cloud infrastructure, hardware, telecom, digital services, and professional services.
Create and maintain multi-year category roadmaps aligned with business objectives, market trends, and technology priorities.
Lead strategic sourcing initiatives from opportunity identification through negotiation, contracting, implementation, and supplier management.
Drive enterprise-wide procurement best practices, policy adoption, and process compliance.
Partner with IT leadership to align procurement strategies with technology investment plans and organizational priorities.
Identify opportunities to optimize spend, reduce risk, improve supplier performance, and enhance business value.
Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of sourcing and category management professionals.
Establish organizational priorities, performance expectations, and development plans for team members.
Drive workforce planning, resource allocation, and workload balancing across sourcing initiatives.
Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and customer service.
Conduct performance reviews, coaching discussions, succession planning, and talent development activities.
Establish and manage executive-level supplier relationships with strategic technology partners.
Develop supplier segmentation and governance strategies to ensure supplier performance aligns with business objectives.
Lead executive business reviews and oversee supplier performance management processes.
Identify and mitigate supplier-related risks, including financial, operational, cybersecurity, compliance, and business continuity risks.
Drive preferred supplier strategies and supplier consolidation initiatives where appropriate.
Serve as the primary procurement business partner for CIO, Head of Digital Products, and other key executive leadership and functional stakeholders.
Build trusted relationships with executive leaders to influence sourcing strategies and investment decisions.
Facilitate alignment between procurement, IT, Finance, Legal, Information Security, and business stakeholders.
Support business case development, supplier evaluations, and executive decision-making processes.
Represent procurement in strategic planning discussions and major technology initiatives.
Lead high value and complex supplier negotiations for enterprise software, cloud services, hardware, telecommunications, digital platforms, and technology services.
Develop negotiation strategies that optimize commercial outcomes while mitigating business and contractual risk.
Partner with Legal, Information Security, Privacy, Finance, and other stakeholders throughout the contracting lifecycle.
Ensure contract compliance and identify opportunities to improve commercial terms and supplier accountability.
Drive achievement of annual savings, cost avoidance, and value creation targets.
Lead initiatives that enhance procurement tools, processes, governance, and operational effectiveness.
Drive adoption of procurement technologies, sourcing tools, contract lifecycle management, and intake/orchestration platforms.
Establish metrics, reporting, and performance dashboards to measure procurement outcomes and category performance.
Promote continuous improvement initiatives that increase efficiency, transparency, and stakeholder satisfaction.

Requirements

12+ years of progressive procurement, strategic sourcing, and category management experience.
7+ years of people leadership experience within IT sourcing and category management teams.
Experience managing complex technology categories, including software, SaaS, cloud, infrastructure, telecommunications, AI services, professional services, and emerging technologies.
Proven track record of leading large-scale negotiations and delivering measurable business value.
Strong executive presence with the ability to influence stakeholders at all organizational levels.
Deep understanding of IT sourcing, supplier management, contracting, and procurement best practices.
Exceptional negotiation, supplier management, and relationship-building skills.
Strong financial, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
Ability to develop and execute long-term category strategies while managing day-to-day priorities.
Experience leading organizational change and procurement transformation initiatives.
Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to build consensus, navigate ambiguity, and drive results in a fast-paced environment.
High level of integrity, accountability, and attention to detail.
Ability to effectively lead teams through change and continuous improvement initiatives.
Bachelor's degree required; Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field preferred.
MBA or advanced degree preferred.
Current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19 may be required.
Consideration for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.
Preference will be given to qualified candidates who do not reside, or plan to reside, in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, or Tennessee.

Skills

IT Sourcing
Category Management
Supplier Management
Negotiation
Contracting
Procurement
SaaS
Cloud
Software
Hardware
Telecommunications
Digital Services
Professional Services
AI Services
Emerging Technologies
Financial Analysis
Problem-Solving
Project Management
Organizational Skills
Communication Skills
Interpersonal Skills
Change Management
Continuous Improvement

Location

Onsite

Work Type

Onsite
Employee
Set Schedule

Experience Level

Director
Management 5
12+ years of progressive procurement, strategic sourcing, and category management experience
7+ years of people leadership experience

Education Level

Bachelor's degree required; Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field preferred.
MBA or advanced degree preferred.

Salary/Compensations

Min. Salary Region 1: 204800 USD
Max. Salary Region 1: 307200 USD
Min. Salary Region 2: 174100 USD
Max. Salary Region 2: 261100 USD

Benefits

Market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity.

About the Company

Intuitive is a global leader in robotic-assisted surgery and minimally invasive care, with technologies like the da Vinci surgical system and Ion transforming how care is delivered for millions of patients worldwide.
The company is driven by a purpose to make surgery smarter, safer, and more human, with work that helps care teams perform with greater precision and patients recover faster.
The problems solved at Intuitive demand creativity, rigor, and collaboration, offering challenging yet meaningful work with the potential to change lives.
Intuitive offers a place for individuals ready to contribute to something bigger than themselves and help transform the future of healthcare.

Equal Opportunity

Intuitive is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.
In accordance with the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR §743.13(b)), some roles at Intuitive Surgical may be subject to U.S. export controls for prospective employees who are nationals from countries currently on embargo or sanctions status.
We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.