Procurement Specialist (Category Manager – Technology Sourcing)

Leads technology category management and sourcing for World Bank Group corporate procurement from Washington, D.C. The specialist plans procurements, researches supply markets, manages solicitations, negotiates contracts, advises project managers and embeds commercial value, sustainability and supplier-risk controls.

Department: Corporate Procurement

• Lead technology category management and sourcing initiatives
• Develop procurement plans with internal business clients
• Research supply markets, trends and commercial benchmarks
• Design evaluation criteria and manage competitive solicitations
• Review specifications and negotiate contract terms and conditions
• Advise project managers on commercial contract management
• Integrate sustainability and supplier-risk controls into sourcing

• Familiarity with category management strategies and practices
• Ability to lead sourcing from business need through contract closeout
• Contract negotiation and dispute-resolution capability
• Expert understanding of commerciality and value-for-money sourcing

• The full posting text explicitly states Washington, D.C. as the duty station
• The role may require schedule adjustments across client time zones and limited travel