Procurement Specialist (Category Manager)

Leads category management and sourcing for World Bank Group corporate procurement from Washington, D.C. The specialist develops procurement plans, researches markets, runs competitive solicitations, negotiates contracts, advises project managers and manages commercial, supplier, sustainability and sourcing risks.

Department: Corporate Procurement

• Lead category management and sourcing initiatives across corporate spend
• 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

• Washington, D.C. duty station
• The role may require schedule adjustments across client time zones and limited travel