Senior Manager, Indirect Procurement

Overview

The Senior Manager of Indirect Procurement is a senior leadership role responsible for enterprise-wide indirect procurement strategy, with deep ownership of IT Procurement and M&A integration synergy delivery. This role leads a combined team of Indirect Procurement Category Managers and Procurement Operations professionals and directly manages high‑value IT sourcing events and negotiations.

The position partners closely with IT, Finance, Legal, and business leaders to deliver GAAP and non‑GAAP Opex cost reduction, accelerate post‑merger integration, and scale compliant procurement operations across SAP Ariba Source‑to‑Contract and PR‑to‑PO. To facilitate collaboration and productivity, this role is in office Tue-Thu per current policy and is not remote.

Responsibilities

Leadership, Savings & M&A Integration

• Lead and develop an 8–10 member team, consisting of Indirect Procurement Category Managers and Procurement Operations professionals supporting Ariba S2C and PR/PO workflows.
• Own delivery of Finance‑committed GAAP Opex budget savings and cost reduction targets, and synergy capture from acquisitions.
• Drive M&A integration initiatives, including supplier rationalization, contract harmonization, volume leverage, and duplicated spend elimination.
• Serve as executive escalation point for high‑risk sourcing, supplier, and operational issues.

IT Procurement & Strategic Sourcing

• Lead the team’s global IT Procurement category, spanning software, SaaS, cloud, infrastructure, telecom, hardware, and IT services.
• Personally lead critical IT sourcing events and complex negotiations, including enterprise SaaS, MSP, cloud providers, and system integrators.
• Partner with IT leadership to align sourcing decisions to technology roadmaps, security, scalability, and cost optimization.
• Deliver value through contract restructuring, licensing optimization, renewal consolidation, and TCO‑based decision making.

Operations, Governance & Enablement

• Ensure efficient, compliant execution across Source‑to‑Contract and PR‑to‑PO processes, with strong Ariba adoption.
• Simplify and standardize procurement processes to support scale, M&A integration, and improved stakeholder experience.
• Maintain clear governance, policy compliance, and contract visibility, with proactive supplier and risk management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred.
• 10+ years of procurement experience with deep IT Procurement and negotiation expertise.
• Proven leader of both category management and procurement operations teams.
• Demonstrated success delivering M&A synergy cost savings and enterprise sourcing outcomes.
• Strong Ariba S2C and P2P experience preferred.

What Success Looks Like

• Measurable M&A cost synergy realization and sustained Opex cost reduction
• Strong IT partnership enabling cost‑effective, secure technology decisions
• Scalable procurement operations supporting growth and acquisition activity
• High team engagement and disciplined execution

Company Description

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT)  is a global leader in life sciences and diagnostics, dedicated to accelerating the benefits of pioneering science through analytical technologies, informatics, and service. With a focus on regulated, high-volume testing environments, our innovative portfolio harnesses deep scientific expertise across chemistry, physics, and biology. We collaborate with customers around the world to advance the release of effective, high-quality medicines, ensure the safety of food and water, and drive better patient outcomes by detecting diseases earlier, managing routine infections, and combating antibiotic resistance. Through a shared culture of relentless innovation, our passionate team of ~16,000 colleagues turn scientific challenges into breakthroughs that improve lives worldwide.  

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It benefits our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

Key Words

large team management leadership; IT contracts experience, MSP, contracts, negotiations, cost reduction, competence, courage, compassion