# Category Manager 90520

The Category Manager leads the development and execution of strategic sourcing, category management, and contract optimization initiatives to deliver best-in-class supply chain performance. This role ensures value creation, supplier performance, and cost efficiency while aligning category strategies with Seadrill’s global business objectives. Reporting to the Head of Category Management, this role Effective implementation of a category management strategy that delivers recognizable cost savings and process optimization through improved supplier management programs Develop and implement formalized supplier relationship management and performance programs with top strategic suppliers Cultivate and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including end-users, project managers, engineers, and senior staff members Prepare and execute tender documents and evaluation tools for sourcing events under a category strategy Drives global supply chain standardization and cost savings through vendor and manufacturer consolidation Negotiate or re-negotiate existing contracts, utilizing transparent tender processes, ensuring optimal commercial and legal terms are in

- **Id**: 3822050
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/seadrill-category-manager-90520>
- **Role**: Operations
- **Role family**: Operations
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Houston, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-05T13:42:22Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-05
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-06T04:28:06Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3387
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Oil & Gas

## Company

- **Id**: 2201368
- **Name**: Seadrill
- **Domain**: seadrill.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/seadrill>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Oracle

## Technologies

- **Microsoft Office** — Optional: no
- **Outlook** — Optional: no
- **Power BI** — Optional: no
- **SharePoint** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: yes

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-05T17:35:23Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Evidence: green card filings: 2; Filings 12m: 0; Filings prev 12m: 0; Green card filings 12m: 2

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 10
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-06T05:58:05Z

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