Best Buy

Procurement Category Manager - HR Services

**Richfield, Minnesota

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Pay: $81,900 – $146,050
Employment: Full-time
Sector: Operations & Manufacturing

Posted: Nov 11, 2026
First found: Nov 11, 2026, 8:36 PM ET

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About the job

As a Category Manager on the Services Procurement team, you’ll develop category strategies and long-term commercial plans in support of Best Buy’s Human Resources team, including Benefits, Compensation, HR Operations, Talent Acquisition, and Enterprise Learning. You’ll lead strategic sourcing, negotiation, and contracting, and manage supplier and stakeholder relationships. In this role, you’ll work regularly with senior-level stakeholders and strategic suppliers.

This role is hybrid, which means you will be required to work on-site Monday through Thursday at the Best Buy location listed on this posting, and Fridays virtually from home. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process.

What you’ll do

Develop and maintain category strategies for HR services, aligning sourcing priorities with business needs and long-term objectives.
Lead sourcing initiatives, including market research, spend analysis, competitive proposals, negotiations, and contracting.
Build strong stakeholder relationships to understand business priorities, identify opportunities, and gain alignment on sourcing recommendations.
Advise business partners on supplier selection and commercial trade-offs using data, market insights, and procurement expertise.
Foster strategic supplier relationships to strengthen collaboration and maximize value for Best Buy.
Partner with sourcing and procurement operations colleagues to execute sourcing decisions and support ongoing supplier management.

Basic qualifications

4 or more years of experience in strategic sourcing or a related field, including experience in negotiations, contracting, or supplier management within HR or other business function.
Experience building stakeholder relationships, communicating recommendations, and influencing business decisions.
Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, including analyzing spend and other business data and developing clear presentations.
Experience using generative AI tools to support research, analysis, and drafting, with appropriate judgment when handling confidential information and validating outputs.
Demonstrated negotiation, analytical, organization, planning, and execution skills.

Preferred qualifications

Experience sourcing or managing suppliers supporting Benefits, Compensation, or HR Operations.
Demonstrated ability to translate business priorities into work plans and independently manage multiple sourcing initiatives.

What’s in it for you We’re committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. We offer generous benefits that address your total well-being and provide support as you need it, especially key moments in your life.

Our benefits include:

Competitive pay
Generous employee discount
Physical and mental well-being support

Best Buy provides different types of leaves of absence (LOA) and potential pay sources to employees based on eligibility. The length of your LOA depends on your situation, where you live, your full-time or part-time employment status, and federal and state regulations. Intermittent or reduced-schedule leave is also available for certain medical or family care leaves. Paid time off (vacation or PTO) is offered to full-time and part-time employees based on work location, employment status, salary or hourly status (exempt/non-exempt), and years of continued or bridged service.

Certain roles, where market norms demand it, are eligible for various forms of incentive pay to drive performance and offer recognition for achieving financial and strategic results. For more information about our incentive pay plans, including eligibility, please refer to our Incentive Programs Summary.

For more information about benefits, LOA and paid time off, please refer to our Benefits Guide.

About us As part of the Best Buy team, you’ll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life — in our stores, online and in customers’ homes.

Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. We’re committed to being a great place to work, where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all, we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full, authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here. ™

Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer

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Benefits

Best Buy offers a range of benefits to support your overall well-being, as outlined in the Benefits Guide. Eligibility may vary.

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