Category Manager, Foodservice

Vizient•Irving, TX

About The Position

When you’re the best, we’re the best. We instill an environment where employees feel engaged, satisfied and able to contribute their unique skills and talents while living and working as their authentic selves. We provide extensive opportunities for personal and professional development, building both employee competence and organizational capability to fuel exceptional performance through an inclusive environment both now and in the future. Summary: In this role, you will serve as the category expert for an assigned portfolio of foodservice products and services for internal and external stakeholders. You will manage a competitive contract portfolio by driving the strategy and development of agreements that help clients elevate supply cost performance and achieve operational efficiency.

Requirements

Relevant degree preferred.
2 or more years of relevant experience required.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting to varied audiences.
Financial acumen with experience managing expense and revenue considerations.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
Willingness to travel.

Nice To Haves

Experience with foodservice group purchasing organizations (GPO’s) preferred.
Strategic sourcing or category management experience within a healthcare environment preferred.

Responsibilities

Drive end-to-end Request for Proposal (RFP) strategy and execution for assigned portfolios, including bid strategy development, RFP creation, supplier negotiations, and agreement implementation.
Develop deep understanding of assigned foodservice categories, suppliers, and industry trends through market research and continuous learning.
Provide category expertise and insights to internal teams and external clients.
Develop and manage relationships with clients and suppliers to ensure satisfaction through timely communication and issue resolution.
Drive category strategy to optimize cost, quality, and operational value for clients.
Create category-specific collateral to share insights, best practices, and performance outcomes.
Lead periodic business reviews and strategic planning meetings with suppliers, with leadership support.

Benefits

Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan!
Please view our benefits here: http://www.vizientinc.com/about-us/careers
Equal Opportunity Employer: Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender identity, ethnicity, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.
Working at Vizient means making a difference in today’s dynamic health care industry, every day.
Our mission is to connect health care organizations and providers with the knowledge, solutions and expertise that enable them to accelerate their clinical and operational performance.
Vizient is based in Dallas and has offices in 20 metropolitan areas across the United States.
We have 4,000 employees with a breadth of expertise, experience and compassion, who are eager to develop and implement solutions that advance health care for the greater good.
Across our enterprise of companies, we have the scale and depth to deliver exponential impact across the continuum of care: Provista – Proven supply chain partner specializing in extended, diagnostic and preventive care facilities, including surgery centers, home health and senior living Apexus – The exclusive contractor for 340B Drug Pricing Program, managed by the Health Resources and Services Administration aptitude – The industry’s first online direct contracting market, supporting self-contracting activity between hospitals and suppliers. Sg2 - Providing a unique blend of analytics, intelligence, consulting and education to enable health system leaders to integrate strategic growth and performance across the continuum of care.
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