Category Manager - Supply Chain Purchasing

Texas Children's Medical Center•Houston, TX

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About The Position

The Category Manager manages a strategic portfolio of expense categories, including supplies, technology, facilities, operating room, pathology, pharmacy, and related services. The role develops sourcing strategies, leads supplier negotiations, manages contracts and vendor performance, and helps secure high-quality products and services at the best value. The position works with stakeholders and category leadership teams to shape and execute procurement strategies, evaluate suppliers, negotiate agreements, monitor market conditions and vendor performance, and identify savings opportunities. It also performs financial analysis and reporting, prepares contract packages for review and approval, and maintains procurement policies and procedures.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain management, or a related field.
Five years of experience with contracts, requests for proposals, or requests for bids.

Nice To Haves

Health care procurement experience preferred.
Certified Purchasing Manager, Certified Professional in Supply Management, or Certified Materials and Resource Professional certification preferred.
Previous healthcare Request for Proposal/Request for Bids experience highly desired.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute category sourcing strategies with stakeholders and category leadership teams.
Establish annual savings goals and vendor management plans for assigned spend categories.
Develop competitive procurement documents, including requests for proposals and requests for information.
Work with end users, reviewing parties, and stakeholders to define scope, specifications, timelines, roles, and expectations.
Coordinate bid meetings, distribute procurement documents, evaluate vendor responses, and recommend supplier awards.
Develop negotiation strategies and lead negotiations on pricing, contractual terms, and supplier performance.
Review, draft, redline, and negotiate procurement business terms for contracts, amendments, and related agreements.
Identify opportunities to leverage existing contracts and internal resources to meet business needs.
Prepare complete contract packages for legal review, approvals, signature routing, and records retention.
Monitor supply markets and conduct market intelligence, price benchmarking, and financial analysis to identify savings opportunities.
Develop reports and presentations on savings, budgets, supply usage, productivity, contract performance, and benchmarking.
Perform complex financial analyses, including total cost of ownership, lease-versus-buy, and economic value models.
Calculate and report actual and projected sourcing savings by spend category.
Identify off-contract spend, contract opportunities, and vendor performance concerns.
Establish key performance indicators and service-level expectations with vendors.
Conduct business reviews, develop improvement plans for underperforming vendors, and guide stakeholders on vendor management practices.
Maintain policies and procedures related to strategic sourcing, procurement, negotiations, contract processing, pricing, and compliance.
Represent the department at internal and external meetings and deliver presentations to stakeholders and leadership.