Category Manager

Avera • Sioux Falls, SD

25d

About The Position

The Category Manager develops and executes category sourcing strategies, manages supplier relationships, and delivers value across assigned categories within Avera’s enterprise procurement model. The role partners with clinical, operational, IT, and business stakeholders to define requirements and lead sourcing initiatives aligned with organizational standards, contracts, and performance expectations. It executes procurement contracts end-to-end within defined standards and guardrails, owning category strategy and supplier outcomes while collaborating with Sourcing Agents on intake and Managers on oversight and escalation.

Requirements

• 4–6 years of experience in sourcing, procurement, contracting, or category management, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to work the specified hours.
• Visual acuity adequate to perform position duties.
• Ability to communicate effectively and to hear, understand, and distinguish speech and other sounds.
• Ability to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily; reasonable accommodations may be made when they do not cause undue hardship.
• Maintain confidentiality and work effectively in a team environment.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in business, healthcare, supply chain, or a related field.
• Experience working with stakeholders, suppliers, and contracts.
• Demonstrated negotiation, analytical, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category sourcing strategies that drive standardization, cost optimization, quality outcomes, and supplier performance.
• Lead sourcing events and supplier negotiations, owning commercial strategy, pricing, and service-level expectations, and execute procurement contracts within defined standards and guardrails.
• Partner with stakeholders to define requirements and guide decision-making toward standardized, value-based solutions aligned with procurement strategies.
• Own supplier relationships and performance, driving accountability for service levels, quality outcomes, and continuous improvement.
• Align sourcing decisions with approved contracts, suppliers, and enterprise standards; guide stakeholders toward compliant solutions and enforce preferred supplier and contract requirements.
• Ensure accurate documentation and metadata and submit them to the CLM system in accordance with enterprise standards.
• Partner with Sourcing Agents on intake validation and request routing, ensuring alignment with existing contracts, standards, and procurement processes.
• Drive standardization, utilization, and category optimization to reduce variation, improve contract compliance, and enhance value.
• Monitor and report category performance, including savings, contract utilization, supplier performance, and service outcomes.
• Support continuous improvement of sourcing, category management, and procurement processes.
• Execute procurement contracts using approved templates and defined standards, escalating non-standard terms, high-risk provisions, and regulatory or data-related considerations through established CLM governance processes.
• Apply Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles in daily work; promote compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera’s CARE standards, maintain confidentiality, work effectively with team members, and comply with applicable safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards.

Benefits

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement.
• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship.
• A wide range of benefits for qualifying part-time and full-time employees, designed to support balanced, healthy lives and meet needs now and in the future.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed