Director, Category Management & Sourcing

Unified Women's Healthcare

5h

About The Position

Unified is a nationwide community of providers, operations specialists, and thought leaders who look for the greatest opportunities to impact every woman’s health, at every stage of their journeys. We are unparalleled in our scale and ability to adapt to address unmet and underserved needs. Through 815+ clinics, 23 IVF labs, nationwide telehealth capabilities, and targeted case management, our 2,700+ independent, affiliated providers deliver comprehensive women’s health services and continuously work to implement methods and develop techniques or platforms that improve the healthcare experience. We remain focused on enabling the discovery of new ways for our affiliated providers to deliver the high-quality care experience women deserve, in the ways they most wish to receive it, and collaborate across our community to make our vision a reality.
The Director, Category Management & Sourcing, owns category leadership across assigned clinical and non-clinical spend at Unified Women’s Healthcare. This role sets category priorities, leads complex sourcing and contracting initiatives, and is accountable for financial and commercial outcomes across managed spend.
Blending enterprise-level leadership with hands-on execution, the Director leads high-impact sourcing initiatives, complex negotiations, and contract structuring while ensuring savings, rebates, and commercial benefits are realized and tracked against budgets and financial goals. As a senior advisor to executive and functional leadership, the Director balances cost, risk, service, and operational needs in high-stakes purchasing decisions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required (Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field).
• 10-12 years of progressive experience in category management, strategic sourcing, procurement, or related commercial roles.
• Demonstrated ownership of large, complex spend portfolios with enterprise-level financial and operational impact.
• Proven experience leading complex sourcing initiatives, negotiations, and contract structures with direct accountability for outcomes.
• Strong financial acumen, including experience tracking savings, rebates, and commercial outcomes against budgets and forecasts.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or MBA strongly preferred.
• Experience in healthcare, life sciences, technology, or multi-site service organizations strongly preferred.
• Prior supplier-side, product, or commercial leadership experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define and govern category strategy priorities across assigned clinical and non-clinical spend, aligned to enterprise objectives, financial goals, and operational needs.
• Translate strategy into category-level investment decisions, sourcing priorities, and supplier strategies.
• Serve as a senior advisor to executive and functional leaders, guiding complex tradeoff decisions across cost, risk, service levels, standardization, and long-term value.
• Establish and enforce intake, prioritization, and decision frameworks to ensure disciplined, transparent sourcing decisions.
• Review and approve category strategies and sourcing approaches to ensure consistency and focus across the portfolio.
• Own enterprise procurement policies, standards, and governance frameworks to enable compliant, consistent, and value-driven purchasing decisions.
• Lead high-impact sourcing initiatives from problem definition through supplier selection, including requirements development, market analysis, RFP design, evaluation methodologies, and negotiations.
• Lead and close complex commercial negotiations involving pricing models, service-level commitments, risk allocation, escalation mechanisms, and performance remedies.
• Establishes enterprise sourcing strategies, including competitive bidding, renewals, partnerships, or alternative commercial models, based on category strategy and business needs.
• Partner closely with Legal to review, redline, and negotiate complex commercial and operational contract terms, ensuring alignment with category strategy, financial objectives, and risk tolerance.
• Serve as the escalation point for sourcing and contracting decisions with enterprise-wide financial, operational, or reputational impact.
• Own enterprise accountability for supplier performance, commercial compliance, and financial value realization across managed categories.
• Establish and oversee supplier performance frameworks, including KPIs, scorecards, and structured business reviews for critical suppliers.
• Sets standards for the remediation, renegotiation, or supplier transitions when performance, economics, or risk profiles change.
• Track sourcing outcomes, savings, rebates, and commercial benefits against budgets, forecasts, and financial targets in partnership with Finance and analytics teams.
• Ensure financial outcomes are durable, measurable, and accurately reflected in budgets, forecasts, and financial reporting.
• Uphold procurement governance and ensure compliant, ethical sourcing practices across the enterprise.
• Partner cross-functionally with Finance, Operations, IT, Legal, and Medical Affiliates to support informed purchasing and investment decisions.
• Support the evolution of category management capabilities and organizational structure as the function scales.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans, fertility benefits, and supplemental insurance options.
• Vacation, personal days, and paid holidays to help you recharge.
• 401(k) with employer contribution, plus Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs).
• Short- and long-term disability, paid parental leave, basic life insurance, and optional additional coverage.
• Employee Assistance Program, commuter benefits, pet insurance, and identity theft protection.
• Opportunities and resources to support your career growth.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees