Director of Supply Chain Sourcing and Category Management

Banner Health•Phoenix, AZ

6d•Onsite

About The Position

This position provides leadership in developing and executing comprehensive category management strategies across assigned spend areas, including, but not limited to, medical/surgical supplies, pharmaceuticals, purchased services, and capital equipment. This role ensures sourcing initiatives align with organizational priorities, clinical outcomes, and cost-reduction goals while fostering strategic supplier partnerships to drive innovation and performance. Leads complex contract negotiations to secure favorable terms, ensure compliance, and mitigate risk. Leveraging spend analytics, market intelligence, and benchmarking, the position identifies opportunities for savings, standardization, and operational efficiency. Collaboration with clinical and operational leaders is essential to ensure sourcing decisions support patient care and organizational objectives. This role communicates category strategies and performance outcomes to executive leadership and provides strategic direction to a team of contract administrators and analysts, promoting a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement. All activities are performed in accordance with established policies, regulatory requirements, and professional standards, delivering exceptional service and demonstrating core leadership behaviors consistently. Expected to work with management across diverse areas and multiple states to effectively and efficiently operate category deliverables and partner with multi-disciplinary teams across Banner’s organization.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business, or a related field or any combination of education and experience.
Seven or more years of similar purchasing experience, including capital equipment purchase, Request For Proposal development, bid analysis, contract negotiation and contracting.
Extensive knowledge of products, procurement and contracting processes in healthcare, and demonstrated skills in the areas of planning, directing, communications, negotiations and statistical analysis.
Effective organizational, communication and human relation skills are necessary, as is the ability to coordinate several projects simultaneously and effectively to meet multiple priorities.
Proficient in word processing and spreadsheet computer software applications.
Ability to potentially travel to any company facility for meetings and product or service assessment.

Nice To Haves

Strong category management, negotiation and contract management skills.
Expertise in data analytics and market research.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
Knowledge of health care regulations, GPOs, and industry best practices.
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement category management strategies for assigned spend areas (e.g., medical/surgical, pharmaceuticals, purchased services, capital equipment).
Align sourcing initiatives with organizational priorities, clinical outcomes, and cost-reduction goals.
Establish and maintain strategic supplier relationships to drive innovation and performance.
Negotiate complex contracts ensuring favorable terms, compliance, and risk mitigation.
Utilize spend analytics, market intelligence, and benchmarking to identify opportunities for savings and standardization.
Partner with clinical and operational leaders to ensure sourcing decisions support patient care and operational efficiency.
Communicate category strategies and outcomes to executive leadership.
Lead, mentor, and develop a team of contract administrators and analysts.
Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.