Equipment and Capital Category Manager
About The Position
Under the general supervision of the Manager, Contracts and Sourcing, the Equipment and Capital Category Manager drives strategic sourcing and contracting initiatives for equipment and capital projects. The role emphasizes systemwide standardization, capital planning, and collaboration with Finance, Clinical, Information Services, Bio-Med, Risk Management, and Supply Chain. The Category Manager leads supplier negotiations, ensures contract and regulatory compliance, and oversees technology assessments in support of enterprise goals and systemwide alignment. The position manages strategic category sourcing, capital and operational budget collaboration, and procurement and contracting activities. It uses data analysis, benchmarking, and supplier engagement to deliver value while maintaining alignment with organizational priorities and compliance standards. The role also supports purchasing and accounts payable operations, implementation of equipment and capital projects, vendor management, and process-improvement efforts.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of directly relatable Health System procurement experience.
- Five years of strategic sourcing or category management experience in a healthcare or hospital environment.
- Demonstrated experience in cross-functional leadership, contract negotiation, and technology assessment.
- Proficiency in budgeting, supply chain analytics, and vendor management.
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite and ERP systems.
Nice To Haves
- Three years of capital planning or project management experience.
- LEAN/Six Sigma or other process-improvement certification.
Responsibilities
- Monitor external sources for industry trends, pricing, benchmarking tools, and group purchasing organization initiatives.
- Use RFPs and other decision-support tools to analyze supply usage trends, identify savings opportunities, promote standardization, and support equipment selection.
- Conduct market research and financial analysis, consult with department owners and teams, and help determine procurement strategies, including lease-versus-buy-versus-place analyses.
- Represent Supply Chain as a functional reviewer for equipment and capital requests and manage requests through functional, clinical, technical, and budgetary review processes.
- Review new requests for appropriate departmental account and general-ledger coding, pricing, supplier information and documentation, and separation of operational costs from capital costs.
- Encourage consideration of small, woman-owned, and minority vendors when presenting options to department users.
- Manage contracts through the appropriate procurement and contracting processes, using Symplr, GHx, and GPO contract lifecycle management tools.
- Coordinate with Value Analysis, Contract Administration, Legal, Finance, Bio-Med, Information Services, the Privacy office, and other stakeholders to ensure contract compliance, corporate standards, and adherence to Supply Chain policies and procedures.
- Ensure approvals and contracts are stored in the appropriate contract lifecycle management tools.
- Generate and design purchase orders for contracts, services, maintenance, licenses, equipment and capital projects, and non-capital, non-routine supply purchases.
- Review and update the capital budget report as needed.
- Collaborate with Finance to establish service-agreement naming conventions that support identification and accounting on the month-end purchase-order accrual report.
- Support Procurement by backing up Procurement Analysts, researching purchase-order-to-invoice matching errors and resolutions, researching old or outstanding purchase orders, and coordinating with Purchasing and Accounts Payable on purchase-order status.
- Collaborate with affected departments and oversee implementation of equipment and capital projects, using project plans as needed.
- Coordinate with Contract Administration and the Supply Chain Systems team to ensure pricing updates and product conversions are completed according to project schedules.
- Assist with compliance reporting and attend quarterly business reviews as needed to monitor compliance with contracted strategies.
- Maintain Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment standardization and coordinate procurement and delivery for ergonomic requests, departmental requests, and non-capital projects.
- Coordinate furnishing and equipment purchases for major capital renovations and capital projects as requested.
- Assist with equipment returns.
- Meet routinely with assigned areas to improve service, quality, and financial outcomes and build partnerships with supporting departments.
- Participate in department and organizational LEAN and process-improvement efforts, and recommend improvements to sourcing methods and procedures to the Manager of Sourcing and Contracting.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Retirement plan with employer match for employees who work more than 1,000 hours in a calendar year
- Paid time off
- Tuition assistance
- Employee referral bonus program
- Paid holidays
- Disability coverage
- Life and AD&D coverage for full-time employees
- Wellness programs
- Employee assistance programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
