Principal Category Manager - Supply Chain Management

Mayo Clinic•Rochester, MN

About The Position

This position generates value through negotiating pricing discounts and protecting Mayo Clinic from various types of risk. In addition they will lead, mentor, and collaborate at all levels in Supply Chain and Mayo Clinic. This position is expected to primarily lead teams as well as be an active team participant on the team they lead. This position may serve lead or serve on multiple teams. This position is expected to have the skills to lead any risk level or project. They should be comfortable speaking with executive audiences up to the C-Suite level. They are expected to provide day-to-day oversight for all personnel and projects. The person in this role should be able to meet the minimum expectations in the Senior Category Manager job description Position Overview. This role will engage and advise at all levels of leadership and management throughout a project lifecycle to understand sourcing needs, opportunities, and priorities. The role must maintain the highest standards of customer service throughout the project, communicating high-level project status, obtaining critical decisions and guidance, and ensuring continuous organizational commitment. Provides leadership for the day-to-day management of contracting activities and personnel. Independently negotiates complex, high risk, and strategic contracts. This role will develop presentations for report outs, including leading the creation of relevant visual presentation materials, and preparing written narrative as needed. Responsible for end to end project management (from concept to delivery) driving the successful completion and implementation of complex projects, solutions, negotiations, other related deliverables. If in a team leader role, this person will serve as Subject Matter Expert for team, seek ways to provide mentoring and training, introduce process improvements and eliminate work-flow inefficiencies. Performs other special projects as assigned.

Requirements

Meet the minimum expectations in the Senior Category Manager job description Position Overview

Responsibilities

Negotiating pricing discounts
Protecting Mayo Clinic from various types of risk
Lead, mentor, and collaborate at all levels in Supply Chain and Mayo Clinic
Lead teams as well as be an active team participant on the team they lead
Serve lead or serve on multiple teams
Lead any risk level or project
Comfortable speaking with executive audiences up to the C-Suite level
Provide day-to-day oversight for all personnel and projects
Engage and advise at all levels of leadership and management throughout a project lifecycle to understand sourcing needs, opportunities, and priorities
Maintain the highest standards of customer service throughout the project, communicating high-level project status, obtaining critical decisions and guidance, and ensuring continuous organizational commitment
Provide leadership for the day-to-day management of contracting activities and personnel
Independently negotiate complex, high risk, and strategic contracts
Develop presentations for report outs, including leading the creation of relevant visual presentation materials, and preparing written narrative as needed
Responsible for end to end project management (from concept to delivery) driving the successful completion and implementation of complex projects, solutions, negotiations, other related deliverables
Serve as Subject Matter Expert for team, seek ways to provide mentoring and training, introduce process improvements and eliminate work-flow inefficiencies
Perform other special projects as assigned