Sr Category Manager
About The Position
The Strategic Sourcing Senior Category Manager is a highly visible position with accountability at the system level to develop and execute sourcing initiatives for medical devices and supplies. This position will assist in the management of $50M in aggregate spend. This position is responsible for assessing opportunities and formulating sourcing strategies, co-leading a system-wide value analysis team, and interacting with business partners and key stakeholders. This position is expected to build strategic alliances with key stakeholders as it relates to successfully executing our Supply Chain Strategy. The Senior Category Manager is recognized as an expert negotiator with established customer trust. Individual has broad expertise in principles of negotiation and has demonstrated thorough understanding of contract terms and conditions. Individual has the ability to independently think through problems, identify risks, and devise appropriate solutions in high pressure situations. Individual must be proficient in mitigating business/contractual risk, identifying cost savings opportunities, and adept at identifying new areas for contracting. Individual interprets complex internal or external business issues and takes a broad perspective in identifying and executing solutions. Responsible for negotiating industry leading national agreements for the group purchasing organization in the area of Purchased Services. Objective is to ensure best in class industry pricing and contract terms and conditions. Position's key area of focus will be sourcing initiatives that are primarily services applicable to healthcare and non-healthcare clients. Sourcing categories will be medium to high spend, complexity, risk and sensitivity. Position may have some responsibility for other types of categories for the purposes of development and workload allocation. Individual must possess knowledge or prior experience in principles and concepts related to sourcing and contract management.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree and five years of relevant experience.
- Relevant experience would include clinical practice and post graduate fellowship.
- Expert negotiator with established customer trust.
- Broad expertise in principles of negotiation and has demonstrated thorough understanding of contract terms and conditions.
- Ability to independently think through problems, identify risks, and devise appropriate solutions in high pressure situations.
- Proficient in mitigating business/contractual risk, identifying cost savings opportunities, and adept at identifying new areas for contracting.
- Knowledge or prior experience in principles and concepts related to sourcing and contract management.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute sourcing initiatives for medical devices and supplies.
- Assist in the management of $50M in aggregate spend.
- Assess opportunities and formulate sourcing strategies.
- Co-lead a system-wide value analysis team.
- Interact with business partners and key stakeholders.
- Build strategic alliances with key stakeholders as it relates to successfully executing our Supply Chain Strategy.
- Negotiate industry leading national agreements for the group purchasing organization in the area of Purchased Services.
- Ensure best in class industry pricing and contract terms and conditions.
- Focus on sourcing initiatives that are primarily services applicable to healthcare and non-healthcare clients.
- Handle sourcing categories that will be medium to high spend, complexity, risk and sensitivity.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
