Category Management Specialist Capital Sourcing

Job Overview

As a newly established role within the organization, the Category Management Specialist for Capital Sourcing will lead strategic sourcing events and supplier management processes for Capital investments. This position offers a unique opportunity to influence long-term organizational investments by driving competitive sourcing strategies, optimizing total cost of ownership, and building strong partnerships with stakeholders and suppliers. Success will be measured through achievement of capital savings and cost avoidance targets, supplier performance improvement, increased standardization, and delivery of capital solutions that support operational, financial, and strategic objectives.

Job Status:
Full-time, Salaried. Hybrid (60% in office, 40% remote– subject to change), will require travel to other campuses ft:
Days. Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

• Plans and conducts analysis of financial operational, clinical or administrative projects in collaboration with management.
• Identifies and secures supply sources and performs other category management activities involving the purchase, distribution, and analysis of present/future needs of materials, equipment, supplies and services.
• Develops proposals and recommendations based on analysis of spend patterns, identifying opportunities to reduce or eliminate cost and/or operational variance and advances strategies to capitalizes on such opportunities.
• Analyzes and continually monitors emerging trends and marketplace developments and integrates changes into sourcing strategies. Facilitates the evaluation, trialing, introduction and adoption of new products and services.
• Maximizes strategic partnerships with group purchasing organizations and local/regional hospital partners.
• Leads and develops strategy used in contract negotiation and finalizes contracts that meet CHCO contract standards and cost targets.
• Engages internal and external stakeholders as needed to achieve optimal outcome on behalf of CHCO.
• Facilitates and coordinates business reviews of contractual performance of both parties to ensure compliance with terms and to identify conflicts or changes requiring resolution at contract renewal.
• Provides high-level customer service and builds strategic relationships maintaining a positive working relationship with internal customers, and other stakeholders to obtain cooperation and support during negotiations and future business reviews.
• Accountable for developing Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and Requests for Information (RFI), issuing purchase orders, recommending, developing, and implementing policies.
• Manages contract termination procedures or renewals as needed.
• Other duties as needed.

• Guidelines:
  Fully qualified, full performance or journey level. Guidelines are generally but not always clearly applicable, requiring the employee to exercise judgment in selecting the most pertinent guideline, interpret precedents, adapt standard practices to differing situations, and recommend alternative actions in situations without precedent.
• Complexity:
  Duties assigned are generally complex and may be of substantial intricacy. Work assignment is performed within an established framework under general instructions but requires simultaneous coordination of assigned functions or projects in various stages of completion.
• Decision Making:
  Exercises judgment and discretion, and is responsible for determining the time, place and sequence of the work performed.
• Communications:
  Contacts with team members, clients or the public where explanatory or interpretive information is exchanged, defended, and gathered and discretion and judgment are required within the parameters of the job function.
• Supervision Received:
  Performs work with minimal supervisory oversight. Under general supervision, the employee receives assignments and is expected to carry them through to completion with substantial independence. Work is reviewed for adherence to instructions, accuracy, completeness, and conformance to standard practice or precedent. Recurring work clearly covered by guidelines may or may not be reviewed.

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