Procurement Category Manager
Listed on 2026-08-07
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Business
Business Systems & Technology Analysis, Business Continuity, Business Development
About us
Point
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Health is a leading not-for-profit health and well-being organization dedicated to delivering high-quality, affordable healthcare. Serving nearly 2 million members, Point
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Health builds on the legacy of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan to provide access to care and empower healthier lives for everyone. Our culture revolves around being a community of care and having shared values that guide our behaviors and decisions. We’ve had a long-standing commitment to inclusion and equal healthcare access and outcomes, regardless of background; it’s at the core of who we are.
We value the rich mix of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all of our colleagues, which helps us to provide service with empathy and better understand and meet the needs of the communities where we serve, live, and work. We enjoy the important work we do every day in service to our members, partners, colleagues and communities.
Perform vendor/vendor management activities across Indirect Categories (including IT, Operations, Professional Services, Marketing, etc.), particularly focused on contract performance measures, quality activities, and risk management. The Procurement Category Manager provides core expertise in the four process domains (i.e., Performance Management, Financial Management, Relationship Management, and Risk Management) in support of sourcing and contract execution life cycles. The Category Manager is responsible for managing the strategic relationships of vendors with a primary goal of driving outcomes from the vendor base which achieve optimum value for Point
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Health, and mitigating future potential risk, while supporting analysis and reporting of vendor performance to the appropriate stakeholders.
Contract Review, Modification, Negotiation. Work with business owners and the legal department to create and negotiate vendor contracts. Drive meaningful cost savings and extract maximum value from Point
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Health vendor base via negotiations on price, service levels, efficiency, payment terms, etc., while working in conjunction with the Legal Department, business owner, and other impacted departments (i.e. Security, Privacy, Compliance, etc.) Perform project management of contractual process from vendor selection through contract execution. Coordinate business, procurement and legal objectives for the business requirement, costs, quality, risk, etc. Prepare and maintain project plans, appropriate milestone, and related schedules.
Competitive Bidding, Negotiations and Cost Reduction Initiatives. Follow all policies and procedures regarding the sourcing, selecting, and managing vendors.
Responsibilities include:
Develop Request for Information/Proposal (RFI/RFP) documents in coordination with the appropriate project leader. Manage the RFI/RFP process, acting as the main point of contact with vendors and business owners. Synthesize RFI/RFP responses into meaningful, actionable summaries. Build and utilize scorecards for the basis of vendor award. Collaborate with Business Owners to recommend the best vendor to meet business needs. Identify and include certified diverse suppliers in all competitive bidding events, in support of Point
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Health’s economic inclusion goals. Vendor Relationships & Performance Measurements. Measure and track vendor performance to ensure appropriate service levels are maintained with key vendors. This will be accomplished by working with vendors and business owners to establish and monitor mutually agreeable service level agreements/key performance indicators (SLAs/KPIs) and terms and conditions of the business relationship. Provide feedback on performance, seek continuous improvement and innovation.
Work with vendors and key stakeholders to manage vendor performance and develop new capabilities. When performance issues emerge, identify root causes and work with internal and external stakeholders to drive efficient resolution. Identify and capture profit improvement opportunities beyond sourcing, such as demand management, process improvements, insource vs. outsource…
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