Senior Category Manager, Professional Services

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RThe Aspen Group (TAG) is one of the largest and most trusted retail healthcare business support organizations in the U.S. and has supported over 20,000 healthcare professionals and team members with close to 1,500 health and wellness offices across 48 states in four distinct categories: dental care, urgent care, medical aesthetics, and animal health. Working in partnership with independent practice owners and clinicians, the team is united by a single purpose: to prove that healthcare can be better and smarter for everyone.

TAG provides a comprehensive suite of centralized business support services that power the impact of five consumer-facing businesses:
Aspen Dental, Clear Choice Dental Implant Centers, Well Now Urgent Care, Chapter Aesthetic Studio, and Lovet. Each brand has access to a deep community of experts, tools and resources to grow their practices, and an unwavering commitment to delivering high-quality consumer healthcare experiences  a reflection of our current needs and planned growth we are very pleased to offer a new opportunity to join our dedicated team as a Senior Category Manager, Professional Services.
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* Job Summary:

** The Sr. Category Manager of Professional Services, HR Benefits, and Financial Services, will oversee all sourcing related activities and processes associated with the acquisition of goods and services, in spend areas that include: HR Benefits, Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management Services, Financial Services, Tax, Accounting, and Finance Consulting.  Sourcing related activities include: requirements gathering, identifying sources, creating and issuing Requests for Proposal (RFP), proposal evaluation, contract negotiations, contract drafting, contract administration, and spend analytics.

This position will be functionally responsible for ensuring compliance with company procurement policies, ethical and legal business practices, and lowest total cost of ownership procurement.
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* Essential Responsibilities:

*** Align and collaborate with business executives of functional areas to understand business strategy and develop strategic sourcing strategies to drive optimal value in the purchase of goods and services.
* Lead and support contract negotiations with key suppliers to improve cost, quality, delivery, diversity, and safety in the supply base.
* Lead and coach internal business partners and team members on the sourcing process. Sourcing Process includes gathering requirements, market analysis, identifying sources, RF(x) management, proposal evaluation, negotiations, contract creation, contract management, spend analysis, and long-term category planning.
* Lead cross-functional teams comprised of business managers, legal, risk management, information security, and other impacted organizations to coordinate company sourcing activities.  The candidate will need to build and analyze financial models to evaluate proposal scenarios and present recommendations in a clear and concise format.
* Provide regular communication to Business and Supply Chain leadership on project status, contract renewals, category performance, and various initiatives
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Skills:

*** Must have a thorough understanding of contracting principles and contract structure, with competencies in the areas of facilities, construction and related areas.
* Must have strong leadership and team building skills to integrate and motivate people from different organizations to work together in achieving process objectives and project goals.
* Must be adept at communicating with vendors and internal business partners to establish and maintain credibility for the sourcing function, while increasing service to our internal business partners - improving the quality and performance levels of the supply base to achieve the lowest total cost to the Company.
* Skilled in negotiating, renegotiating, and administering contracts with suppliers and vendors such that the best interest of the Company is paramount. Must be capable…