Manager, Healthcare Category Management

Job Description

Join us as our Manager, Healthcare Category Management-a pivotal leader driving strategic sourcing and vendor governance for essential categories. In this dynamic role, you will lead and inspire a talented team to secure high-value goods and services, shape cost-saving strategies, and manage vendor risk with diligent oversight. Collaborate with cross-functional partners, including vendors and contract teams, to negotiate deals that support our business goals.

Play a key part in supporting every department with vendor selection, ensuring our contracts consistently align with organizational needs. This is your chance to make a real impact and advance your career in a fast-paced healthcare environment!

• Manage staff responsible for the development and execution of sourcing strategies in one or more categories.

• Direct and train staff in conducting sourcing events, including development of project work plan, category profile, category strategy, minimum requirements and evaluation criteria, solicitation.

• Guide staff in the development and implementation assorted bid documents and requests (i.e. RFP, RFI, RFQ); and manage status reporting and performance metrics of sourcing and category management activities.

• Understand, analyze and forecast complex market and industry dynamics and share subject matter expertise and industry knowledge within the established portfolio of products and services.

• Partner with stakeholders to develop business and sourcing strategy and source products and services using proven tools, processes, and analytics to drive and achieve business results.

• Coordinate the evaluation and analyses of sourcing results from a total cost of ownership perspective, and provide optimization recommendations.

• Participate in cross-functional teams responsible for complex vendor negotiations, including those that require specialized subject matter expertise, nonstandard risk mitigation solutions, and coordination of multiple arrangements.

• Review and lead supplier relationship management and performance within an assigned category.

• Proactively establish and foster successful, positive working relationships with vendor personnel. Drive vendor engagement through formal and informal transactions.

• Engage stakeholders to implement and execute vendor relationship management plan.

• Coordinate and host vendor business reviews.

• Develop, track and manage yearly vendor plans for assigned vendors within the assigned category(ies) and ensure vendor compliance.

• Coordinate vendor risk assessments and develop plans to track and address significant risks.

• Serve as an escalation point for the business in resolving vendor performance issues.

• Manage contract management function and facilitate effective collaboration with Corporate Compliance, Legal, Audit and Risk Management and other internal stakeholders for compliance activities to ensure regulatory conditions are met.

• Coordinate research and analysis to provide data driven recommendations regarding compliance or audit level issue resolution and remediation.

• Oversee and monitor vendor implementation of relevant corrective action plans.

• Develop new procedures, training, initiatives, specifications and recommendations for process or policy changes and improvements, as appropriate.

• Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree (where required).

• 8+ years of experience in related field.

• In lieu of degree, 10+ years of experience in related field.

• Demonstrated success in developing and executing sourcing strategies across complex, multi-category healthcare environments including healthcare analytics, utilization management, care management, payment integrity, and pharmacy.

• Expertise in contract negotiation and drafting, with a strong track record of securing favorable terms and mitigating risk.

• Proven ability to build strong cross-functional relationships, influence senior stakeholders, and lead enterprise-wide initiatives.

• Experienced in fostering a collaborative culture and providing coaching and mentorship to support professional growth and long-term career development.

• Track record of leading vendor selection processes and overseeing the…