Senior Director Category Management Pharmacy and Children’s Health

Job Description:

Our employees, whom we call “caregivers”, take pride in and live our mission of Helping People Live the Healthiest Lives Possible. Our Category Management & GPO Relations Senior Director leads a team of engaged caregivers to provide the best possible experience for our customer and supplier stakeholders.

Role Overview

In this role, you are responsible for the Pharmacy and Children’s Health Category Management team and own the strategic relationship with the GPO partner with a span of control of roughly 20-40 caregivers. You will manage ... (rest of concise responsibilities).

Responsibilities

• Have strong, positive, engaging people management skills that will drive change management and continuous improvement efforts with the unilateral ability to handle tough situations in accordance with corporate policies.
• Manage, support and maintain final decision rights on contracting deliverables, deadlines, and contract terms and conditions while ensuring customer satisfaction.
• Interpret and analyze data, then use this insight to develop strategies and tactics which will influence suppliers for contract offerings. Must have an analytical approach and way of thinking, and an interest in quantitative data.
• Initiate continuous quality improvement by evaluating and enhancing the operations of the division to provide efficient and responsive reports and services to internal and external customers.
• Have end‑to‑end project management capabilities for high‑visibility projects that require executive oversight to ensure that the anticipated goals and objectives are being met.
• Be responsible for accuracy and completeness of internal and external communications to provide maximum supplier awareness and utilization.
• Present industry information clearly and effectively to suppliers, members, company executives and department team members.
• In conjunction with Human Resources, maintain a high‑performance work environment.
• Travel as required and participate in organization programs and events which are valuable to organization growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field is required.
• Highly preferred: prior PBM (Pharmacy Benefit Manager), pharmacy operations, and/or payer contracting and payer negotiations experience. Background in limited distribution and specialty drug negotiations experience is a plus.
• Experience leading large‑scale procurement teams (3‑5 years of managing 10+ employees including people managers), proficient capability with GPO operations, integration, and collaboration, mastery of procurement multiple functions (Category Management, GPO relations, Contracting, Purchasing, Sourcing) is required.
• Mastery of operationalizing and coaching large teams, establishing operating model structures, standardizing processes, facilitating transformational change management, and communications.
• Have a proven talent to lead a team of professionals to effectively achieve the organization’s goals and objectives. Superior analytical, problem‑solving, interpersonal, and communication skills required.
• Proven decision‑making, communication, and leadership skills.
• Ability and drive to work towards best‑in‑class processes to deliver significant financial, quality, and service results.
• Demonstrated negotiation, customer service, and collaboration skills.
• Capability in motivating a team, public speaking, leveraging data, and adoption of technology.

Preferred Qualifications

• A master’s degree preferred or additional 5 years’ experience at a similar management level.
• Experience in leading teams through strategic planning for categories of spend.
• Experience in Procurement Transformation.
• Experience in fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Experience with effectively aligning stakeholder goals in a complex environment to develop long‑term strategies.

Location

Supply Chain Center – Midvale, Utah

Hours & Compensation

40 hours per week. Hourly rate: $78.66 – $121.47, depending on experience.

Annual pay‑for‑performance opportunity (AP4P) and potential sign‑on or relocation bonus may be offered.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage;
Healthy Living program with financial incentives, digital tools, tobacco cessation, classes, counseling, paid time off, financial wellness tools, and retirement planning.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

All positions subject to close without notice.