Category Management Director Pharmacy Job Salem Oregon USA,Business

Job Description

This Category Management Director will specialize in Pharmacy strategic sourcing and category management, along with leading a team that manages supplier relationships (SRM) between suppliers and Intermountain Health by coordinating complex and critical decision making processes, implementation, and service delivery. In addition, the Director will partner with internal key stakeholders to establish strategic customer goals to deliver savings and efficiencies to Intermountain Health, along with managing stakeholder relationship management (CRM), coordinating complex and critical projects in the supply chain and be responsible for annual business plans, sourcing initiative tracking and reporting, key stakeholder coordination and communication on Supply Chain initiatives.

Along with offering a chance to work in a stable, strong, mission-based environment, this role provides the opportunity to experience the Mountain West’s diverse culture and incredible landscapes. You’ll be able to explore abundant outdoor recreational opportunities, including skiing, hiking, and fishing, as well as stunning national parks and forests, all within hours of where you’ll call home. Becoming a part of the Intermountain team means gaining a family and finding a place to plant your roots.

Benefits are one of the ways we encourage health for you and your family. Our generous package includes medical, dental, and vision coverage. But health is more than a well‑working body: it encompasses body, mind, and spiritual well‑being. To that end, we’ve launched a Healthy Living program to address your holistic health. Healthy Living includes financial incentives, digital tools, tobacco cessation, classes, counseling, and paid time off.

We also offer financial wellness tools and retirement planning.

With this position, you are eligible to participate in an annual pay‑for‑performance opportunity (“AP4P”). This plan enables Intermountain Health to provide leaders with an additional performance compensation opportunity. The AP4P opportunities are calculated as a percentage of your base salary. Awards are paid out based on attainment of selected Intermountain Health Board‑approved goals.

While we prefer a candidate who lives within the Intermountain Health footprint (Utah, CO, MT, & NV), we will consider a fully remote / work from home applicant.
Currently, we are not hiring remote workers in the following states: CA, CT, HI, IL, NY, RI, VT, and WA.

As the Category Management Director, you will:

Manage and train a team of professionals who lead consistent and progressive initiatives, along with managing all supply chain aspects on behalf of the Pharmacy Service Line.
Oversee the sourcing/contracting/procure‑to‑pay process, as well as experience in customer and supplier relationship management (CRM/SRM), change management, communications, and project management.
Partner with stakeholders / decisions makers throughout Intermountain Health.
Direct efforts between key stakeholders and various Supply Chain teams, along with developing multi‑year business plans with VPs, AVPs and Directors that align to Supply Chain initiatives to stakeholder goals.
Engage the appropriate Supply Chain leaders and their respective teams to deliver the value outlined in the business plan.
Using a solid understanding of finance, business case development, financial modeling, and the related analysis and total cost of ownership, understanding and analysis, implements demand management strategies, utilization management strategies and supply management strategies.
Serve as primary executive point of contact on behalf of Intermountain Healthcare with suppliers.
Monitor, evaluate and manage performance of suppliers, along with overall relationships with suppliers.
Define center of excellence for supplier business reviews (process and templates).
Work with business leadership to implement business reviews and business plans with the suppliers representing 80% of the contracted portfolio and to establish and manage strategic supplier goals.
Monitor supply risk contracted suppliers in portfolio and drive continuous improvement plans with suppliers and ensure…