Category Manager Lead

November 7

🏈 Alabama – Remote

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🐊 Florida – Remote

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VCU Health

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VCU Health is an academic medical center dedicated to advancing medicine and improving community health. With over 800 physicians across 200 clinical specialties, it offers a wide range of services including cancer care, heart and vascular services, neurosciences, orthopaedics, pediatrics, emergency care, and telehealth. VCU Health integrates cutting-edge technology and clinical expertise to make medical advancements a reality. It operates various hospitals and comprehensive care centers, including the VCU Medical Center in Downtown Richmond and the Children's Hospital of Richmond. VCU Health also emphasizes research and clinical trials to push the boundaries of what's possible in medicine.

10,000+ employees

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

📋 Description

• Develop and implement comprehensive sourcing strategies to deliver a clinically integrated supply chain that aligns with organizational goals and objectives (quality/safety, service, financial). • Lead continuous improvement initiatives with key suppliers and internal stakeholders to enhance efficiency, financial performance, and improve overall supply chain performance. • Identify and evaluate potential suppliers, assess their capabilities, conduct due diligence, and make recommendations for supplier selection based on criteria such as quality, reliability, and cost. • Ensure responsibility and visible commitment of diversity equity and inclusion programs/initiatives through collaboration and implementation of initiatives across your categories. • Execute cost reduction strategies, including vendor consolidation, value engineering, and alternative sourcing options, to achieve cost savings within assigned categories. • Identify and mitigate supply chain risks, such as supplier disruptions, quality issues, geopolitical factors, and regulatory compliance, to ensure continuity of supply and minimize operational disruptions. • Collaborate with internal stakeholders across departments, such as clinical leadership, operations, finance, and many others, to align category strategies with business objectives and ensure seamless execution of supply chain activities. • Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and company policies related to supplier selection, procurement practices, ethical sourcing, and sustainability initiatives within assigned categories.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, or related field (10 years of healthcare sourcing experience may serve in lieu of degree). • Master’s degree in supply chain, business, or related field preferred. • >10 years of experience contracting and/or sourcing and a demonstrated track record managing spend categories and achieving non-labor expense reduction goals. • Certification in paralegal studies; Certified Resource Management Professional (CRMP), Certified Professional in Supply Chain Management (CSCP) preferred. • Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint proficiency. • Strong analytical skills with ability to collect, organize, analyze and disseminate significant amounts of data and documentation with attention to detail and accuracy. • 5-10 years of progressive experience in a healthcare setting autonomously leading various types of solicitations, e.g., RFPs, RFIs, RFWQs, etc. preferred. • Combination of education and experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

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