Director, Category Management - Located in Denver, CO

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive procurement strategy for facilities, travel, and other indirect spend categories to ensure alignment with organizational goals.
• Build and maintain a high-performing supplier network by identifying, evaluating, negotiating, and managing strategic supplier relationships.
• Lead complex contract negotiations to secure favorable pricing, service levels, rebates, and contractual terms.
• Identify and implement cost reduction, cost avoidance, and process improvement opportunities across assigned categories.
• Oversee and mentor a team of Strategic Category Analysts, providing leadership, coaching, and professional development.
• Establish department goals, objectives, policies, and procedures to drive procurement excellence and operational consistency.
• Develop and maintain supplier performance scorecards, dashboards, and reporting tools to measure key performance indicators.
• Conduct cost-benefit and value analyses to support sourcing decisions and supplier selection.
• Partner with executive and operational leaders on procurement strategies related to acquisitions, due diligence, budgeting, and operational support.
• Monitor market conditions, industry trends, supplier capabilities, and economic factors to inform sourcing strategies and business decisions.
• Ensure contract compliance and optimize vendor pricing, discounts, and rebate programs.
• Research and implement innovative technologies, tools, and services that improve procurement effectiveness and efficiency.
• Maintain compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, corporate policies, and privacy requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive strategic sourcing and procurement experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing direct reports, including leading, coaching, developing, and evaluating procurement or sourcing professionals.
• Leadership experience within a healthcare, healthcare services, or similarly regulated environment preferred.
• Experience managing facilities-related procurement categories required; travel category management experience strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, contract negotiation, and spend analysis.
• Experience using procurement, purchasing, and materials management systems and reporting tools.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to partner effectively with senior leadership.
• Indirect procurement leadership experience within a large, multi-site organization.
• Experience building procurement programs, supplier performance frameworks, and category management strategies.
• Professional certifications such as CPSM, CPM, or related procurement/supply chain credentials are a plus.