NPPC Category Administrator

Job Summary

The Category Sourcing Administrator is a key member of the supply chain team, responsible for supporting product standardization, strategic sourcing, and value-based procurement across the NPPC affiliates and member health systems. This role requires strong collaboration throughout NPPC with assigned stakeholders, supply chain teams, vendors, and functional departments such as finance, IT, and legal.

Essential Functions

• Lead large scale product standardization efforts through the selection and standardization of products that balance value and cost-effectiveness across all NPPC member health systems and affiliates.
• Engage stakeholders across NPPC organizations for designated service lines and executive leaders to gather input, present findings, and drive consensus.
• Support and coordinate value analysis processes through the utilization of evidence-based practices and data to support the review and adoption of new products, services, and equipment.
• Manage and interpret complex data sets by creating analytics profiles from PO data, clinical outcomes, and financial data to inform sourcing decisions.
• Lead sourcing and competitive bidding initiatives through oversight of the RFI/RFP/RFQ processes to evaluate vendors and optimize procurement strategy.
• Contract negotiation and management in collaboration with legal, finance, and contracting teams to ensure business terms are captured and executed in agreements.
• Communicate with confidence and clarity when presenting technical or strategic information in a translatable format for clinical and administrative audiences.
• Drive project execution and implementation. Translate sourcing and standardization decisions into actionable plans, ensuring system-wide deployment and compliance.
• Provide strategic and clinical expertise. Serve as a resource on clinical implications of sourcing decisions and advocate for operational alignment.
• Identify cost-saving and efficiency opportunities by proactively targeting product lines or services for savings, efficiency, or outcome improvement opportunities.

Required Additional Requirements

• Education - Associates degree in Business, Healthcare, Logistics, Public Health, or related field
• Work Experience - 6+ years of relevant Clinical or Revenue Cycle or Supply Chain Experience
• Preferred Education - Bachelors in Business Administration, Healthcare, Logistics, or Public Health
• Work Experience - 1+ years of Supply Chain, Contracts, Vendor Management, Product Selection, Purchasing Experience; 1+ years of Project Management, Contract Lifecycle Oversight, and Advanced Analytics

Physical Demands

Medium work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Job Description

Job Category: Support Services
Job Family: Materials Management
Shift: Requires the ability to work assigned schedules and hours as determined by the department

Job Category

Corporate Services Division