Senior Director Category Management Pharmacy and Children’s Health

About the role

The Senior Director of Category Management leads the Pharmacy and Children’s Health Category Management team and owns the strategic relationship with the GPO partner. The role involves managing a team of approximately 20-40 caregivers, primarily within the Intermountain market areas (Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Montana, Colorado).

Responsibilities

• Owns the operational performance metrics, internal improvement initiatives, development of standards, and consistent work product templates for the Category Management team and the GPO partnership.
• Manages and develops the Category Management team to enhance and leverage their talents and abilities.
• Works within the Procurement Supply Chain Organization (SCO) function, cross-functionally, with other hospital organizations, and with the broader SCO to meet goals and improve processes and outcomes.
• Leverages prior work experience to advance the strategic GPO partnership in order to drive maximum savings on the $1.6B+ of Intermountain Health (IH) annual GPO spend, ensure IH meets its contractually binding compliance spend thresholds, influence the GPO portfolio strategic direction for IH benefits, and represent IH as an industry leader among peers.
• Manages, supports, and maintains final decision rights on contracting deliverables, deadlines, and contract terms and conditions while ensuring customer satisfaction.
• Interprets and analyzes data, developing strategies and tactics to influence suppliers for contract offerings.
• Initiates 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.
• Leads and manages a team of supply chain professionals, works within the Procurement Supply Chain Organization (SCO) function, cross-functionally, with other hospital organizations, and with the broader SCO to meet goals and improve processes and outcomes.
• Presents industry information clearly and effectively to suppliers, members, company executives, and department team members.
• Maintains a high-performance work environment.
• Participates in organization programs and events which are valuable to organization growth.

Requirements

Highly prefer prior PBM (Pharmacy Benefit Manager) experience and payer negotiations and/or specialty distribution negotiations experience is a plus. Experience leading large-scale procurement teams (3-5 years of managing 10+ employees including managing of 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. Proven talent to lead a team of professionals to effectively achieve the organization’s goals and objectives. Superior proven analytical, problem-solving, interpersonal, and communication skills required. Proven decision-making, communication, and leadership skills. Ability and drive 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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or related field is required.
• A master’s degree preferred or additional 5 years’ experience at 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 complex environments to develop long-term strategies.

Skills

Strong, positive, engaging people management skills that drive change management and continuous improvement efforts.

Benefits

Our benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision coverage. Additionally, we offer financial wellness tools and retirement planning. There is also an opportunity for an annual pay-for-performance opportunity (“AP4P”) with awards based on achieving selected goals. We may offer a sign-on and/or a relocation bonus when applicable.

Pay

The hourly range for this position is $78.66 - $121.47.

Schedule

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40