Senior Director Category Management Purchased Services

About the role

The Senior Director of Category Management leads the IT, Capital, ESS and Purchased Services Category Management team and owns the strategic relationship with the GPO partner. This role is based within the Intermountain market areas with the possibility of a remote model with periodic travel.

Responsibilities

• Owns the operational performance metrics, internal improvement initiatives, development of standards and consistent work product templates, and the productivity outputs of the Category Management team and the GPO partnership.
• Manages, supports, and maintains final decision rights on contracting deliverables, deadlines, and contract terms and conditions while ensuring customer satisfaction.
• Interprets and analyzes data to develop strategies and tactics influencing suppliers for contract offerings.
• 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.
• 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 benefit, and represent IH for strategic projects to enhance the value of the GPO for the broader membership with IH as an industry leader among peers.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in business or related field is required. Prior Purchased Services experience is needed in this role. 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), mastery of operationalizing and coaching large teams, establishing operating model structures, standardizing processes, facilitating transformational change management, and communications are required. 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, and demonstrated negotiation, customer service, and collaboration skills are essential. 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, and experience with effectively aligning stakeholder goals in complex environments to develop long-term strategies are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or related field
• Prior Purchased Services experience
• 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)
• 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
• Proven decision-making, communication, and leadership skills
• Demonstrated negotiation, customer service, and collaboration skills
• Capability in motivating a team, public speaking, leveraging data, and adoption of technology

Skills

Strong, positive, engaging people management skills that drive change management and continuous improvement efforts with the unilateral ability to handle tough situations in accordance with corporate policies. Manage, support, and maintain final decision rights on contracting deliverables, deadlines, and contract terms and conditions while ensuring customer satisfaction. Interpret and analyze data, then use this insight to develop strategies and tactics which will influence suppliers for contract offerings. Must have an analytical approach and way of thinking, and an interest in quantitative data. Initiate 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. Have end-to-end project management capabilities for the high-visibility projects that need executive oversight to ensure that the anticipated goals and objectives are being met. Present industry information clearly and effectively to suppliers, members, company executives and department team members. In conjunction with Human Resources, maintain a high-performance work environment. Travel as required and participates in organization programs and events which are valuable to organization growth.

Benefits

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged. Learn More About Our Comprehensive Benefits Package Here.

Pay

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $78.66 - $121.47

Schedule

Scheduled Weekly Hours 40