Strategic Sourcing Category Manager ASC - Remote

About the role

Leads strategic sourcing activities for complex initiatives with the goal/ability of achieving significant cost reductions, supplanted with year-over-year cost and productivity improvements in the total cost of goods and services procured while maintaining or improving product quality and vendor service levels.

Provides advice, guidance & leadership to RHM & Region leaders in developing strategies & in the achievement of performance goals.

Oversees Vendor / Contract Labor Management including centralizing strategy & optimizing spend.

Drives system compliance by optimizing the use of national group purchasing, custom group purchasing, and Trinity Health system agreements.

Manages relationships to ensure internal customers and stakeholders are actively engaged.

Facilitates dialogue with local business owners, RHM senior management, and Supply Chain staff to remove barriers when necessary.

Serves as the subject matter expert for all category supplier engagement questions from Trinity colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Manages several simultaneous competitive sourcing processes, complex contract negotiations of high value, and limiting exposure to the System on high-risk projects.
• Ensures alignment with organizational financial goals and budget targets.
• Develops, executes and communicates sourcing strategies in collaboration with senior level management, Value Analysis, Operations, TIS, and key stakeholders on overall process, timing, and objectives.
• Manages Request for Information (RFI), Request for Proposal (RFP), and Request for Quotation (RFQ) processes.
• Manages cross-functional teams for strategic sourcing initiatives to drive system-wide standardization, cost reductions, service and quality excellence, knowledge transfer for replication of best practice, information technology development and assisting with local implementation of various activities.
• Manages the life cycle of complex small to medium sourcing projects.
• Utilizes Supply Chain Management’s digital systems, including strategic sourcing and contract lifecycle management applications, and ensure adoption and use by team.
• Partners with the Finance department to ensure that forecasted savings are validated.
• Tracks and measures supplier performance against scorecards on an ongoing basis, as applicable.
• Conducts supplier Business Reviews as necessary.
• Engages suppliers and RHMs to ensure timely resolution of service issue(s).
• Plans, manages and oversees the life cycle of complex small to medium sourcing projects.
• Uses working knowledge on contract construction, reviews, red lines and drafts language for discussion.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with major course work in business, supply chain management, data science or clinical discipline; and at least seven (7) years of sourcing experience, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Thorough knowledge of supply chain principles and practices with demonstrated ability to perform financial analysis.
• Comprehensive knowledge and skills in advanced data analytics and procurement practices including intermediate to advanced excel, Power BI, Tableau, or similar applications, vendor relationships, and market analysis for trends.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to communicate complex findings in a clear and concise manner.
• Comfortable operating in a collaborative, shared leadership environment.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of supply chain principles and practices with demonstrated ability to perform financial analysis.
• Comprehensive knowledge and skills in advanced data analytics and procurement practices including intermediate to advanced excel, Power BI, Tableau, or similar applications, vendor relationships, and market analysis for trends.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to communicate complex findings in a clear and concise manner.
• Comfortable operating in a collaborative, shared leadership environment.

Skills

• Data Visualization
• Statistical Analysis
• Business Intelligence Tools
• Advanced Data Analytics
• Procurement Practices
• Financial Analysis
• Vendor Relationships
• Market Analysis
• Lean and Technical Problem-Solving Concepts
• Collaborative Environment

Benefits

Trinity Health offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $80,000 - $120,000 annually.

Schedule

This position is full-time and works a standard 40-hour workweek.