Strategic Sourcing Category Manager, IT – Digital Health
Job Description:
- Lead end-to-end sourcing events for assigned categories, from strategy through award recommendation
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies delivering competitive pricing, resilient supply, and clinical and operational value
- Serve as primary supplier negotiator for commercial and non-financial terms
- Oversee sourcing project plans, timelines, deliverables, governance, and regulatory adherence
- Collaborate with Service Line, Legal, Finance, Clinical/Value Analysis, Contract Management, suppliers, and member committees
- Coach and mentor Specialists/Analysts supporting sourcing events
- Develop strategic sourcing roadmaps using market intelligence, supplier landscape, cost drivers, and risk/resiliency considerations
- Analyze member purchasing data, utilization, and spend patterns to identify aggregation, standardization, and contracting opportunities
- Design and manage RFPs, supplier Q&A, response collection, evaluation criteria, scoring, and bid analysis
- Facilitate evaluation committees and member advisory groups
- Develop and present award recommendations with scenario analyses and rationale
- Partner with Legal and Contract Management to reflect negotiated terms in final contracts and complete post-award handoff
- Manage concurrent sourcing project plans, milestones, risks, dependencies, roadblocks, and issue resolution
- Communicate project status, risks, and decisions to leadership, cross-functional partners, and member stakeholders
- Champion standard sourcing tools, templates, methodologies, data-driven decision-making, process improvement, automation, and supplier/member experience
- Uphold fair and transparent bid processes, conflict-of-interest requirements, and documentation standards
- Provide day-to-day guidance, coaching, and informal leadership to sourcing team members
Requirements:
- 5 or more years of applicable experience
- High School Diploma or GED (Required)
- Strategic Sourcing, Contracting, Distribution and Vendor Program Management
- Contract Negotiations
- Contract Operations
- Clinical Supply Chain
- Purchased Services
- History of sourcing and negotiating agreements
- Experience in a healthcare Group Purchasing Organization (GPO), health system supply chain, or medical device / pharmaceutical manufacturer
- Familiarity with sourcing platforms, e-sourcing tools, and contract lifecycle management systems
- Healthcare experience
- Remain in a stationary position for prolonged periods of time
- Be adaptive and change priorities quickly; meet deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Operate computer programs and software
- Ability to communicate effectively with audiences in person and in electronic formats
- Day-to-day contact with others (co-workers and/or the public)
- Making independent decisions
- Ability to work in a collaborative business environment in close quarters with peers and varying interruptions
- Travel 1-20% within the US
Benefits:
- Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
- 401k retirement program
- Paid time off
- Participation in Premier’s employee incentive plans
- Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
- Perks and discounts
- Access to on-site and online exercise classes
- Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with a disability or sincerely held religious belief
