City Of Hope Duarte , CA 91009
Posted 2 weeks ago
Remote: Sr. Category Manager
Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope's growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.
Position Summary
The Senior Category Manager is responsible for developing and driving category specific strategies in their assigned category with a focus on "best value" and Total Cost of Ownership. Acting on own initiative, this position is responsible for driving strategic sourcing best practices, including RFx activities, establishing/maintaining supplier partnerships, and identifying supply risks and opportunities. Must be solution-focused, analytical, and have a strong bias for decision making rooted in data and analytics. Being comfortable with presenting data to stakeholders to promote the sourcing strategy is vital.
The Senior Category Manager will be part of a Strategic Sourcing team at a very well established, world-class cancer research and treatment organization.
As a successful candidate, you will:
Category Management
Facilitates best in class Category Management fundamentals to optimize price, quality, delivery, service level, and overall value.
Develops and maintains industry knowledge of assigned category and performs related sourcing functions
Leads complex RFx, negotiations, supplier sourcing, contract negotiations, and compliance / legal management for defined categories.
Vendor Management
Develops, implements and manages contractual Service Level Agreements (SLA) and Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) to hold Suppliers accountable.
Facilitates quarterly business reviews with key suppliers and stakeholders.
Enforces supplier compliance with standards, policies, and procedures of enterprise, procurement department, stakeholder department, and industry best practices.
Your qualifications should include:
Bachelor's Degree in General Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, or related field.
Five (5) or more years of work experience, specifically in the areas of Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, consulting or comparable functional experience
In-depth knowledge of procurement and supply chain related processes and systems.
Preferred education experience and skills:
Masters Degree
Strategic sourcing, complex financial analysis, strong negotiation skills
Certified Purchasing Professional (CPP),
Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)
Category Management of Direct or Indirect Spend in a Medical or Research Organization
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