Category Management Specialist

SUMMARY

The Category Management Specialist performs senior level work in the principles, practices, methods, and techniques of contract and vendor management. This position leads facilitating teams in relation to purchasing, developing service deliverables, vendor negotiations of complex agreements and assisting selection, benchmarking, partnering with stakeholders regarding performance monitoring, purchasing, and developing Request for Proposals in partnership with stakeholders, and negotiation of contracts as needed. This position will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to strategize, develop, and achieve goals set in business reviews for strategic vendors.

Shift: Days. Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential functions. These examples do not include all of the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.

1. Plans and conducts analysis of financial operational, clinical or administrative projects in collaboration with management.
2. Identifies and secures supply sources and performs other category management activities involving the purchase, distribution, and analysis of present/future needs of materials, equipment, supplies and services.
3. Communicates recommendations based on analysis of spend patterns, identifying opportunities to reduce or eliminate cost and/or operational variance and advances strategies to capitalize on such opportunities and drive savings.
4. Analyzes and continually monitors emerging trends and marketplace developments and integrates changes into sourcing strategies. Facilitates the evaluation, trialing, introduction and adoption of new products and services.
5. Maximizes strategic partnerships with group purchasing organizations and local/regional hospital partners.
6. Leads and develops strategy used in contract negotiation to achieve savings on behalf of CHCO.
7. Engages internal and external stakeholders as needed to achieve optimal outcome on behalf of CHCO.
8. Facilitates and coordinates business reviews of contractual performance of both parties to ensure compliance with terms and to identify conflicts or changes requiring resolution at contract renewal.
9. Accountable for onboarding new vendors following CHCO policies.
10. Provides high-level customer service and builds strategic relationships maintaining a positive working relationship with internal customers, and other stakeholders to obtain cooperation and support during negotiations and future business reviews.
11. Accountable for developing Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and Requests for Information (RFI) in partnership with stakeholders or project managers.
12. Partners closely with Contract Administrators when handing off contracts as needed for finalization within the contract database system.
13. Ensures contracts they negotiate follow CHCO policies and procedures and are uploaded into contract database.
14. Fosters a professional and team-oriented environment.
15. Performs other duties as requested by supervisor.

SCOPE AND LEVEL

• Guidelines: Guidelines are generally but not always clearly applicable, requiring the employee to exercise judgment in selecting the most pertinent guideline, interpret precedents, adapt standard practices to differing situations, and recommend alternative actions in situations without precedent.
• Complexity: Duties assigned are generally complex and may be of substantial intricacy. Work assignment is performed within an established framework under general instructions but requires simultaneous coordination of assigned functions or projects in various stages of completion.
• Decision Making: Exercises judgment and discretion, and is responsible for determining the time, place and sequence of the work performed.
• Communications: Contacts with team members, clients or the public where explanatory or interpretive information is exchanged, defended, and gathered and discretion and judgment are required within the parameters of the job function.
• Supervision Received: Performs work with minimal supervisory oversight. Under general supervision, the employee receives assignments and is expected to carry them through to completion with substantial independence. Work is reviewed for adherence to instructions, accuracy, completeness, and conformance to standard practice or precedent. Recurring work clearly covered by guidelines may or may not be reviewed.
  

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Bachelor's degree in business administration or a related field is required.
• Experience: Minimum 5 years of category management, contract administration and/or purchasing experience.
• Equivalency: In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, one year of related professional experience will serve as an equivalency to one year of education.

Salary Information
Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $88,253.00 to $132,379.50

Benefits Information
Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.

EEO Statement
It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.