Senior Category Manager
Company: Highmark Health
Location: Washington
Posted on: October 19, 2024
Job Description:
Thank you for your interest in employment at a Highmark Health
company. Highmark Health uses an online application process. If you
participate in the online application process through this Workday
site, your personal information will be collected, including but
not limited to data such as your resume and resume content,
education, contact information, address, city, postal code,
country, phone number, email address, IP address, as well as any
other personal information you choose to provide. As part of the
online application process, we will provide details such as how we
will use the data that we collect and where such information is
processed. We will also ask for your consent to use the data for
purposes contained in the Highmark Health Data Protection Statement
and the GDPR Data Protection Consent for Job Applicants, and for
all other permissible purposes.This job has enterprise-wide
responsibility for creating and driving strategic sourcing for an
assigned category of spend while building strong client
business-oriented relationships by contributing to client strategy
and objective setting. The incumbent acts as a strategic business
partner, interfacing at the VP and Director levels of the company,
providing leadership in the designated spend category for category
strategy/plans, strategic sourcing and other strategic procurement
processes such as supplier relationship management, spend
performance management, demand and compliance management, internal
spend and external market analysis, and category governance.
Collaborates with key stakeholders on the development and
implementation of annual and multi-year category strategies in
order to achieve category goals, achieve business strategies and
deliver sustainable category value. This position has significant
financial and enterprise risk mitigation responsibilities.This will
be a hybrid role for anyone living within 50 miles of a Highmark
Office.ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead creation and implementation of sourcing and demand
management strategies for assigned categories of spend, manage the
development of RFx materials, detailed analysis of proposals and
vendor capabilities, negotiations and supplier selection.
- Plan, schedule and monitor category sourcing initiatives,
ensuring proper resource allocation and on-time delivery of
projects; exercise tight project management.
- Leverage key metrics to identify problem areas and adopt
current and emerging business models with an entrepreneurial
mindset and creative approach to drive best practice.
- Strategically partner with business unit leaders and contribute
to client strategy by providing procurement expertise and strategic
partnering for purchasing opportunities.
- Counsel internal business unit leaders regarding purchasing
processes, technology capabilities and policies to assist in the
procurement life-cycle.
- Build and manage relationships with priority business
executives, serves as a key member of the business unit leadership
team to support implementation of business strategies through
advanced procurement initiatives and team alignment, facilitate the
entire sourcing process and closely collaborate with clients to
select and award business to suppliers.
- Demonstrate a strategic business mindset, organizational savvy,
present an executive-level presence, and balance multiple
stakeholder interests simultaneously.
- Under the direction of Procurement leadership, create and drive
long-term category strategies designed to anticipate
enterprise-wide requirements and achieve maximum life-cycle value
while optimizing forecasted shifts in both supply markets, industry
trends and supplier economic cycles.
- Monitor strategy implementations on-going performance and
ensure key issues, risks, and opportunities are elevated to the
appropriate level.
- Lead the development and negotiation of contracts with new
suppliers and/or renegotiate existing contracts to accomplish
lowest total system cost and savings objectives.
- Conduct category spend analyses and reporting, supplier
stratification, supply market and category industry research.
- Perform ethical procurement practices of contracted goods and
services which includes compliance with corporate and departmental
policies and procedures as well as federal, state and local
regulations.
- Develop profound category expertise and leverage knowledge to
proactively identify potential procurement opportunities through
data analysis, category and industry knowledge, current and
emerging business models and discussions with business units.
- Other duties as assigned.EDUCATIONRequired
- Bachelors in Business Supply Chain Management,
Administration/Management, Finance, Accounting, Economics,
Mathematics, Marketing, or Industrial Engineering or four years of
relevant experience and/or education as determined by the company
in lieu of bachelor's degree.Preferred
- NoneEXPERIENCERequired
- 5 years of experience in a procurement role.
- 3 years of strategic sourcing experience.
- Experience providing consulting to business leads, strategic
sourcing, and supplier relationship management and
performance.
- Experience in Indirect Category Sourcing and/or Health Care
Sourcing with demonstrated expertise in influencing the business
strategy and shaping Procurement strategic direction.Preferred
- Advanced experience in procurement contract negotiation,
competitive price analysis, procurement technology and related
processes, contract management, and spend analysis.
- Project planning and management experience.
- Prior experience managing diverse stakeholder interests and
expectations.
- Prior experience with process redesign and improvement.LICENSES
OR CERTIFICATIONSRequired
- NonePreferred
- Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM).SKILLS
- Experience in strategic management and problem solving.
- Ability to translate big picture into implementation and
achieve results.
- Working knowledge and experience in key Procurement functional
areas of Category Management, Strategy Development, Contract
Negotiation, Supplier and Risk Management and Supplier
Diversity.
- Exceptional interpersonal, consultative, influencing,
presentation and communication skills, work well in a team
environment, able to work in diverse environments and adhere to
highest ethical standards.
- Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment in a complex,
matrixed environment.
- Demonstrated success working with VP-level executives and
matrix organizations.
- Strong and effective verbal and written communication skills,
effectively presenting complex topics in a concise manner to
audiences at various levels and in various sizes.
- Strong analytical, financial and P&L skills required.
- Advanced negotiation skills and relevant experience.
- Demonstrated ability to manage cost performance, supply/demand
forecasting.
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.Language
Requirement (other than English)NoneTravel Required0% -
25%PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONSPosition
TypeOffice-BasedTeaches / trains others regularlyOccasionallyTravel
regularly from the office to various work sites or from
site-to-siteRarelyWorks primarily out-of-the office selling
products/services (sales employees)NeverPhysical work site
requiredNoLifting: up to 10 poundsOccasionallyLifting: 10 to 25
poundsRarelyLifting: 25 to 50 poundsNever Disclaimer: The job
description has been designed to indicate the general nature and
essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by
employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive
inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications
required of employees to do this job.Pay Range
Minimum:$67,500.00Pay Range Maximum:$124,800.00 Base pay is
determined by a variety of factors including a candidate's
qualifications, experience, and expected contributions, as well as
internal peer equity, market, and business considerations. The
displayed salary range does not reflect any geographic differential
Highmark may apply for certain locations based upon comparative
markets.Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination
against qualified individuals based on their status as protected
veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit
discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color,
age, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation/gender
identity or any other category protected by applicable federal,
state or local law.EEO is The LawEqual Opportunity Employer
Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled/Sexual
Orientation/Gender Identity
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