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Owens & Minor · 2 weeks ago

Category Manager IV, Indirect Procurement

Owens & Minor is a Fortune 500 company that plays a critical role in the healthcare process, providing integrated technologies and services across the continuum of care. The Sr Category Manager, Indirect Procurement will lead sourcing and management of technology-related goods and services, ensuring alignment with internal stakeholder needs and driving value through strategic supplier negotiations.

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Responsibilities

Develop strategic approaches for indirect procurement categories for the Information Technology Shared Services business
Develops thorough category strategies to drive value based on an understanding of business needs, the supply market, spend baseline, evolution and benchmarking. Effectively document, communicate and gain buy-in for the strategies
Research, select, develop, and maintain adequate sources of supply to ensure the requirements of the categories are met with the optimum quality, service and cost to use
Ability to successfully reach business objectives through supplier negotiations. Analyzes market and supply dynamics related to supplier proposals to develop a matrix of negotiation scenarios. Engages business leaders to align on acceptable negotiation outcomes. Develops a negotiation plan, counterarguments, opening positions, and plan for executing negotiations
Leads the development of risk analyses, assessments and mitigation plans for categories of spend. Manage supplier network for assigned categories to provide sufficient goods and services to meet highest short-range requirements, protect against temporary supply interruptions and provide for long-range growth needs. Develop and execute a plan to quickly and effectively manage any supply interruptions
Plan, prepare, and execute annual supplier business reviews that cover all aspects of the supplier-customer relationship
Contribute to the annual Procurement Savings initiative through effective negotiations, sourcing changes, or specification changes with close collaboration with key internal stakeholders
Interacts with stakeholders to develop, engage and lead supplier relationships for extracting the greatest value in cost, security of supply, risk management, sustainability and innovation. Manage the ongoing performance of our suppliers including objective setting and supplier evaluations where warranted
Comprehend and provide constructive input on legal contract documents related to purchasing terms, conditions, indemnification, intellectual property ownership, etc
Knowledgeable about the markets and how they affect price, availability, or supply chain logistics. Will use specific market analysis to predict behavior and supply risks to the organization. Will adjust strategies to minimize effect of market change. May provide market analysis to customers and advice to others within procurement
Forecast timely price and availability information on assigned categories to the various consuming businesses and communicate this information to appropriate personnel in the company so it is properly integrated into business strategy and decision-making
Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of corporate policies and procedures, as well as related governmental laws and regulations to ensure purchasing activities are conducted within the parameters of each
Contribute to an environment in which all team members are respected regardless of their individual differences and are motivated to improve both their individual and team contributions to achieve desired business results
Communicate fully with superiors, subordinates and others who have need to know in a way that is timely, complete, concise; candid, accurate; clear, and responsive

Qualification

Indirect ProcurementSupplier NegotiationsCategory Strategy DevelopmentMarket AnalysisRisk ManagementContract ManagementCommunication SkillsLeadershipTeam CollaborationProblem Solving

Required

Bachelor's degree in business or related discipline
7 or more years of relevant experience in Procurement
Operates with minimal business direction
Demonstrated knowledge and experience in procurement processes and driving business results through influence and leadership
Procurement experience in a distribution and/or manufacturing business is a plus

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance, available on first working day
401(k), eligibility after one year of service
Employee stock purchase plan
Tuition reimbursement

Company

Owens & Minor

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Owens & Minor, Inc.

H1B Sponsorship

Owens & Minor has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (9)
2024 (3)
2023 (3)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$2.1B
2025-04-02Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2022-03-18Post Ipo Debt· $600M
2021-03-03Post Ipo Debt· $500M

Leadership Team

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Jonathan Leon
Senior Vice President, Corporate Treasurer
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