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Apria · 3 months ago

Category Manager IV, Indirect Procurement

Atlanta, GA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$90K/yr - $168K/yr

7+ years exp

Owens & Minor is a Fortune 500 company that plays a critical role in the healthcare process. The Senior Category Manager, Indirect Procurement will lead the sourcing, negotiation, and management of technology-related goods and services, ensuring that organizational needs are met while delivering measurable value.

Health Care

Responsibilities

Lead the sourcing, negotiation, and management of technology-related goods and services—including hardware, software, cloud solutions, telecom, and IT services

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

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

Use specific market analysis to predict behavior and supply risks to the organization

Adjust strategies to minimize effect of market change

Forecast timely price and availability information on assigned categories to the various consuming businesses and communicate this information to appropriate personnel in the company

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 ManagementStakeholder EngagementCommunication SkillsTeam CollaborationLeadership Skills

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

Apria

Glassdoor2.9

Apria is a leading provider of home healthcare equipment and related services across the USA, serving approximately 2 million patients from our 270+ locations.

Founded in 1992

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

5001-10000 employees