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Endeavor Health · 6 days ago

Category Manager

Warrenville, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$42.54/hr - $65.94/hr

5+ years exp

Endeavor Health is a fully integrated healthcare delivery system committed to providing access to quality care. As a Category Manager, you will optimize cost-efficiency and improve patient care by developing sourcing strategies and managing vendor relationships in the healthcare supply chain.

CommunitiesHealth CareMedicalTherapeutics

Responsibilities

This position covers Clinical Engineering and capital equipment as the top categories

Portfolio Management: Oversee and manage a subset of 500+ contracts, representing $100M-$250M in supply, service, drug, and capital expenditures. Provide strategic spend forecasting and insights to service line leaders, driving informed decision-making and influencing upcoming budget planning to align with organizational financial goals

Project Management: Lead the end-to-end contract lifecycle, from initial stages through the RFP/RFQ process. Manage the redlining and contract language review, ensuring that all agreements meet service line financial and quality requirements. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including IT, Legal, Risk, and Quality, to ensure thorough due diligence. Successfully execute agreements and ensure all finalized contracts are stored in Endeavor’s CLM tool for efficient management and compliance

Lead Vendor Relationships: Manage and strengthen partnerships with primary vendors in your designated categories, ensuring optimal pricing, quality, and service delivery

Sourcing Strategy Development: Formulate comprehensive sourcing strategies, leveraging data, industry trends, and stakeholder input to drive cost savings, process improvements, and product standardization

Contract Negotiation: Lead negotiations for both local and GPO contracts within Supplies, Services, Drug, and Capital ensuring terms benefit the hospital’s bottom line and align with patient care priorities

Value Analysis & Process Improvement: Co-lead Value Analysis Committee meetings along with Value Analysis Coordinators, working with service line leaders, physicians, and clinical staff to assess product/service performance, cost-effectiveness, and potential for savings. Drive change through data-driven decision-making and collaborative initiatives

Continuous Improvement & Compliance: Track, analyze, and report on savings and cost avoidance opportunities, and ensuring high compliance with sourcing initiatives

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with hospital administration & executives, clinical teams, and supply chain operations to optimize product utilization, service delivery, and resource allocation while maintaining or improving patient care quality

Qualification

Healthcare Supply ChainContract NegotiationAnalytical ExpertiseProject ManagementValue AnalysisSourcing Strategy DevelopmentVendor Relationship ManagementCustomer Service MindsetAdvanced MS Office SkillsCritical ThinkingCommunication SkillsSelf-Motivated

Required

Bachelor's degree

5+ years in healthcare, preferably Supply Chain with a mixture of clinical settings

Understanding of medical-surgical supplies, diagnostic testing, and clinical workflows

Experience with healthcare contract management and Value Analysis processes

Exceptional Negotiation Skills: Proven ability to drive cost savings and influence stakeholders through persuasive, data-backed negotiation techniques

Stellar Presentation & Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage and align with front-line staff, service line leaders, physicians, and executives

Analytical Expertise: Strong ability to perform cost-benefit analysis, scenario-based savings options, and incorporate benchmarking to drive decision-making

Critical Thinking & Problem-Solving: Ability to assess both qualitative and quantitative impacts of purchasing decisions and deliver optimal solutions

Project Management: Demonstrated experience managing projects from start to finish, ensuring timely and successful execution

Contract Review & Redlining: Demonstrate a strong understanding of contractual language, identifying key risks and opportunities to protect the hospital's interests while ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements

Advanced MS Office Skills: Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word with the ability to learn new software and tools

Self-Motivated & Independent: Ability to work independently with a proactive approach to meeting goals, achieving stakeholders' expectations, and solving problems

Customer Service Mindset: Always putting the hospital system and patient care first, while striving to improve resource efficiency and service delivery