University of Mississippi Medical Center · 15 hours ago
RN-Category Manager - Category Management/ Procurement
Jackson, MS
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
5+ years expUniversity of Mississippi Medical Center is seeking an RN-Category Manager to lead and support their department stakeholders and value analysis teams. The role involves executing strategic sourcing decisions aimed at reducing operational expenses and improving patient outcomes.
EducationHealth CareMedical
Responsibilities
Responsible for providing supply chain leadership and support and serves as a supply chain liaison between clinicians and the supply chain department
Actively assists departments in the management of commodity and contract services expenses
Identifies and communicates expense variances and assists in the development of strategic sourcing initiatives to reduce cost, increase revenue, and improve patient outcomes
Assists UMMC departments in the development, financial analysis, and processing of department contracts for commodities and contract services
Provides active leadership and support to specific value analysis teams
Facilitates utilization of data collection, market research, and spend analytics as best practice for UMMC strategic sourcing process
Works with GPO and suppliers to develop strategic opportunities and partnerships to support established financial targets
Works with the value analysis teams and the contracts department in the negotiation of contracts, development of RFP, and support of competitive bids
Works with the purchasing department to assure that all strategic initiatives are implemented and monitored to assure the expected value is realized
Provides effective communication to physician chairs, senior leadership, strategic sourcing support members, value analysis teams, end-users, and other stakeholders to establish collaborative communication related to strategic sourcing initiatives
Serves as a professional and knowledgeable representative of the organization to outside suppliers and partners
Actively engages in professional development opportunities to remain current and knowledgeable with healthcare business trends and best practices related to healthcare supplies and services
The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Nursing
Five (5) years clinical, healthcare management, or clinical education experience
Valid RN license
Leadership, organizational, facilitative, communication, negotiation, and analytical skills
Strong knowledge of medical supplies and processes with expertise in physician relations
Ability to lead strategies to address physician product preferences and utilization variation
Preferred
Knowledge of Microsoft office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word)
Company
University of Mississippi Medical Center
University of Mississippi Medical Center is a school in Jackson. It is a sub-organization of University of Mississippi.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$37M2013-08-22Debt Financing· $37M
Leadership Team
Britt Crewse
Chief Executive Officer - Adult Hospitals
Dodie McElmurray
Chief Executive Officer- Community Hospitals
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