Category Manager

Position Overview

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is a world-renowned medical and research center committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth by U.S. News & World Report, we invest in our employees with opportunities for career growth, development, and a rewarding career.

As the Category Manager, you will manage various spend categories within the Supply Chain Management Department. This role focuses on streamlining processes, reducing costs, optimizing GPO/State contracts, and increasing utilization of contracted products and services. You will drive results by leading strategic sourcing initiatives, ensuring the integrity of category contracts, and providing current market intelligence to support decision making.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead strategic conversations with internal stakeholders and suppliers independently.
• Assist with the procurement lifecycle by coordinating sourcing approaches and providing recommendations based on contract hierarchy and applicable federal and state regulations.
• Develop and implement risk-assessment and contract monitoring plans along with KPI management.
• Collaborate with technical teams and SMEs to translate complex technical requirements into clear and compelling RFPs, proposals, and contracts.
• Partner with internal SMEs to update product information and related materials, and support the e-commerce strategy for your spend categories.
• Manage supplier relationships, establish KPIs for performance, and lead supplier business reviews.
• Analyze large sets of data to identify sourcing opportunities and respond to internal and external audit requests.
• Setup and maintain tasks/activities in the Sourcing Director platform and perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in science, healthcare, or business-related field OR Master's Degree in a related field (additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree).
• Experience: 3 years in contract administration, purchasing and/or sourcing with a Bachelor's Degree OR 1 year with a Master's Degree.
• Technical Skills: Demonstrated intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Licenses/Certifications: Must obtain Certified Texas Purchasing Manager certification or Certified Texas Contract Developer certification within 1-1/2 years.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare and proficiency with PeopleSoft and Jagger.
• Licenses/Certifications: (PMP) Project Management Professional certification upon hire.

Benefits & Perks

• PPO Medical Plan available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage.
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare with no copay.
• PTO and Paid Holidays available day one.
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS).
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit.
• Wellness Programs.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer.