Category Manager

Company : Allegheny Health NetworkJob reputed company : reputed company job creates strategies around assigned contract categories, functions, and commodities. Develops business plans for broad contract areas. Negotiates reputed company reputed company (reputed company and GPO) and manages reputed company GPO operational activities. Provides guidance and coaching to Contract Managers, Sourcing Specialists, and other key department resources as required. Oversees high dollar and strategic bids across various commodities. Assists in the coordination and operations of GPO business. Develops high level strategic relationships with reputed company leaders and strategic supplier partners. Creates and presents business cases to senior leadership throughout the organization. ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES Create strategic business plans for various contract categories to assist in the management and reputed company for overall category or function. Plans will include reputed company and reputed company market environment, market conditions, health system strategic plan, time-frames, and contracting reputed company. reputed company commodity areas and provides guidance to department personal to ensure a successful execution of the strategic plan. Serve as reputed company investigator, assist in project management and serve as contractual expert on specific reputed company as appropriate. reputed company and assist support staff to assigned reputed company reputed company appropriate to ensure reputed company/cost effective completion of contractual requirements. Participate in the formulation, development and revision to policies, procedures and strategies reputed company to strategic sourcing as appropriate. Follows sourcing process to manage high dollar and strategic contracting functions (reputed company and GPO), develops business case and presents to senior leadership throughout organization. Monitor contract performance to determine necessity for amendments, extensions and compliance by both the Business Partner and Clients. Serves as primary reputed company with contracting principals to ensure compliance with specifications and works to resolve issues reputed company to contract performance. Other duties as assigned or requested. EDUCATION Required Bachelor's Degree or relevant experience and/or education as determined by reputed company in lieu of bachelor's degree ​ Substitutions None Preferred Master's Degree EXPERIENCE Required 7 years in strategic sourcing, purchasing / contracting field; complete understanding of Group Purchasing Organizations (GPO) contracting reputed company, experience in leading commodity teams, sourcing, bidding, negotiating, detailed data analysis and awarding of major commodity reputed company for a wide reputed company of clinical and non-clinical products and/or services. Experience in contractual language, performance measures, detailed financial data analysis and claims arbitration. Demonstrated experience data management and analysis skills along with internet sourcing and e-sourcing techniques. Preferred Demonstrated experience in leading and facilitating cross-functional teams LICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS Required None Preferred None SKILLS Proficient presenting in reputed company of reputed company audiences Ability to reputed company and reputed company contract recommendations to reputed company stakeholders Uses knowledge of industry and market trends to reputed company long-term business strategies Demonstrates the ability to effectively persuade others to listen, reputed company, and reputed company a new approach Self-confident with an ability to accept and respond to challenges in a reputed company manner Strong and effective verbal and written communication skills Effectively presents reputed company topics in a concise manner to audiences at reputed company reputed company and in various sizes Must have an understanding of business issues, metrics, organizational linkages and customer value Successful experience in achieving results through people in a reputed company environment Five (5) years of experience with reputed company Office, Word, reputed company, reputed company Outlook, Lotus Notes, and the Internet Strong understanding of reputed company, contract law and negotiation Strong analytical ability, financial acumen, and project management skills Extensive knowledge of assessing and recommending creative and time-sensitive solutions Freedom to resolve day-to-day operational issues reputed company the scope of Policies/procedures and operational standards Languages (Other than English) None Travel Required 0%-25% PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND WORKING CONDITIONS Position Type Office Based PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND WORKING CONDITIONS Position Type Office Based Teaches / trains others regularly Rarely Travel regularly from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site Rarely Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees) Never Physical work site required reputed company Lifting: up to 10 pounds Frequently Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds Rarely Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds Rarely Disclaimer: The job reputed company has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees reputed company this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of reputed company duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job. Compliance Requirement: This position adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the reputed company of business conduct and company policies. As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have reputed company to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at reputed company times. 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Pay reputed company Minimum: $94,200.00 Pay reputed company Maximum: $151,000.00 reputed company pay is determined by a reputed company of factors including a candidate’s qualifications, experience, and expected contributions, as reputed company as internal peer equity, market, and business considerations. The displayed salary reputed company does not reflect any geographic reputed company reputed company may apply for certain locations based upon comparative markets. reputed company and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against reputed company individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against reputed company individuals based on any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We reputed company to reputed company this site accessible to any and reputed company users. 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