Category Manager

Insight Global; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is hiring three remote Category Managers for a large healthcare provider. You will lead strategic sourcing across complex service-based categories, acting as the CEO of your category with full ownership of spend, suppliers, contracts, and stakeholder needs.

The ideal candidate is senior, self-directed, analytical, and capable of driving initiatives in a highly matrixed environment. Remote work is offered with national scope and autonomous oversight.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in supply chain, procurement or related field.
• 6+ years in strategic sourcing, category management, procurement, or supply chain.
• Experience owning and developing category strategies, not just executing sourcing.
• Able to manage complex categories with multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong background in supplier negotiations, contracting, benchmarking and data analysis.
• Excellent stakeholder management with ability to influence senior partners.
• Comfort operating in ambiguous environments with minimal day-to-day direction.
• Data-driven mindset using spend analysis, dashboards and market intel.

Responsibilities

• Take end-to-end ownership of assigned categories, including strategy, sourcing, contracting and supplier management.
• Develop and execute category plans and sourcing strategies with minimal oversight.
• Lead multiple complex initiatives within categories from strategy to execution.
• Build relationships with business leaders to understand priorities and requirements.
• Navigate a highly matrixed environment with competing priorities.
• Act as strategic advisor using data to guide decisions rather than just fulfill requests.
• Use spend analysis, benchmarking and supplier data to inform strategy.
• Monitor contract/purchasing compliance, supplier performance and cost utilization.
• Lead supplier negotiations and contracting efforts including RFPs and terms.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical mindset

Data-driven decision making

Strategic thinking

Ambiguity navigation

Ownership & initiative

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in supply chain, business admin, healthcare or related field

Job description

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Healthcare, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.


• 6+ years of progressive experience within strategic sourcing, category management, procurement, or supply chain.


• Demonstrated experience owning and developing category strategies, not simply executing sourcing activities or following an established process.


• Experience managing complex categories with multiple projects and sourcing initiatives simultaneously.


• Strong experience with strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, contracting, terms and conditions, benchmarking, and data analysis.


• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills with the ability to influence across different levels of an organization.


• Ability to work effectively in an ambiguous or “gray” environment without needing significant day-to-day direction.


• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to use data, benchmarks, dashboards, and market intelligence to drive decisions.


• Demonstrated ownership, initiative, curiosity, and sound judgment.


• Ability to recognize when leadership needs to be engaged to remove barriers while still maintaining ownership of the initiative.

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Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Healthcare, hospital, or clinical product/service sourcing experience is preferred, but not required.


• Candidates from other industries with strong strategic sourcing/category management backgrounds will be considered.


• Experience quickly learning unfamiliar categories by partnering with stakeholders, analyzing data, and understanding the supplier landscape is highly valued.

Job Description

A large healthcare provider is hiring three remote Category Managers to lead complex service-based categories, including capital equiptment, EVS, food services, elevators, staffing/outsourcing, and other assigned areas.

This is a senior-level, highly autonomous Category Manager role for someone who can take full ownership of their category, develop the strategy, build and execute a plan, and guide stakeholders through complex sourcing initiatives. This individual should be comfortable operating as the “CEO of their category”, understanding the spend, suppliers, contracts, stakeholder needs, market dynamics, and opportunities within their area.

The ideal candidate is self-directed, strategic, data-driven, and naturally curious. They should not need a highly prescribed environment or constant direction on what to do next. Instead, they will be expected to assess their category, identify priorities and opportunities, develop a strategy, and drive initiatives forward.

Key Responsibilities

Take end-to-end ownership of assigned categories, including strategy, sourcing, negotiation, contracting, supplier management, and ongoing performance.

Develop and execute comprehensive category plans and sourcing strategies with minimal oversight.

Lead multiple complex, project-driven initiatives within assigned categories and independently drive them from strategy through execution.

Build strong relationships with business leaders and key stakeholders to understand their priorities, challenges, and requirements.

Navigate a complex, highly matrixed environment where priorities may compete and the path forward is not always clearly defined.

Serve as a strategic advisor to stakeholders, using expertise and data to guide and steer decision-making rather than simply execute requests.

Use spend analysis, benchmarking, market intelligence, dashboards, and supplier performance data to identify opportunities and inform category strategy.

Continuously monitor contract and purchasing compliance, supplier performance, cost, utilization, and overall category health.

Lead supplier negotiations and contracting efforts, including RFPs, supplier evaluations, pricing negotiations, and terms and conditions.

Demonstrate curiosity and a willingness to dig into the details, ask questions, understand stakeholder needs, and quickly become knowledgeable within an assigned category.

Proactively identify risks, roadblocks, and opportunities, knowing when to independently resolve an issue and when to engage leadership for barrier removal.

Identify opportunities for cost savings, standardization, supplier consolidation, improved compliance, and overall value.