Category Manager III – Facilities and Utilities

Owens & Minor; Glen Allen (VA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Healthcare Plan

Educational Assistance

Employer-Paid Life Insurance and Dis.

Voluntary Supplemental Programs

Adoption assistance

HSA and 401(k)

Paid Leave and Holidays

Well-Being programs

Job summary

Owens & Minor is seeking a Category Manager III to lead medium-to-large indirect procurement categories, including facilities, utilities, and related services. You will drive sourcing strategies, negotiate with suppliers, and manage key relationships to deliver value and cost savings.

The ideal candidate has 5–7 years in procurement, a Bachelor’s degree, and a track record of strategic category management and cross-functional collaboration. Equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5–7 years of procurement, sourcing, or related experience.
• Experience with indirect categories such as facilities, utilities, and professional services.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute multiyear category strategies for indirect categories.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing events with stakeholder alignment and negotiations.
• Manage supplier relationships and track benefit realization with Finance.
• Develop executive stakeholder relationships and drive procurement as a strategic partner.
• Mentor less experienced team members and drive digital procurement analytics.

Skills

End-to-end sourcing events

Supplier negotiations

Stakeholder management

Procurement strategy

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Owens & Minor is a global healthcare solutions company providing essential products, services and technology solutions that support care delivery in leading hospitals, health systems and research centers around the world. For over 140 years, Owens & Minor has delivered comfort and confidence behind the scenes, so healthcare stays at the forefront, helping to make each day better for the hospitals, healthcare partners, and communities we serve. Powered by more than 14,000 teammates worldwide, Owens & Minor exists because every day, everywhere,Life Takes Care™.

Global Reach with a Local Touch

• 140+ years serving healthcare
• Over 14,000 teammates worldwide
• Serving healthcare partners in 80 countries
• Manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Honduras, Mexico, Thailand and Ireland
• 40+ distribution centers
• Portfolio of 300 propriety and branded product offerings
• 1,000 branded medical product suppliers
• 4,000 healthcare partners served

Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plan-Medical, dental, and vision plans start on day one of employment for full-time teammates.
• Educational Assistance-We offer educationalassistanceto all eligible teammates enrolled in an approved, accredited collegiate program.
• Employer-Paid Life Insurance and Disability-We offer employer-paid life insurance and disabilitycoverage.
• Voluntary Supplemental Programs – We offer additional options to secure your financial future including supplemental life, hospitalization, critical illness, and other insurance programs.
• Support for your Growing Family – Adoption assistance, fertility benefits (in medical plan) and parental leave are available for teammates planning for a family.
• Health Savings Account (HSA)and401(k)-We offer these voluntary financial programs to help teammates prepare for their future, as well as other voluntary benefits.
• Paid Leave-In addition to sick days and short-term leave, we offer holidays, vacation days, personal days, andadditionaltypes of leave – including parental leave.
• Well-Being – Also included in our offering is a Teammate Assistance Program (TAP), Calm Health, Cancer Resources Services, and discount programs – all at no cost to you.

The compensation for this position will be $87,000 - $107,000 annually. The exact compensation will vary by experience, education and location.

Summary

The Category Manager III manages medium-to-large Indirect Procurement categories and leads sourcing activities that improve cost, quality, service, supplier performance, and business value. This role works closely with stakeholders to understand business needs, execute sourcing strategies, support negotiations, manage supplier relationships, and contribute to annual savings and value delivery objectives. The ideal candidate is a results-driven procurement leader who excels at managing strategic Facilities and Utilities categories while cultivating strong stakeholder relationships across the organization. They bring extensive experience sourcing and negotiating facilities management, maintenance and repair services, janitorial, security, HVAC, capital projects, energy, electric, natural gas, water, waste management, and related utility services. The candidate has a proven track record of developing category strategies, optimizing supplier portfolios, driving sustainable cost reductions, and ensuring operational reliability, regulatory compliance, business continuity, and service excellence across a complex enterprise environment.

Responsibilities

Category Strategy

• Develop and execute multiyear category strategies that support business objectives and procurement value targets. Responsible for development and actionable opportunity pipelines.
• Develop actionable strategic sourcing plans, initiative pipelines, and category roadmaps for assigned Indirect categories.
• Monitor and utilize market intelligence, supplier segmentation, and business demand patterns, and risk mitigation plans to inform sourcing strategy.
• Execute category strategies effectively to show strategic sourcing ownership of spend in consulting, legal, audit, tax, engineering and financial advisory services categories

Strategic Sourcing & Negotiations

• Lead end-to-end sourcing events, including stakeholder alignment, supplier selection, RFP/RFQ execution, analysis, negotiations, and award recommendations.
• Develop negotiation strategies that address commercial value, service expectations, risk, contract flexibility, and supplier performance.
• Partner with Legal, Finance, Compliance, and business stakeholders to support contract review and business decision-making.

Supplier & Financial Management

• Manage key supplier relationships and support supplier performance reviews, issue resolution, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Deliver annual P&L Reduction and P&L Protection targets through sourcing, negotiation, demand management, supplier optimization, working capital, savings pipeline, benefit validation, and budget impact.
• Track sourcing results, validate benefits with Finance as appropriate, and support leadership reporting.
• Establish preferred supplier programs to aggregate spending with suppliers and professional services governance across functional domains.

Stakeholder Management

• Develop executive stakeholder relationships and drive organizational alignment to position Procurement as a strategic business partner.
• Partner with CFO and supporting org in Finance, General Counsel and other corporate business leaders to ensure early engagement of procurement and visibility at the leadership levels
• Implement a well-coordinated, finance supported spend control tower to provide transparency and impact on functional budgets to the best possible level of granularity
• Lead complex cross-functional initiatives, influencing senior leaders to achieve enterprise objectives and maximize value.
• Champion change management efforts to ensure adoption of procurement strategies, processes, and technologies.
• Balance stakeholder priorities with governance, risk management, and business requirements to support informed decision-making.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement across Procurement and business functions.

Advisory & Mentoring

• Serve as a procurement subject matter expert for assigned Indirect categories.
• Advise stakeholders on procurement processes, market dynamics, supplier options, and commercial strategy.
• Mentor less experienced Category Managers, Analysts, or sourcing team members as needed.

Digital Procurement & Analytics Capability

• Demonstrates a strong ability to leverage digital procurement technologies, data analytics, and process automation to drive business value to improve decision-making and enhance stakeholder outcomes.
• Possess hands-on experience utilizing procurement platforms and analytical tools to support category strategy, sourcing execution, supplier management, and performance reporting.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 5-7 years of procurement, sourcing, supply chain, finance, operation of relevant category management experience

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Demonstrated experience leading end-to-end competitive sourcing events (RFPs, RFQs, RFIs), conducting supplier negotiations, and managing strategic supplier relationships to optimize quality, service, innovation, and total cost of ownership.

Additional Requirements

• Inside working conditions.
• No environmental hazards indicated for this classification

Owens & Minor is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, religion, disability, age, status as a veteran, or any other status prohibited by applicable national, federal, state or local law.