Category Manager - Lab

Vizient; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 77,400 - 135,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits plan

Job summary

Vizient in Irving, Texas is seeking a professional for a role in supply chain strategic sourcing, specifically managing laboratory agreements. The position entails conducting market assessments, developing contracting strategies, and implementing services to enhance member satisfaction and reduce expenses.

The ideal candidate will have a relevant degree, 2+ years of lab-related experience, and strong communication skills. This role offers a competitive salary range of $77,400 to $135,400, along with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 2 or more years of relevant experience required.
• Willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage a portfolio of laboratory agreements.
• Conduct product and market assessments for assigned categories.
• Implement new programmatic offerings to deliver managed services.
• Negotiate contracts on behalf of individual members.

Skills

Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills

Financial acumen with expenses and revenue budgets

Laboratory experience in a clinical or sales role

Education

Relevant degree

Job description

Summary

In this role, you will contribute to all aspects of supply chain strategic sourcing processes including market opportunity identification, strategy and portfolio development, negotiations, marketing, and implementation. You will manage a portfolio of laboratory agreements and develop contracting strategies to reduce spend, improve operational efficiencies, and maximize member value and satisfaction. You will provide industry expertise within the categories you manage to members, suppliers, Vizient's field team and other internal and external stakeholders. You will use your industry expertise to conduct consultative engagements on behalf of our members as part of individual statements of work, or through comprehensive member initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage a portfolio of laboratory agreements.
• Conduct product and market assessments and market research for assigned categories.
• Identify and fill gaps in the contract portfolio with suppliers who are not currently on national agreements by presenting the value Vizient can bring to their organizations.
• Develop contracting strategies that will deliver unique value to support individual members, supply networks, academic medical centers as well as customers and clients in non-acute laboratory markets.
• Implement new programmatic offerings to deliver managed services to members in the laboratory market.
• Partner with the Vizient Lab Council.
• Prepare budgets, forecasts, and revenue plans to measure contract performance against category objectives.
• Develop and price statements of work to support consulting engagements.
• Develop, launch, and manage RFIs/RFPs on behalf of individual members.
• Negotiate contracts or end user agreements on behalf of individual members.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree preferred.
• 2 or more years of relevant experience required.
• Laboratory experience in a clinical or sales role preferred.
• Financially savvy with working with expense and revenue budgets preferred.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills preferred.
• Willingness to travel.

Career Framework

Professional - Staff Associate (P2)

Estimated Hiring Range

At Vizient, we consider skills, experience, and organizational needs in our compensation approach. Geographic factors may adjust the range estimate and hires typically fall below the top range. Compensation decisions are tailored to individual circumstances. The current salary range for this role is $77,400.00 to $135,400.00.

This position is also incentive eligible.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits plan.