Category Manager - Supply Chain Purchasing

Texas Children's; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children's is seeking a Category Manager to lead a strategic portfolio spanning supplies, technology, facilities, operating room, pathology, pharmacy, and related services. You will develop sourcing strategies, negotiate with suppliers, manage contracts, and drive savings while ensuring high-quality products and services for our healthcare operations.

The role requires collaboration with stakeholders to define scope, timelines, and expectations, plus responsibility for KPI setting and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management, or a related field.
• Five years of experience with contracts, requests for proposals, or requests for bids.
• Health care procurement experience preferred.
• Certified Purchasing Manager, Certified Professional in Supply Management, or Certified Materials and Resource Professional certification preferred.
• Previous healthcare Request for Proposal/Request for Bids experience highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Develops and executes category sourcing strategies in collaboration with stakeholders and category leadership teams
• Establishes annual savings goals and vendor management plans for assigned spend categories
• Develops competitive procurement documents, including requests for proposals and requests for information
• Collaborates with end users, reviewing parties, and stakeholders to define scope, specifications, timelines, roles, and expectations
• Coordinates bid meetings, distributes procurement documents, evaluates vendor responses, and recommends supplier awards
• Develops negotiation strategies and leads negotiations related to pricing, contractual terms, and supplier performance
• Reviews, drafts, redlines, and negotiates procurement business terms for contracts, amendments, and related agreements
• Identifies opportunities to leverage existing contracts and internal resources to meet business needs
• Prepares complete contract packages for legal review, approvals, signature routing, and records retention
• Monitors supply markets and conducts market intelligence, price benchmarking, and financial analysis to identify savings opportunities
• Develops reports and presentations related to savings, budgets, supply usage, productivity, contract performance, and benchmarking
• Performs complex financial analyses, including total cost of ownership, lease-versus-buy, and economic value models
• Calculates and reports actual and projected sourcing savings by spend category
• Identifies off-contract spend, contract opportunities, and vendor performance concerns
• Establishes key performance indicators and service-level expectations with vendors
• Conducts business reviews, develops improvement plans for underperforming vendors, and guides stakeholders on vendor management practices
• Maintains policies and procedures related to strategic sourcing, procurement, negotiations, contract processing, pricing, and compliance
• Represents the department at internal and external meetings and delivers presentations to stakeholders and leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management, or a related field

Job description

At our company, our mission starts with our people. Guided by our HEART values of Humility, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Trust, we strive to create a workplace where teammates feel valued, supported, and empowered to do their best work every day. As a Category Manager , you'll manage a strategic portfolio of expense categories, including supplies, technology, facilities, operating room, pathology, pharmacy, and related services. You'll develop sourcing strategies, lead supplier negotiations, manage contracts and vendor performance, and help secure high-quality products and services at the best value.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Develops and executes category sourcing strategies in collaboration with stakeholders and category leadership teams
• Establishes annual savings goals and vendor management plans for assigned spend categories
• Develops competitive procurement documents, including requests for proposals and requests for information
• Collaborates with end users, reviewing parties, and stakeholders to define scope, specifications, timelines, roles, and expectations
• Coordinates bid meetings, distributes procurement documents, evaluates vendor responses, and recommends supplier awards
• Develops negotiation strategies and leads negotiations related to pricing, contractual terms, and supplier performance
• Reviews, drafts, redlines, and negotiates procurement business terms for contracts, amendments, and related agreements
• Identifies opportunities to leverage existing contracts and internal resources to meet business needs
• Prepares complete contract packages for legal review, approvals, signature routing, and records retention
• Monitors supply markets and conducts market intelligence, price benchmarking, and financial analysis to identify savings opportunities
• Develops reports and presentations related to savings, budgets, supply usage, productivity, contract performance, and benchmarking
• Performs complex financial analyses, including total cost of ownership, lease-versus-buy, and economic value models
• Calculates and reports actual and projected sourcing savings by spend category
• Identifies off-contract spend, contract opportunities, and vendor performance concerns
• Establishes key performance indicators and service-level expectations with vendors
• Conducts business reviews, develops improvement plans for underperforming vendors, and guides stakeholders on vendor management practices
• Maintains policies and procedures related to strategic sourcing, procurement, negotiations, contract processing, pricing, and compliance
• Represents the department at internal and external meetings and delivers presentations to stakeholders and leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management, or a related field required
• Five years of experience with contracts, requests for proposals, or requests for bids required
• Health care procurement experience preferred
• Certified Purchasing Manager, Certified Professional in Supply Management, or Certified Materials and Resource Professional certification preferred
• Previous healthcare Request for Proposal/Request for Bids experience highly desired