Job Description
The Commodity Manager leads system-wide strategic sourcing initiatives that reduce total costs, deliver sustainable year-over-year savings, improve operational performance, and maintain or enhance product quality and supplier service levels. This role leads cross-functional teams across the company, develops and executes sourcing strategies, negotiates agreements, and supports successful implementation. The Commodity Manager communicates effectively with medical staff, clinicians, legal counsel, executive leaders, Supply Chain partners, and supplier executives.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
- Lead system-wide strategic sourcing and category management initiatives for major non-labor commodity groups.
- Prioritize projects and manage Request for Information (RFI) and Request for Proposal (RFP) processes from planning through supplier selection and implementation.
- Lead contract negotiations and review contract structure, redline language, commercial terms, service requirements, performance remedies, warranties, payment terms, and risk-sharing arrangements in collaboration with Legal.
- Develop fact-based negotiation strategies using product and service specifications, market intelligence, pricing benchmarks, supplier capabilities, and total cost considerations.
- Prepare sourcing recommendations and pricing rationales for Supply Chain leadership based on objective financial, operational, clinical, service, and quality criteria.
- Lead cross-functional teams and councils to align sourcing activities with company strategies, operational priorities, and stakeholder needs.
- Partner with Supply Chain and operational stakeholders to ensure agreements are loaded accurately into applicable systems and products or services are implemented effectively.
- Achieve validated sourcing savings and other performance goals established with Strategic Sourcing and Contracting leadership.
- Manage supplier relationships and facilitate timely resolution of service, communication, quality, and delivery issues.
- Develop and implement effective vendor management policies, processes, tools, and educational materials that support strategic objectives and supplier performance.
- Promote the transfer and replication of best practices across the organization.
- Ensure compliance with established policies, processes, quality assurance programs, applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, and the Code of Ethics.
Skills and Requirements
Must-Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in business, health administration, nursing, supply chain, or a closely related field.
- Three+ years of experience in supply chain or a related role involving financial analysis, contracting, clinical analysis, or a combination of these disciplines.
- Comprehensive knowledge of assigned commodities and materials management principles and practices.
- Proficiency with all Microsoft Office applications and Peoplesoft ERP.
- Ability to conduct multiple complex analyses simultaneously, including total cost of ownership (TCO), economic value calculations (EVC), and net present value (NPV).
Plusses
- Experience leading complex, system-wide sourcing initiatives in a large, matrixed IDN or healthcare environment and working with clinical, operational, legal, executive, and supplier stakeholders.
- Certified Materials & Resource Professional (CMRP)
- Master's Degree
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