Director, Clinical Category Management

0507 Team TAG Services, LLC; United States; On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus incentives

Health, dental, vision benefits

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Job summary

The Aspen Group (TAG) seeks a Director, Clinical Category Management – Goods & Services to drive enterprise-wide sourcing strategy across its brands, including Aspen Dental, WellNow, and others. This leadership role focuses on category transformation, supplier innovation, and cross-brand standardization.

You will lead cost-saving initiatives, build executive-level supplier partnerships, and ensure regulatory compliance while advancing strategic procurement across a multi-site healthcare

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in a relevant field.
• MBA or advanced degree strongly preferred.
• 10–15+ years in strategic sourcing, category management, or procurement.
• Significant healthcare, dental, or multi-site clinical experience.
• Proven ability to influence executive leadership in a matrixed org.
• Strong financial acumen and spend portfolio management.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute long-term clinical goods and services strategy across TAG brands.
• Identify enterprise-wide opportunities for standardization, consolidation, and innovation.
• Align category strategies with TAG growth, M&A, and clinical priorities.
• Own and deliver enterprise savings targets and value creation.
• Drive total cost of care optimization beyond unit costs.
• Advise executive leadership across clinical, operations, and finance.
• Lead governance forums for sourcing decisions and category performance.
• Build and manage executive-level supplier relationships.
• Drive strategic partnerships and innovation for joint value creation.
• Lead complex negotiations on enterprise agreements, rebates, and risk-sharing.
• Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing category management team.
• Ensure compliance with healthcare regulations and internal policies.
• Develop risk mitigation for critical clinical supply categories.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Category management

Procurement

Executive influence

Financial acumen

Spend portfolio management

Healthcare industry experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA or advanced degree preferred

Job description

The Aspen Group (TAG) is one of the largest and most trusted retail healthcare business support organizations in the U.S. and has supported over 20,000 healthcare professionals and team members with close to 1,500 health and wellness offices across 50 states in four distinct categories: dental care, urgent care, medical aesthetics, and animal health. Working in partnership with independent practice owners and clinicians, the team is united by a single purpose: to prove that healthcare can be better and smarter for everyone. TAG provides a comprehensive suite of centralized business support services that power the impact of five consumer-facing businesses: Aspen Dental, ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers, Chapter Aesthetic Studio, WellNow, and Lovet Pet Vet. Each brand has access to a deep community of experts, tools and resources to grow their practices, and an unwavering commitment to delivering high-quality consumer healthcare experiences at scale.

Position Summary

The Director, Clinical Category Management – Goods & Services is responsible for setting the enterprise-wide strategy for clinical sourcing across The Aspen Group’s portfolio, including Aspen Dental, ClearChoice, WellNow, and emerging brands. This leader drives long-term value creation through category transformation, supplier innovation, and cross-brand standardization.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute the long-term strategy for clinical goods and services across all TAG brands
• Identify enterprise-wide opportunities for standardization, consolidation, and innovation
• Align category strategies with TAG’s growth objectives, M&A activity, and clinical priorities
• Own and deliver against enterprise savings targets and value creation goals
• Drive total cost of care optimization, not just unit cost reduction
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, including clinical, operations, and finance leaders
• Lead governance forums for sourcing decisions and category performance
• Build and manage executive-level supplier relationships
• Drive strategic partnerships, innovation, and joint value creation initiatives
• Lead complex negotiations involving enterprise agreements, rebates, and risk-sharing models
• Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing category management team
• Ensure compliance with healthcare regulations and internal policies
• Develop risk mitigation strategies for critical clinical supply categories

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree strongly preferred 10–15+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, category management, or procurement Significant experience in healthcare, dental, or multi-site clinical environments Demonstrated success leading large-scale, enterprise sourcing transformations Proven ability to influence at the executive level in a matrixed organization Strong financial acumen and experience managing large spend portfolios

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Enterprise cost savings and total value delivered
• Clinical standardization and adoption rates
• Supplier performance and strategic partnership outcomes

Compensation

Salary: $160-200k, plus bonus incentives, with a generous benefits package that includes paid time off, health, dental, vision, and 401(k) savings plan with match

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The Aspen Group (TAG) is one of the largest and most trusted retail healthcare business support organizations in the U.S. and has supported over 16,000 healthcare professionals and team members at more than 1,200 health and wellness offices across 46 states in four distinct categories: Dental care, urgent care, medical aesthetics, and animal health. Working in partnership with independent practice owners and clinicians, the team is united by a single purpose: to prove that healthcare can be better and smarter for everyone. TAG provides a comprehensive suite of centralized business support services that power the impact of five consumer-facing businesses: Aspen Dental, Clear Choice Dental Implant Centers, WellNow Urgent Care, Chapter Aesthetic Studio, and AZPetVet. Each brand has access to a deep community of experts, tools, and resources to grow their practices, and an unwavering commitment to delivering high-quality consumer healthcare experiences at scale.

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