Director, Clinical Category Management — Enterprise Sourcing

Aspen Dental; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Job summary

The Aspen Group (TAG) is seeking a Director, Clinical Category Management – Goods & Services to set enterprise-wide sourcing strategy across TAG brands, including Aspen Dental, ClearChoice, WellNow, and emerging brands. You will drive value through category transformation, supplier innovation, and cross-brand standardization.

This leadership role partners with executive stakeholders to ensure sourcing supports patient outcomes, scalability, and financial performance, while leading a

Qualifications

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

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.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Financial acumen

Negotiation

Category management

Sourcing strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or advanced degree

Job description

The Aspen Group (TAG) is seeking a Director, Clinical Category Management – Goods & Services to set enterprise-wide sourcing strategy across TAG brands, including Aspen Dental, ClearChoice, WellNow, and emerging brands. You will drive value through category transformation, supplier innovation, and cross-brand standardization.

This leadership role partners with executive stakeholders to ensure sourcing supports patient outcomes, scalability, and financial performance, while leading a