Senior Manager, Healthcare Category Strategy & Sourcing

Atrium Health; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Atrium Health in Charlotte, NC, seeks a Senior Sourcing Manager to develop and execute category strategies across healthcare supply chains. You will lead a high-performing team, drive standardization, negotiate contracts, and advance value-based purchasing to meet enterprise goals.

Responsibilities include risk assessment, analytics, and stakeholder collaboration with clinical, operational, and financial leaders to optimize cost, quality, and service delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 5 years of healthcare supply chain experience considered in lieu of a degree.

Responsibilities

• Develops and executes category strategies using spend analysis, market intelligence, and risk assessments to optimize cost, quality, and service.
• Serves as subject matter expert for assigned categories, driving standardization, supplier performance, innovation, and value creation.
• Leads and coaches a team of sourcing professionals, building technical expertise, leadership capability, and business acumen.
• Manages end to end sourcing processes, including supplier identification, negotiations, contracting, and policy compliant execution.
• Drives cost optimization initiatives through utilization analysis, pricing strategies, standardization, and value-based purchasing.
• Builds and maintains strong stakeholder relationships with clinical, operational, financial leaders, and key suppliers to align sourcing decisions.
• Supports supplier relationship and performance management, including evaluations, issue resolution, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Uses data and analytics to track performance, prepare reports, and communicate sourcing outcomes, risks, and recommendations to leadership.
• Identifies and mitigates sourcing risks, supporting resiliency planning, regulatory compliance, and contingency strategies.
• Executes multiyear category plans and budgets, ensuring sourcing activities align with enterprise goals, quality standards, and ethical requirements.

Skills

Category strategies

Sourcing negotiations

Contract management

Inventory management

Strategic planning

Contract law knowledge

Executive communication

Analytical skills

Large-scale automated systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

Atrium Health in Charlotte, NC, seeks a Senior Sourcing Manager to develop and execute category strategies across healthcare supply chains. You will lead a high-performing team, drive standardization, negotiate contracts, and advance value-based purchasing to meet enterprise goals.

Responsibilities include risk assessment, analytics, and stakeholder collaboration with clinical, operational, and financial leaders to optimize cost, quality, and service delivery.