Sr. Category Management Consultant -Indirect

OhioHealth; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

OhioHealth seeks a Senior Consultant in Indirect Category Management to identify cost and quality opportunities across mid-level categories. You will support Category Managers, develop supplier agreements, and drive TCO optimization through cross-functional collaboration.

Minimum 3–6 years in sourcing, negotiating, and contracting with a strong background in Excel, PowerPoint, and ERP systems. This role focuses on indirect spend across multiple business lines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required; Master's Degree preferred.
• 3–6 years' experience in RFx, sourcing, negotiating and contracting.
• Strong knowledge of sourcing strategy and cost optimization.

Responsibilities

• Support category managers with sourcing strategies and opportunity assessments.
• Develop and implement supplier agreements to maximize value and meet cost targets.
• Lead cross-functional efforts to optimize spend categories and reduce TCO.
• Provide status reports and drive data-driven negotiations with suppliers.

Skills

Sourcing

Negotiating

Contracting

Data analysis

Excel

PowerPoint

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

## Sr. Category Management Consultant -IndirectApply: BLOM ADMINISTRATIVE CAMPUS: Full time: Posted Today: JR159336**We are more than a health system. We are a belief system.** We believe wellness and sickness are both part of a lifelong partnership, and that everyone could use an expert guide. We work hard, care deeply and reach further to help people uncover their own power to be healthy. We inspire hope. We learn, grow, and achieve more – in our careers and in our communities.**Job Description Summary:**The Senior Consultant, Category Mgmt identifies cost and quality opportunities across a broad array of mid-level complex categories and provides support for Category Managers. Responsible for various clinical or indirect products and services across multiple business lines, while collaborating with internal customers and Category Managers to understand their requirements. Develops supplier agreements and provides strategic decision support and recommendations to stakeholders to maximize and ensure the value of contracts and supplier performance. The Senior Consultant, Category Specialist is responsible for owning and optimizing the assigned spend categories via extensive cross-functional collaboration and mastery of all total cost of ownership (TCO)/strategic sourcing best practices**Responsibilities And Duties:**1. Category Management: o Support Category Managers strategies and opportunity assessments for specific categories o Recommend sourcing plans to Category Manager for assigned spend categories addressing cost drivers using contracting, competitive bidding, value analysis and financial analysis to meet cost savings targets o Handles category issues in absence of Category Manager o Aggregate and analyze usage across OhioHealth enterprise o Analyze service usage patterns in order to make recommendations for eliminating waste and/or reduction of usage for cost savings o Work jointly with suppliers and internal clients to improve integrated processes o Facilitates and coordinates activities with appropriate committee s o Facilitates cross-functional agreement to standardize services such that TCO is minimized but quality is maintained o Supports standards for diversity supplier program o Enhance supply chain performance by benchmarking and implementing best practices o Help evaluate competitive offerings to determine the overall best value for services o Provide status reports related to category/contracting activities to Category Managers 2. Relationship Management and Project Management o Build professional, effective, collaborative relationships with internal customers, supply chain colleagues, process partners and suppliers o Promote innovation and continual improvement in working practices o Accountable for the successful implementation and execution of assigned sourcing and supplier performance strategies and the subsequent delivery of value creation to the company for assigned categories. o Assist in the development and review of specifications, statements of work, performance terms and/or acceptance criteria o Lead cross-functional stakeholders through fact/evidence-based, data-driven sourcing initiatives with strong market and competitive analysis, creation of leverage, and professional negotiations to secure the best quality, service and cost to meet OhioHealth's needs o Advocate and enforce the OhioHealth policy on competitive bidding as well as the importance in establishing a competitive supplier environment o Collaborating cross-functionally to optimize service specifications o Influence internal clients to adhere to policies, best practices, and work towards OhioHealth's culture of spend optimization, standardization 3. Administration o Manages the data input for vendor and item accuracy, system builds o Complete and submit project trackers to quantify savings, status updates o Guide match exception resolution o Ensures contracts are up-to-date As a High Reliability Organization (HRO), responsibilities require focus on safety, quality and efficiency in performing job duties. The job profile provides an overview of responsibilities and duties and is not intended to be an exhaustive list and is subject to change at any time**Minimum Qualifications:**Bachelor's Degree (Required)**Additional Job Description:**Degree Years of experience: 3-6 **SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE** Related field such as business administration, finance, operations research, materials management, supply chain management, economics or related discipline; With Bachelor’s Degree, a minimum of 3 -6 years related Experience required of progressive RF(x), sourcing, negotiating and contracting Experience , including extensive Experience developing and executing strategic souring plans; with Master’s Degree, a minimum of 3 years ’ Experience related Experience acceptable. **DESIRED ATTRIBUTES** Preferred Skills and Qualifications: Master's Degree Supply Chain related certification Strong organizational and follow-up skills; ability to accomplish multiple tasks within the agreed upon timeframes through effective prioritization of duties and functions in a fast paced environment. Self-motivated; able to work both independently to complete tasks and respond to department requests and with others to utilize their resources and knowledge to identify high quality solutions. Moderate to advanced proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, data analysis, business case development, ERP systems. Bachelor's Degree in related field such as business administration, finance, operations research, materials management, economics ore related discipline; With Bachelor's Degree , a minimum of 3-6 years related experience required of progressive, sourcing and contracting experience, including extensive Experiencedeveloping and executing strategic souring plans; with Master's Degree , a minimum of 5 years experience related experience acceptable**Work Shift:**Day**Scheduled Weekly Hours :**40**Department**Indirect Category Management