Sr. Category Management Executive

Vizient, Inc.; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Vizient, Inc. in Irving, TX is seeking a sourcing professional to drive category strategies and lead initiatives across healthcare product and service areas.

You will collaborate with clinicians, value analysis leaders, and operations teams to improve quality and cost performance throughout the sourcing lifecycle. The role emphasizes market intelligence, contract development, supplier negotiations, and the responsible use of AI tools to enhance research, communication, and productivity while

Qualifications

• Relevant degree preferred.
• 2+ years of relevant experience required.
• Experience in strategic sourcing, category management, supply chain, or healthcare operations.
• Experience supporting sourcing initiatives, supplier negotiations, or category management activities.
• Strong analytical skills with experience evaluating spend, utilization, supplier, market, and contract performance data.
• Ability to build effective relationships and collaborate across client and cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Demonstrated AI fluency and ability to critically assess AI-generated content and apply judgment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategies for assigned product and service categories in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Manage sourcing initiatives from opportunity identification through implementation, including sourcing plans and timelines.
• Conduct analyses of spend, utilization, supplier performance, and contracts to identify savings opportunities.
• Research market conditions, emerging technologies, supplier capabilities, and trends to inform strategies.
• Collaborate with client sourcing representatives, clinicians, value analysis leaders, and operations teams to gather requirements and identify opportunities to improve quality and cost performance.
• Facilitate client and project committees with meeting prep, presentations, and follow-up activities.
• Develop RFIs/RFPs and conduct supplier evaluations to identify value.
• Conduct supplier negotiations and support contract development and implementation.
• Monitor category/supplier performance and contribute to annual objectives.
• Leverage AI tools to enhance research, analysis, and productivity while validating outputs.

Skills

Analytical skills

Relationship building

Written & verbal communication

Facilitation skills

Presentation skills

AI tools proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AI tools

Job description

When you're the best, we're the best. We instill an environment where employees feel engaged, satisfied and able to contribute their unique skills and talents while living and working as their authentic selves. We provide extensive opportunities for personal and professional development, building both employee competence and organizational capability to fuel exceptional performance through an inclusive environment both now and in the future.

Summary:

In this role, you will provide strategic sourcing, contracting, market intelligence, and category expertise to support complex category initiatives that drive measurable financial, operational, and quality outcomes for clients. You will serve as a trusted advisor throughout the sourcing lifecycle, using market and spend insights, client collaboration, supplier engagement, and contract expertise to develop and execute category strategies that improve value and client satisfaction.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute category strategies for assigned product and service categories in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Manage sourcing initiatives from opportunity identification through implementation, including sourcing plans, project timelines, client engagement, and implementation activities.
• Conduct category, market, supplier, utilization, spend, and contract performance analyses to identify savings, optimization opportunities, and strategic recommendations.
• Research market conditions, emerging technologies, supplier capabilities, and industry trends to inform category strategies and sourcing decisions.
• Collaborate with client sourcing representatives, clinicians, physicians, value analysis leaders, and operational teams to gather requirements and identify opportunities to improve quality, standardization, service, and cost performance.
• Facilitate client and project committees through meeting preparation, presentations, documentation, category insights, recommendations, and follow-up activities.
• Develop RFIs, RFPs, supplier evaluations, and other sourcing event deliverables and analyze supplier proposals to identify financial and operational value.
• Conduct supplier negotiations, support contract development, and coordinate contract implementation and ongoing supplier management activities.
• Monitor category and supplier performance and contribute to achievement of annual operational, financial, and category objectives.
• Leverage approved AI tools to enhance research, analysis, communications, and productivity while validating outputs for accuracy, relevance, and business appropriateness.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree preferred.
• 2 or more years of relevant experience required.
• Experience in strategic sourcing, category management, supply chain, consulting, healthcare operations, contracting, or a related field preferred.
• Experience supporting sourcing initiatives, supplier negotiations, or category management activities.
• Strong analytical skills with experience evaluating spend, utilization, supplier, market, and contract performance data.
• Ability to build effective relationships and collaborate across client and cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Demonstrated AI fluency with the ability to independently use AI tools, critically evaluate AI-generated content, identify potential limitations or inaccuracies, and apply appropriate judgment to business recommendations and decisions.
• Ideal candidate can be located in Oklahoma at our member site or Irving, TX
• Willingness to travel.

Estimated Hiring Range:

This position is also incentive eligible.

Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan! Please view our benefits here:

http://www.vizientinc.com/about-us/careers

Equal Opportunity Employer: Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender identity, ethnicity, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.