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Category Management Director
Vizient, Inc. Develop and lead comprehensive category strategies aligned with client priorities and organizational objectives .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates advanced AI fluency and expertise in strategic sourcing and contracting, with a strong ability to develop and manage complex category strategies and portfolios. Proven experience in stakeholder engagement, negotiations, and presenting to executive audiences.
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Advanced AI FluencyStrategic Sourcing ExpertiseCategory Strategy DevelopmentStakeholder EngagementNegotiation Skills
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Hard Skills
Category Strategy DevelopmentStrategic SourcingContract DevelopmentRFI/RFP ExecutionSupplier EvaluationSpend AnalysisUtilization AnalysisMarket Data AnalysisNegotiation of Supplier TermsValue Analysis
Soft Skills
MentoringConsensus BuildingFacilitationPresentation Skills
Industry Keywords
Supply ChainRegulatory FactorsClinical FactorsOperational FactorsFinancial FactorsCompetitive Factors
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Develop and lead comprehensive category strategies aligned with client priorities and organizational objectives
- Serve as the primary category subject matter expert and strategic advisor across sourcing, contracting, and value analysis initiatives
- Identify category opportunities through spend, utilization, supplier performance, market, and member-priority analysis
- Establish plans driving value realization, standardization, innovation, risk mitigation, and cost optimization
- Lead end-to-end sourcing initiatives, including opportunity assessment, requirements development, RFI/RFP execution, supplier evaluation, negotiations, contract development, and implementation
- Develop and negotiate complex supplier terms
- Build consensus among client stakeholders, suppliers, and Vizient teams
- Lead stakeholder committees and facilitate sourcing and contracting decisions
- Present strategies, recommendations, and outcomes to executive audiences
- Manage a complex category portfolio across sourcing, contracting, analytics, implementation, and value analysis teams
- Monitor market, regulatory, supply chain, legal, competitive, supplier, and performance developments
- Provide mentoring and subject matter expertise
- Represent Vizient in supplier, member, and industry engagements
- Apply AI fluency to category strategy, market intelligence, stakeholder communications, and business decision-making
- Partner with internal teams to achieve annual operational, financial, and strategic portfolio goals
Requirements
What you’ll need- Advanced AI fluency and ability to evaluate and refine AI-generated outputs
- Experience developing category strategies and managing complex category portfolios
- Expertise in strategic sourcing and contracting
- Experience with spend, utilization, supplier, and market data analysis
- Ability to lead RFI/RFP processes, supplier evaluation, negotiations, contract development, and implementation
- Ability to develop and negotiate complex business, financial, operational, and contractual supplier terms
- Ability to lead stakeholder committees and present to executive-level audiences
- Knowledge of clinical, operational, financial, regulatory, supply chain, legal, and competitive factors
- Ability to mentor team members and represent Vizient in supplier, member, and industry engagements
Benefits
Comp & perks- Comprehensive benefits plan
- Incentive eligibility
- Personal and professional development opportunities
- Inclusive work environment