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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 expertise in category management and strategic sourcing, with advanced AI fluency to enhance decision-making and stakeholder communications. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and present strategic recommendations to executive audiences.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Advanced AI FluencyCategory Management ExpertiseStrategic SourcingRFI/RFP ExecutionStakeholder Engagement
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Hard Skills
Contract DevelopmentSupplier EvaluationNegotiationsSpend AnalysisUtilization AnalysisMarket AnalysisRisk MitigationCost OptimizationValue AnalysisOperational Strategy
Soft Skills
LeadershipCollaborationMentoringCommunicationConsensus Building
Industry Keywords
SourcingContractingValue RealizationMarket IntelligenceCross-Functional CollaborationRegulatory FactorsSupply Chain ManagementStakeholder CommitteesExecutive PresentationsBusiness Decision-Making
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 conditions, and member-priority analysis
- Establish strategic 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
- Build consensus among client stakeholders, suppliers, and Vizient teams
- Lead stakeholder committees and facilitate discussions supporting sourcing and contracting decisions
- Present category strategies, sourcing recommendations, and initiative outcomes to executive audiences
- Manage a complex category portfolio with cross-functional collaboration across sourcing, contracting, analytics, implementation, and value analysis teams
- Anticipate and respond to market, regulatory, supply chain, legal, and competitive factors
- Represent Vizient in supplier, member, and industry-facing engagements
- Evaluate spend, utilization, supplier, and market data to inform strategies and recommendations
- Monitor supplier performance and market developments
- Partner with internal teams to achieve annual operational, financial, and strategic portfolio goals
- Apply advanced AI fluency to category strategy, market intelligence, stakeholder communications, and business decision-making
Requirements
What you’ll need- Advanced AI fluency and ability to evaluate and refine AI-generated outputs
- Expertise in category management, strategic sourcing, and contracting
- Experience with RFI/RFP execution, supplier evaluation, negotiations, contract development, and implementation
- Ability to develop and negotiate complex business, financial, operational, and contractual terms
- Ability to lead stakeholder committees involving physicians, clinicians, value analysis leaders, supply chain professionals, operational leadership, and executives
- Ability to analyze spend, utilization, supplier performance, market, regulatory, supply chain, legal, and competitive data
- Ability to present to executive-level audiences
- Ability to provide mentoring, guidance, and subject matter expertise
- Ability to collaborate cross-functionally across sourcing, contracting, analytics, implementation, and value analysis teams
Benefits
Comp & perks- Comprehensive benefits plan
- Incentive eligible
- Personal and professional development opportunities
- Inclusive work environment