As Category Manager – Sourcing, you will lead sourcing and contracting strategies across multiple spend categories, driving cost reduction, value creation, risk mitigation, and contract compliance. This role requires strong strategic, analytical, communication, and collaboration skills while supporting Cleveland Clinic’s mission, values, and commitment to an exceptional patient and organizational experience.

A caregiver in this position works a hybrid schedule with 3 days remote and 2 day on-site at Cleveland Clinic Administrative Campus from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Lead the development and implementation of sourcing strategies for multiple spend categories designed to meet long-term enterprise goals. Presents approach and provides recommendations to leadership.
• Assist leadership in training, developing, coaching and mentoring junior-level team members.
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams across product categories to identify and recommend sourcing opportunities, including cost savings, value creation and risk management. Provide direction on execution of identified opportunities, related analysis and engagement of junior-analysts where applicable.
• Review assigned categories for strengths, weaknesses, operational effectiveness and opportunities.
• Lead multiple, complex contracts and sourcing events through entire life-cycle.  Independently prepares requests for proposals, information, quotation and reviews incoming bids against applicable criteria such as quality, price, product availability, distribution method, risk, etc. Engages and guides junior-level analysts through less-complex sourcing events where appropriate.
• Lead contract negotiation and product strategy, including the development of category KPIs where applicable.
• Lead enterprise contract conversions and acquired hospital integration efforts. Evaluates opportunity, gains stakeholder buy-in, communicates product/service changes, coordinates training and ensures product/service is converted. Provides reporting on outcomes, including cost savings, value creation and risk mitigation.
• Lead legal review process and facilitates appropriate contract approvals (committees, review boards, etc.) in accordance with internal policies and compliance requirements. Reviews contract terms, changes or enhancements.
• Lead supplier relationships ensuring that enterprise business needs are met.
• Review contractual performance to ensure compliance with terms and to identify conflicts or changes requiring resolution at contract renewal
• May lead or participate in vendor business reviews including KPI review and development of performance improvement plans.
• Independently prepares and presents complex contract analysis, including rebate and compliance analysis, to cross functional teams.
• Model excellence in customer service.
• Lead by example demonstrating proper and appropriate professional and ethical relationships with all vendor representatives and conducts business according to established principles and guidelines.
• Review current information (such as advertising literature, trade journals, etc.) regarding assigned goods and services to remain up to date on applicable technologies.
• May lead Excelerate (GPO) contract negotiations and projects across multiple categories.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, transportation and logistics, business, or a related field 

• Seven years of experience in forecasting, inventory, contract management, analytical project management or other related supply chain experience

• Experience with key financial and non-financial contract terms, legal issues, and contract analysis

• Can review, enhance, change, and write contract language to exact terms and conditions required for prudent purchasing and sourcing practice

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Master’s degree

Physical Requirements:

• Manual dexterity to operate office equipment.
• May require occasional sitting, standing and the ability to walk to various locations to attend meetings.
• Must have normal or corrected vision and be able to clearly communicate verbally by phone or in person.
• Must have own transportation to travel to multiple sites.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.