Houston Methodist
At Houston Methodist, the Strategic Sourcing Category Manager position is responsible for leading the development and execution of sourcing strategies across assigned categories. This role manages the full sourcing lifecycle—from opportunity identification and cost optimization to supplier selection and contract execution—while ensuring quality, compliance, and service continuity. The Strategic Sourcing Category Manager works closely with key stakeholders, including clinicians, finance, legal, and procurement, to align sourcing initiatives with organizational goals. This position also oversees contract lifecycle management, ensuring timely renewals, performance tracking, and ongoing compliance.
PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Conducts strategy meetings with hospital teams and key vendors to identify opportunities, shortfalls, and clinical and operational requirements. Facilitates pricing discussions and obtains senior management and supplier input on timelines and deliverables. Represents Supply Chain in all category specific service line council meetings.
Partners with key stakeholders, such as internal Supply Chain Management (SCM) and End‑user Partners and external Vendor Partners, to analyze opportunities for standardization, cost savings and improved product selection.
Serves as a mentor and resource for team members. Assists with training and development.
SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Leads end‑to‑end strategic sourcing for complex, high‑spend, and/or physician preference categories including RFPs, negotiations, contracts and supplier relationships across area of responsibility as assigned.
Independently performs service line specific clinical, administrative, market and operational research to support proposal and contract development.
Independently creates, negotiates, and incorporates contract amendments, renegotiating the contract if required to accommodate scope changes.
QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Assesses risk and provides recommendations that protect the organization's interests.
Verifies all contracts are properly executed and maintained in contract databases.
FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Independently negotiates complex contracts in conjunction with hospital departments ensuring all hospital policies and best practices are incorporated including legal, regulatory, Information Technology (IT), and Human Resources (HR) onsite supplier language and requirements. Represents Supply Chain in all Supplier negotiations.
Negotiates contract pricing, terms and conditions in addition to monitoring price compliance.
Ensures contractual performance measures are met by all vendors.
GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Executes new contracts in line with the hospital's strategic goals and vision to continuously drive value, visibility, and transparency across the entire Houston Methodist system. Supports and fosters an environment of continuous.
Assumes responsibility for own professional development. Completes the My Development Plan (MDP).
This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the employee will also perform other reasonably related business/job duties as assigned. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.
EDUCATION
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business or related field
Master's degree in Supply Chain or Business or related field preferred
WORK EXPERIENCE
Seven years of experience in contracting and supply chain; for internal employees six years of experience in contracting and supply chain
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PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Conducts strategy meetings with hospital teams and key vendors to identify opportunities, shortfalls, and clinical and operational requirements. Facilitates pricing discussions and obtains senior management and supplier input on timelines and deliverables. Represents Supply Chain in all category specific service line council meetings.
Partners with key stakeholders, such as internal Supply Chain Management (SCM) and End‑user Partners and external Vendor Partners, to analyze opportunities for standardization, cost savings and improved product selection.
Serves as a mentor and resource for team members. Assists with training and development.
SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Leads end‑to‑end strategic sourcing for complex, high‑spend, and/or physician preference categories including RFPs, negotiations, contracts and supplier relationships across area of responsibility as assigned.
Independently performs service line specific clinical, administrative, market and operational research to support proposal and contract development.
Independently creates, negotiates, and incorporates contract amendments, renegotiating the contract if required to accommodate scope changes.
QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Assesses risk and provides recommendations that protect the organization's interests.
Verifies all contracts are properly executed and maintained in contract databases.
FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Independently negotiates complex contracts in conjunction with hospital departments ensuring all hospital policies and best practices are incorporated including legal, regulatory, Information Technology (IT), and Human Resources (HR) onsite supplier language and requirements. Represents Supply Chain in all Supplier negotiations.
Negotiates contract pricing, terms and conditions in addition to monitoring price compliance.
Ensures contractual performance measures are met by all vendors.
GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Executes new contracts in line with the hospital's strategic goals and vision to continuously drive value, visibility, and transparency across the entire Houston Methodist system. Supports and fosters an environment of continuous.
Assumes responsibility for own professional development. Completes the My Development Plan (MDP).
This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the employee will also perform other reasonably related business/job duties as assigned. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.
EDUCATION
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business or related field
Master's degree in Supply Chain or Business or related field preferred
WORK EXPERIENCE
Seven years of experience in contracting and supply chain; for internal employees six years of experience in contracting and supply chain
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