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Davita Inc.

Sr. Category Manager - Technology

Davita Inc., Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50319

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Posting Type Hybrid Job Overview At Relativity, we build the most innovative and comprehensive tools for making sense of unstructured data. Our people are our best asset, and they play an important part in our mission to organize data, discover the truth, and act on it. The Sr. Category Manager - Technology will join the Procurement Team which is focused on strategic partnerships with business stakeholders ensuring best commercial terms, achieving annual cost savings, responsible sourcing and supplier diversity. The Sr. Category Manager - Technology provides essential procurement and supplier expertise in the areas of strategic sourcing and category management with strong commercial and contractual experience with a high focus on Software. This role will deliver high quality, innovative and proven cost-effective methodologies to support company and department objectives and reports to Head of Strategic Sourcing and Category Management.

Job Description and Requirements Job Responsibilities Lead and execute long term agreements through formal RFx methodologies

.

Analyze spend data and industry dynamics to

identify

, prioritize, and launch sourcing initiatives.

Identify

value/ savings opportunities, processes, and best practices.

Establish positive relationships across the business

, including senior leadership

,

to ensure active and early participation in

supplier-related

matters.

Lead negotiations in both financial and business matters, including commercial terms and risk mitigation for strategic contracts

.

Collaborate

with business stakeholders to understand requirements, budgets and current gaps and challenges to develop

the best

strategic sourcing strategies

.

Support strategic sourcing best practices including driving supplier segmentation, scorecards, and

facilitating

strategic business reviews in collaboration with business partners.

Lead supplier contract renewal

s, while

leverag

ing

competitive pricing,

quality

and customer servic

e, also perform

supplier relationship management and reviews.

Develop strategic relationships with existing or new key suppliers and ensure

appropriate engagement

levels exist to drive partnership

objectives

.

Identify

process improvements to increase

efficiency

and maximize

spending

opportunity

Provide guidance

as the subject matter expert

to internal stakeholders on business initiatives

,

procurement strategie

s

and comple

x

purchasing

issues.

Minimum Qualifications E

xperienced professional with a full understanding of

procurement

best

practices

.

Able to

balance multiple

priorities at once,

while

proactively

working to resolve

a wide range of issues, using data analysis when appropriate

Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions

Networks with senior internal and external personnel in own area of expertise

Works independently

on day-to-day

tasks

and

able to

ini

tiate

new assignments

with mini

mal guidance

Preferred Qualifications Solid and effective

communication skills

(

verbal and written

)

Proven

track record

of

identifying

cost reduction opportunities and driving significant, tangible financial benefit to the business

Contract negotiations experience

, specifically

e

xperience

supporting IT related services

such as IT, Professional Services (solution architecture, network design,

integration

and deployment), Software, SaaS applications and/or emerging technologies

Experience managing complex strategic sourcing projects and RFx process

Ability to support large/complex supplier deals potentially including Software, and Services integrated solutions with customer flow down requirements

Ability to interact with and present up to Director/VP Levels

Relativity is committed to competitive, fair, and equitable compensation practices. This position is eligible for total compensation which includes a competitive base salary, an annual performance bonus, and long-term incentives. The expected salary range for this role is between

following values: $102,000 and $152,000

The final offered salary will be based on several factors, including but not limited to the candidate's depth of experience, skill set, qualifications, and internal pay equity. Hiring at the top end of the range would not be typical, to allow for future meaningful salary growth in this position.

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