Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

Description

This position is incentive eligible.

Introduction

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a Category Manager II? At HealthTrust, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Benefits

HealthTrust, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.

• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.

• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing

• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock

• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.

• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more

• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts

• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships

• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)

• Colleague recognition program

• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)

• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

You contribute to our success. Every role has an impact on our patients’ lives and you have the opportunity to make a difference. We are looking for a dedicated Category Manager II like you to be a part of our team.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Manager Category II is responsible for negotiating industry leading agreements for the ROi private label portfolio with the objective to ensure best in class industry pricing and contract terms and conditions.

The position's key area of focus will be sourcing initiatives that are primarily categories with low spend, complexity, risk and sensitivity. It may have some responsibility for other types of categories for the purposes of development and workload allocation.

It is preferred that the individual possess knowledge or experience in principles and concepts related to sourcing (international and domestic) and contract management.

Individual will need to be available for evening conference calls with international team and/or suppliers, as required

What you will do in this role includes:

Project management

• With guidance and oversight from manager, Individual must be able to use knowledge about supplier to executive strategies, create leverage, and mitigate risks

• Strategy Development, Validation, and Risk Mitigation

• Some assigned categories are handled through a simplified acquisition process (SAP), where the strategy is primarily pre-determined. Other assigned categories are handled through a comprehensive acquisition process (CAP) that require strategy development. For these categories, the individual will develop the strategy with the guidance and oversight of their manager. Individual will seek guidance of manager for risk issues and agreed upon risk mitigation strategies.

Sourcing Process:

• Under supervision, the individual is responsible for the sourcing process for their assigned portfolio. Including market research, bid preparation, RFI/RFP, contract negotiations, and contract launch.

• CAP category strategies and final awards must be presented and validated by stakeholder-led advisory boards and customer-led approvers, where necessary.

• Individual's presentations must be well prepared, concise, and articulated clearly

Supplier and Customer Relationship Management

• Own supplier related issues through to resolution and provide recommendations for replacement should resolution not be possible

• Oversee supplier relationship during the sourcing process. Lead supplier business reviews and review new products/technologies as they arise in assigned categories.

• Build stable working relationships with customers with interaction primarily being through member advisory board presentations.

Communications:

• Communications are primarily focused on effective and efficient communications with internal stakeholders and suppliers, with limited communication to customers.

• Major communications include:

• Facilitate conversations with internal functional team during project kick-off to gather feedback, opinions, and alignment of resource needs to meet initiative timelines.

• Communication of bid process, negotiation status, agreement on terms, financial proposal concerns and other matters with supplier and internal team

• Preparation of category launch materials, price change notifications and other communications, as needed, to account management and internal stakeholders

What qualifications you will need:

• Accredited College Bachelor's Degree required (Supply Chain, Healthcare, Business, Finance)

• Ideal candidate will have 5+ years’ experience in strategic sourcing and negotiating contracts.

• Healthcare knowledge is a plus

• Must have analytical skills with the ability to create or interpret financial models

• Proficient in all MS Office Products, proficient in the use of Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

• May require domestic and international travel, depending on category maturity and supply origin; may be up to 25%

HealthTrust Supply Chain (https://healthtrustpg.com/) is a critical part of HCA Healthcare's strategy. Our focus is to improve performance and reduce costs. We do this by joining non-clinical and administrative functions. HealthTrust Supply Chain best practice methodologies. By improving facility efficiency, medical professionals can focus on our mission - patient care.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Category Manager II opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.