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Program Manager, Strategic Sourcing, Lab

Sutter Health

Sacramento, CAFull-time$117–176K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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Compensation
$117–176K/yr
Location
Sacramento, CA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

This position supports contracts and category management for laboratory products and services. It develops and executes cost-containment and performance-improvement opportunities, defining strategies to optimize total cost of ownership through sourcing and standardization. The role collaborates with contracting, value analysis, and analytics resources and works with clinical and Sutter Health leadership and external vendors.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Stakeholder CollaborationNegotiationProject ManagementCustomer ServiceWritten CommunicationOral CommunicationTimeline ManagementOrganizational SkillsPosition Paper WritingRelationship BuildingLeadershipMentoringPresentation SkillsChange ManagementMicrosoft WordMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft AccessMicrosoft VisioData SynthesisHealthcare ProductsInventory ManagementPurchasingDistribution SystemsContract AdministrationMeeting Facilitation

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Accounting, Finance, Business/Healthcare Administration or Related Field8 Years Relevant Experience

Full job description

We are so glad you are interested in joining Sutter Health!

Organization:

SHSO-Sutter Health System Office-Valley

Position Overview:

This position will support contracts and category management for lab products and services.

Responsible for developing and executing against cost containment and performance improvement opportunities for goods and services utilized across Sutter Health. With expertise in purchasing strategies, this position is responsible for defining and implementing a clear strategy to optimize the total cost of ownership, including sourcing of products and services as well as product, service, and/or vendor standardization. Collaborates and influences a team of contracting, value analysis, and analytic resources to drive impact for the assigned segments of spend. Interfaces with a variety of high-level clinical and Sutter Health leadership, as well as external resources from the vendor community.

Job Description :

EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business/Healthcare Administration or related field.

TYPICAL EXPERIENCE:

8 years recent relevant experience

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:

Experience facilitating collaboration between clinicians, supply chain, and other stakeholders to drive strategic initiatives and value capture.

Strong negotiation skills and ability to balance business objectives and stakeholder interests to achieve optimal results.

Demonstrated track record of project management skills within a customer service-oriented environment.

Effective written and oral communication, ability to manage timelines, and organizational skills.

Ability to write formal position papers that will be forwarded to members of Sutter leadership for contract approvals.

Demonstrated experience proactively building and maintaining strong relationships with senior-level decision-makers, including physician and C-suite leaders, clinical staff, and vendors.

Demonstrated project management and leadership abilities, with experience in mentoring and developing team members.

Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities effectively.

Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex information to diverse audiences.

Strong customer service orientation with consistent and timely follow-up on issues.

Ability to inspire confidence, diffuse tension, and act as a change agent.

Ability to lead multidisciplinary groups and present to various levels of the organization.

Proficiency in computer software including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Visio.

Ability to synthesize data and create meaningful presentations.

Ability to quickly grasp and assess data provided in opportunity analyses and effectively provide feedback to the source regarding its quality.

Strong knowledge of healthcare products and equipment, inventory sources, and alternative sources of supply, purchasing, and distribution systems, contract administration, and new or emerging trends in the industry.

Ability to manage complex situations with a high degree of variation.

Adaptable with a high tolerance of ambiguity.

Ability to successfully facilitate team meetings that may involve competing objectives.

Job Shift:

Days

Schedule:

Full Time

Days of the Week:

Monday - Friday

Weekend Requirements:

As Needed

Benefits:

Yes

Unions:

No

Position Status:

Exempt

Weekly Hours:

40

Employee Status:

Regular

Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans.

Pay Range is $117,436.80 to $176,155.20 / annual salary

The posted pay range is based on the position's primary work location. Candidates who reside and work outside of that location may be subject to a different pay range based on their work location. Candidate starting salaries consider multiple factors, including, but not limited to a candidate’s experience, education, skills, licensure, certifications, departmental equity, training, and organizational needs. Base pay is only one component of Sutter Health’s comprehensive total rewards program. Eligible positions also include a comprehensive benefits package.

How this job compares

Set against the 11,720 open Program Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$117–176K/yr
  • California median$146–222K/yr1,131 salary ranges
  • US median$120–202K/yr9,289 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $147K, is 21% below the California median midpoint ($186K) — in the lowest quarter of Program Manager salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,442 open Program Manager jobs in California and 11,720 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Program Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years at the median (9,982 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 4,645 of the 11,720 open Program Manager jobs (40%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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