Category Manager

City/State:Tarrytown, New YorkGrant Funded:NoDepartment:MSS - Sourcing 2Work Shift:DayWork Days:MON-FRIScheduled Hours:8:30 AM-5 PMScheduled Daily Hours:7.5 HOURSPay Range:$132,000.00-$165,000.00Job Summary As the academic medical center and University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center is nationally recognized for clinical excellence-breaking new ground in research, training the next generation of healthcare leaders, and delivering science-driven, patient-centered care. Montefiore is ranked among the top hospitals nationally and regionally byU.S. News & World Report. For more than one hundred years we have been innovating new treatments, new procedures, and new approaches to patient care, producing stellar outcomes and raising the bar for medical centers in the region and around the world. As we build on this momentum, we continue to advance the practice of medicine and set the standard for excellence. Montefiore is recruiting for seasoned Supply Chain leaders to provide expertise, create efficiencies, realize financial savings, take full advantage of System technology, and add value for our Clinicians and Associates. The IT Category Manager position requires an experienced sourcing professional with a background in IT sourcing with superior analytic and problem-solving skills supporting a fast-paced, transformation-oriented work environment. The position requires experience in contract spend areas such as but not limited to enterprise level cloud, hardware, software/software as a service, licensing, professional services, and other technology related categories.This position is responsible for the end-to-end process of source-to-contract for the IT spend category within a health care setting utilizing sourcing best practices. The Category Manager will develop sourcing strategies in collaboration with stakeholders that offer optimal balance of cost, quality, and outcomes. The Category Manager will be responsible for identifying initiatives, developing market/spend analysis, benchmarking comparisons, and competitive procurement documents (RFP/RFI). This position will lead supplier negotiations, contract development/management, vendor management, and the identification/realization of savings opportunities. The ideal candidate is skilled at creating presentations and presenting/discussing complex Supply Chain initiatives to all levels of leadership. The individual in this position must:(1) possess knowledge associated with the professional field of strategic sourcing, project management, systems, and procedures.(2) have experience in the creation of RFP/RFI documents, driving the solicitation process, with appropriate documentation of processes and decisions.(3) experience in contracting, vendor management, analysis creation, cross department consensus building.(4) have demonstrated ability to apply associated theories, methods, and principles, to practice.(5) perform associated duties that are predominantly intellectual and varied in nature, requiring creative, analytical, evaluative, interpretive, and/or critical thinking; and(6) Exercise discretion and independent judgment, requiring only general supervision.(7) Possess proficiency with Excel, Word and standard computer programs required.(8) Possess excellent planning and critical thinking skills.SUMMARY OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The Category Manager will be responsible for the contracting and vendor management from the item to the relationship level. The Category Manager is an end user focused position ensuring best value for the goods and services procured by the system. This will be achieved through due diligence, strong negotiation, contracting, and management of vendor deliverables. * Analyzes business needs and ensures that functional and technical requirements are documented. * Develops communication strategy and establishes