A healthcare organization in New York is actively seeking an experienced professional to join their team in Westchester County as a Clinical Category Manager. In this role, the Clinical Category Manager will be responsible for the contracting and vendor management from the item to the relationship level.
Responsibilities:
The Clinical Category Manager will:

• Analyze business needs and ensure that functional and technical requirements are documented
• Develop communication strategy and establish communication plan
• Perform necessary investigations, analyses, and evaluations to determine feasibility.
• Prepare routine department status reports
• Provide regular department status information to team members, including attending required meetings and following-up on action items
• Ensure adherence to protocols, procedures, and project plans
• Establish departmental goals and measurements of success
• Ensurs each project deliverable has clear completion criteria and acceptance plan
• Maintain all relevant documentation and communications
• Perform other duties, as needed

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration
• Knowledge associated with the professional field of Strategic Sourcing, Project Management, systems, and procedures.
• Experience in the creation of RFP/RFI documents, driving the solicitation process, with appropriate documentation of processes and decisions
• Experience in contracting, vendor management, analysis creation, cross department consensus building
• Computer savvy
• Experience with Contract Management and GHX/EDI Inventory Management Software
• Microsoft Office proficient
• Solid critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Great interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Strong attention to detail
• Highly organized

Desired Skills:

• Master's Degree in Business Administration or Master of Health Administration