What are the responsibilities and job description for the Professional Services Category Manager position at Axelon Services Corporation?
Summary
- Duration: 3 Contract Position
- Location: Fort Worth, TX
- Work Mode: Onsite 5 days a week
- Lead end-to-end strategic sourcing activities, including category strategy development, RFx execution, supplier evaluation, market research, negotiations, and vendor performance monitoring.
- Manage sourcing activity across the benefits vendor ecosystem, including medical carriers, PBMs, TPAs/ASO administrators, stop-loss carriers, brokers/consultants, benefits administration platforms, wellness vendors, voluntary benefits providers, and specialty point solutions.
- Run structured RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, renewals, benchmarks, and market checks that support fair supplier comparisons, documented decision-making, competitive leverage, and defensible sourcing outcomes.
- Negotiate commercial and contractual terms, including pricing, administrative fees, rebates, guarantees, SLAs, implementation obligations, audit rights, data-access rights, market-check language, termination terms, confidentiality, and renewal protections.
- Analyze supplier proposals, claims/utilization trends, renewal projections, administrative fees, PEPM/PMPM structures, PBM economics, rebate arrangements, stop-loss terms, service levels, and total cost of ownership to support data-driven levers for negotiation.
- Deliver hard savings, cost avoidance, value protection, and working-capital improvements through competitive sourcing, contract optimization, vendor consolidation, fee transparency, market checks, rebate and performance guarantee improvements, and process optimization.
- Partner with Legal, Finance, consultants, IT/security, and business stakeholders to align sourcing strategies, contract terms, implementation plans, financial impacts, and risk considerations.
- Support compliance-aware vendor management by recognizing when ERISA fiduciary concepts, DOL service-provider oversight, broker/consultant compensation disclosures, voluntary benefit safe harbor requirements, RxDC, gag clause attestation, Transparency in Coverage, HIPAA, ACA, COBRA, or plan-document considerations require review.
- Create and manage vendor governance tools, including scorecards, performance guarantee trackers, SLA dashboards, QBR/BR materials, corrective action plans, escalation paths, renewal dashboards, and contract compliance reviews.
- Monitor vendor performance against contractual, operational, financial, service, implementation, reporting, member-experience, and compliance expectations, and drive timely issue resolution when performance gaps arise.
- Maintain organized, audit-ready documentation, including sourcing strategies, RFx materials, evaluation records, negotiation summaries, business cases, financial improvement reports, contract documents, and vendor governance records.
- Demonstrate strong project management, executive communication, stakeholder influence, analytical storytelling, negotiation, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage high-visibility and regulatory-complex projects in a dynamic environment.
- Bachelor's degree in relevant field.
- Minimum 3 years related work experience - Sourcing experience, specifically for indirect categories (not IT or Contingent Labor).
- Basic financial analysis / cost savings (Excel).
- Strong project management skills.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, customer service, and communication.
- Degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Business Administration, Business Management, Finance, Accounting, or other related field.
- Knowledge of Source to Pay systems.
- Knowledge of Coupa and Levelpath.
- Experience with Benefits (Medical, Pharma, etc.).
- Process Mapping abilities.
- Supplier Risk Analysis.
- Vendor Relationship Management.
- Energetic and ambitious individual looking for a career-developing opportunity in the Procurement field.
- Skilled communicator and problem-solver, capable of navigating ambiguity, complex stakeholder dynamics, and change.
- Self-directed, organized, and resourceful person with the ability to handle multiple, simultaneous tasks with a proven record of prioritizing, managing, and executing as outlined.
- Strong business acumen.
- Understanding of supply chain concepts, with work experience applying those concepts.
- Negotiating and influencing skills.
- Understanding and use of technical tools for analysis, problem-solving, forecasting, and quality improvement.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Previous experience with Source to Pay systems.
- High ethical standard.
- Join a growing, high-performing team of Strategic Sourcing Professionals with a passion for continuous improvement.
- Work alongside highly driven, energetic, and collaborative team members.
- Develop strategies that achieve cost control, cost reduction, and cost containment targets.
- Expand your professional skill set by partnering with cross-functional teams on high-impact projects.
- Engage with senior leadership on key sourcing and transformation projects.
- Enhance your procurement expertise by utilizing a mix of critical skills - analytics, relationship building, collaboration, and project management.
- Build a strong professional network by engaging with vendors and internal stakeholders.
- Never have a boring day at work again!
Salary : $56