Sr. Category Manager

The Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) is one of Georgia's four health agencies serving the state's growing population of over 10 million people. DCH serves as the lead agency for Medicaid, oversees the State Health Benefit Plan (SHBP) and Healthcare Facility Regulation, impacting one in four Georgians.

 

Through effective planning, purchasing and oversight, DCH provides access to affordable, quality health care to millions of Georgians, including some of the state's most vulnerable and under-served populations. Six enterprise offices support the work of the agency’s three program divisions. DCH employees are based in Atlanta, Cordele and across the state. 

 

DCH is committed to providing superior Customer Service and Communication, embracing Teamwork and fostering Accountability to ensure that our internal and external customers and stakeholders feel included, respected, engaged and secure. 

The Department of Community Health is seeking qualified applicants for a Sr. Category Manager position with the Office of Procurement Services within the Division of Financial Management. This position will direct a strategic sourcing division/category group and will be responsible for developing and executing procurement strategies designed to maximize customer satisfaction and minimize cost for the assigned categories within the group. The Office of Procurement Services is responsible for the centralized procurement of goods and services for DCH. This is a hybrid position that requires in-office and remote work with the approval of the supervisor. The days and frequency in the office can change at any time during employment based on the business needs of the organization.

• Develops, implements and communicates sourcing strategies, procurement objectives and related procedures, and manages them across the entity.
• Develop different solicitations such as Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Requests for Quotes (RFQs), Sole Sources, Statements of Needs (SONs), Statements of Requirements (SORs).
• Directs category teams within the entity to maximize efficiencies in the procurement process while minimizing costs.
• Directs subordinate Category Managers (CM) and Associate Category Managers (ACM) in the management of procurement categories.
• Builds and manages business relationships with executive teams, key vendors and top management across the entity to facilitate effective sourcing outcomes.
• Develops and tracks key sourcing performance indicators (KPls) for Entity Purchasing (e.g., financial, quality, vendor performance, and procurement performance metrics).
• Identifies, adopts and implements best practices in the field of procurement.
• Coordinates and processes contract requests from program staff/Business Owners. 
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Bachelor's degree in business, logistics, or public administration or a related field from an accredited college or university and seven (7) years of professional job-related experience in contract management, procurement sourcing, or supplier relationship management, which includes two (2) years in a managerial role; or two (2) years of experience at the lower level Mgr, Procurement (FEM080) or position equivalent. Note: Some positions require Georgia Procurement Manual area-specific certification(s).

Preferred Qualifications:

Georgia Certified Purchasing Manager (GCPM) or Equivalent

EARN MORE THAN A SALARY! In addition to a competitive salary, the Georgia Department of Community Health offers a generous benefits package, which includes employee retirement plan; paid holidays annually; vacation and sick leave; health, dental, vision, legal, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, health and child care spending account.

 

Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information on application status by phone or e-mail. All qualified applicants will be considered, but may not necessarily receive an interview. Selected applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for next steps in the selection process. Applicants who are not selected will not receive notification. 

 

THIS POSITION IS SUBJECT TO CLOSE AT ANY TIME ONCE A SATISFACTORY APPLICANT POOL HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. APPLICATIONS WITHOUT WORK EXPERIENCE LISTED WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. CURRENT GEORGIA STATE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES WILL BE SUBJECT TO STATE PERSONNEL BOARD (SPB) RULE PROVISIONS. THE POSITION MAY BE FILLED AT A LOWER OR HIGHER POSITION LEVEL.

 

This position is unclassified and employment is at-will. Candidates for this position are subject to

a pre-employment history and reference check. For more information about this job contact: http://dch.ga.gov

Salary : $69,134 - $113,485