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Sr Category Manager

Durham, North Carolina

100% Remote

Contract

$55/hr - $60/hr

Our client, a nationally recognized and award-winning company in the health insurance vertical, has a contract opening for a Senior Category Manager. They have over 4 million customers and 5,000+ employees dedicated to providing innovative solutions that simplify the healthcare system, improve efficiency and outcomes while reducing costs.

**Location:** ** While the position is Remote, work from home, you must reside in North Carolina or one of the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

**Term:** 6 + Months

Required Skills:

+ Bachelor's degree or advanced degree (where required). In lieu of degree, 7+ years of experience in related field

+ 5- 8 years of experience in related field

+ Consultative - be able to read and write contracts.

+ Full lifecycle knowledge - understand the difference between vendor manager and category manager

+ Consult and teach people on how they can help teach

+ Category manager experience

Desired Skills:

+ Work with C suite teams

+ Understanding the background of the tech piece

+ Workday/coblestone/keylight

+ time management

What You Will Be Doing

+ Establish sourcing strategies for an assigned category(ies) in conjunction with internal stakeholders and their associated business strategy.

+ Conduct sourcing events, including development of project work plan, category profile, category strategy, minimum requirements and evaluation criteria, solicitation

+ Develop and implement assorted bid documents and requests (i.e. RFP, RFI, RFQ); and manage status reporting and performance metrics of sourcing and category management activities.

+ Understand, analyze and forecast complex market and industry dynamics and share subject matter expertise and industry knowledge within the established portfolio of products and services.

+ Partner with stakeholders to source products and services using proven tools, processes, and analytics to drive and achieve business results.

+ Evaluate analyses of sourcing results from a total cost of ownership perspective and provide optimization recommendations

+ Participate in cross-functional teams responsible for complex vendor negotiations, including those that require specialized subject matter expertise, nonstandard risk mitigation solutions, and coordination of multiple arrangements.

+ Review and lead supplier relationship management and performance within an assigned category

+ Proactively establish and foster successful, positive working relationships with vendor personnel. Drive vendor engagement through formal and informal transactions.

+ Engage stakeholders to implement and execute vendor relationship management plan.

+ Coordinate and host vendor business reviews

+ Develop, track and manage yearly vendor plans for assigned vendors within the assigned category(ies) and ensure vendor compliance.

+ Coordinate vendor risk assessments and develop plans to track and address significant risks.

+ Serve as an escalation point for the business in resolving vendor performance issues. issue resolution.

+ Manage contracts and collaborate effectively with Corporate Compliance, Legal, Audit and Risk Management and other internal stakeholders for compliance activities to ensure regulatory conditions are met.

+ Research, analyze and provide data driven recommendations regarding compliance or audit level issue resolution and remediation.

+ Facilitate and monitor vendor implementation of relevant corrective action plans.

+ Develop new procedures, training, initiatives, specifications and recommendations for process or policy changes and improvements, as appropriate.

****To be eligible to contract at this client you must be able to pass a drug test and criminal background check

You will receive the following benefits:

+ Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family

+ Dental & Orthodontia Benefits

+ Vision Benefits

+ Health Savings Account (HSA)

+ Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

+ Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance

+ Hospital Indemnity Insurance

+ 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options

+ Paid Sick Time Leave

+ Legal and Identity Protection Plans

+ Pre-tax Commuter Benefit

+ 529 College Saver Plan

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.

**Posted by:** Jannice Papo

Specialization:

+ Management