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Global Category Manager – Contracts and Purchased Finished Goods
Location
California + 4 moreAll locations: California | Connecticut | Maine | Montana | New York
Posted
3 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Global Category Manager – Contracts and Purchased Finished Goods
ICU Medical
• Develop and implement category strategies globally, including identifying needs, project planning, collecting internal and external data, performing strategic analysis and identifying opportunities, formulating procurement strategies and developing implementation plans. • Form, lead, and facilitate cross-functional teams as applicable to execute the procurement process and plans; enable supplier selection and decision process; lead/facilitate contract development, negotiation and execution process, including complex commercial negotiations involving pricing, service levels, risk allocation, liability, and performance incentives. • Manage strategy alignment, long term security of supply, supplier performance, and establish preferred supply base. • Ensure optimal supplier pricing, supply responsiveness, quality, and contractual compliance. • Own the end-to-end contract lifecycle, including negotiation, execution, amendments, renewals, compliance monitoring, and terminations. • Partner with Legal to structure and negotiate contract terms and lead resolution of disputes, claims, and performance gaps. • Establish and maintain master agreements, long-term supply agreements, and SOW frameworks that support scalability, risk mitigation, and operational efficiency. • Develop appropriate risk management strategies which anticipate and address an extensive range of commercial, supply, and contractual risk scenarios to assure supply of ICU Medical’s requirements. • Maintain industry intelligence on technology trends, sourcing options, and competitive pricing. • Measure and report on commodity performance objectives, monitor supplier performance, conduct periodic business reviews, and initiate corrective action when necessary, including contract-based KPIs, SLAs, and scorecards. • Review, negotiate, and maintain Supplier Agreements and supporting documentation. • Benchmark prices and pricing information to ensure that the company is receiving the most cost-effective, highest quality products. • Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders to support the sourcing process. • Coordinate with other functions and impacted stakeholders to assure timely implementation and compliance with the agreed sourcing strategies. • Work on special assignments as they arise.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) required; Master of Science or MBA preferred.
- 8-10 years of relevant professional experience.
- Experience in global or multi-site manufacturing environment.
- Commercial experience in indirect sourcing and/or outsourced services sourcing.
- Commercial experience in an outsourcing environment.
- Demonstrated experience leading contract negotiations and managing complex supplier agreements.
- Experience negotiating commercial contract terms and partnering with Legal business partners.
- Experience negotiating and managing high dollar contracts.
- Management of large spend portfolios sourced on a global scale.
- Experience managing multi-functional, cross-site teams.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-site activities, benchmarking, periodic meetings, and training as needed.
- Proven ability to successfully introduce change in a center-led management model.
- Experience working with large ERP systems; Oracle preferred.
- Project management experience.
Benefits
- Travel less than 5% of the time
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