Senior Director Category Management Supply Chain

Senior Director Category Management Supply Chain

Intermountain Health | Posted Feb 26 | Full-time | Midvale | Master (>10 yrs)

The Senior Category Management Director is responsible for a subset of the Category Management team—likely including Clinical Services, Medical Group/non‑acute, Pharmacy, Facilities/Environment of Care/Construction, and Commodities sub‑teams. The role owns the strategic relationship with the GPO partner and has a span of control of roughly 20‑40 caregivers.

This position is preferably based within the Intermountain market areas (Utah – preferably in the Salt Lake area, , NV, MT or CO) to strengthen collaboration, visibility, and alignment with enterprise initiatives. A remote model may be considered with extensive travel required.

In addition to working in a stable, mission‑based environment, this role provides the opportunity to experience the Mountain West’s diverse culture and outdoor recreation—including skiing, hiking, fishing, and national parks—all within hours of home. Intermountain fosters a family‑like culture where you can plant your roots.

Benefits are a key part of our approach to wellness. A generous medical, dental, and vision package is complemented by a Healthy Living program that includes financial incentives, digital tools, tobacco cessation, classes, counseling, paid time off, financial wellness tools, and retirement planning.

You will be eligible for an annual pay‑for‑performance opportunity (“AP4P”), which offers additional compensation based on the achievement of selected Intermountain Health Board‑approved goals. Sign‑on and/or relocation bonuses may be offered when applicable.

• Lead a team of engaged caregivers to provide the best possible experience for our customer and supplier stakeholders.
• Own the operational performance metrics, internal improvement initiatives, development of standards and consistent work‑product templates, and the productivity outputs of the Category Management team and the GPO partnership.
• Be responsible for the daily managerial and strategic aspects of the Category Management teams with the greatest GPO portfolios to effectively manage all non‑labor spend of the company.
• Effectively and regularly communicate with, coach, train, and develop the Category Management team to enhance and leverage the team's talents and abilities.
• Lead and manage a team of supply chain professionals, working within the Procurement Supply Chain Organization (SCO) cross‑functionally with other hospital organizations and the broader SCO to meet goals and improve processes and outcomes.
• Leverage prior work experience to advance the strategic GPO partnership, drive maximum savings on the $1.6B+ of IH annual GPO spend, ensure compliance with contractually binding spend thresholds, influence the GPO portfolio strategic direction for IH benefit, and represent IH for strategic projects to enhance GPO value with a broader membership.

• Strong, positive, engaging people‑management skills that drive change management and continuous improvement, with the autonomy to handle tough situations per corporate policies.
• Ability to manage, support, and maintain final decision rights on contracting deliverables, deadlines, and contract terms while ensuring customer satisfaction.
• Analytical approach to interpret and analyze data, using insights to develop strategies and tactics that influence suppliers for contract offerings.
• Initiate continuous quality improvement by evaluating and enhancing division operations to provide efficient and responsive reports and services to internal and external customers.
• End‑to‑end project management capabilities for high‑visibility projects requiring executive oversight.
• Responsible for accuracy and completeness of internal and external communications to maximize supplier awareness and utilization.
• Present industry information clearly and effectively to suppliers, members, company executives, and team members.
• Maintain a high‑performance work environment in conjunction with Human Resources.
• Travel as required and participate in organization programs and events that contribute…