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Plans will include current and future market environment, market conditions, health system strategic plan, time-frames, and contracting strategy. Oversee commodity areas and provides guidance to department personal to ensure a successful execution of the strategic plan.\nServe as principal investigator, assist in project management and serve as contractual expert on specific projects as appropriate.Oversee and assist support staff to assigned projects when appropriate to ensure timely/cost effective completion of contractualrequirements.\nParticipate in the formulation, development and revision to policies, procedures and strategies related to strategic sourcing asappropriate. Follows sourcing process to manage high dollar and strategic contracting functions (client and GPO), develops business case and presents to senior leadership throughout organization.\nMonitor contract performance to determine necessity for amendments, extensions and compliance by both the Business Partner and Clients. Serves as primary liaison with contracting principals to ensure compliance with specifications and works to resolve issues relatedto contract performance.\nOther duties as assigned or requested.\nEDUCATION\nRequired\nBachelor's Degree or relevant experience and/or education as determined by the company in lieu of bachelor's degree\nSubstitutions\nNone\nPreferred\nMaster's Degree\nEXPERIENCE\nRequired\n7 years in strategic sourcing, purchasing / contracting field; complete understanding of Group Purchasing Organizations (GPO) contracting methods, experience in leading commodity teams, sourcing, bidding, negotiating, detailed data analysis and awarding of major commodity contracts for a wide array of clinical and non-clinical products and/or services. Experience in contractual language, performance measures, detailedfinancial data analysis and claims arbitration. Demonstrated experience data management and analysis skills along with internet sourcing and e-sourcing techniques.\nPreferred\nDemonstrated experience in leading and facilitating cross-functional teams\nLICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS\nRequired\nNone\nPreferred\nNone\nSKILLS\nProficient presenting in front of all audiences\nAbility to develop and articulate contract recommendations to all stakeholders\nUses knowledge of industry and market trends to develop long-term business strategies\nDemonstrates the ability to effectively persuade others to listen, commit, and act on a new approach\nSelf-confident with an ability to accept and respond to challenges in a positive manner\nStrong and effective verbal and written communication skills\nEffectively presents complex topics in a concise manner to audiences at all levels and in various sizes\nMust have an understanding of business issues, metrics, organizational linkages and customer value\nSuccessful experience in achieving results through people in a complex environment\nFive (5) years of experience with Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Lotus Notes, and the Internet\nStrong understanding of contracts, contract law and negotiation\nStrong analytical ability, financial acumen, and project management skills\nExtensive knowledge of assessing and recommending creative and time-sensitive solutions\nFreedom to resolve day-to-day operational issues within the scope of Policies/procedures and operational standards\nLanguages (Other than English)\nNone\nTravel Required\n0%-25%\nPHYSICAL, MENTAL AND WORKING CONDITIONS\nPosition Type\nOffice Based\nPHYSICAL, MENTAL AND WORKING CONDITIONS\nPosition Type\nOffice Based\nTeaches / trains others regularly\nRarely\nTravel regularly from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site\nRarely\nWorks primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees)\nNever\nPhysical work site required\nYes\nLifting: up to 10 pounds\nFrequently\nLifting: 10 to 25 pounds\nRarely\nLifting: 25 to 50 pounds\nRarely\nDisclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.\nCompliance Requirement: This position adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.\nAs a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.\nFurthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.\nPay Range Minimum:\n$94,200.00Pay Range Maximum:\n$151,000.00Base pay is determined by a variety of factors including a candidate’s qualifications, experience, and expected contributions, as well as internal peer equity, market, and business considerations. The displayed salary range does not reflect any geographic differential Highmark may apply for certain locations based upon comparative markets.\nHighmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.\nCalifornia Consumer Privacy Act Employees, Contractors, and Applicants Notice","description_format":"text","description_chars":6835,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Equity","Health insurance"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Hospitals & Health Systems","Health Insurance & Benefits"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-27T12:43:23Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 34","filings_12m":34,"filings_prev_12m":38,"green_card_filings_12m":0,"median_offered_wage_usd":132500,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-29T16:27:21+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":29,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.639,"p_room":0.45,"age_days":30,"expected_fill_days":17,"reasons":["conf:10","velocity","win:tail","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-11-01T06:10:25Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":151000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/highmark-health-category-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/highmark-health-category-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-01T10:44:06Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":16604,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-02T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":20346},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=20346"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fhighmark-health-category-manager"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fhighmark-health-category-manager"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fhighmark-health-category-manager"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/highmark-health-category-manager\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fhighmark-health-category-manager"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3333339}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"highmarkhealth.org","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3333339},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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