Category Manager - Supply Chain Purchasing

Job-ID: 428150Category: Professional - Non-ClinicalLocation: Houston, TX, United StatesSchedule: Full time, DayPosted: 2026-10-23At our company, our mission starts with our people. Guided by our HEART values of Humility, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Trust, we strive to create a workplace where teammates feel valued, supported, and empowered to do their best work every day. As a Category Manager, you’ll manage a strategic portfolio of expense categories, including supplies, technology, facilities, operating room, pathology, pharmacy, and related services. You’ll develop sourcing strategies, lead supplier negotiations, manage contracts and vendor performance, and help secure high-quality products and services at the best value. QualificationsQualificationsBachelor’s degree in business, supply chain management, or a related field requiredFive years of experience with contracts, requests for proposals, or requests for bids requiredHealth care procurement experience preferredCertified Purchasing Manager, Certified Professional in Supply Management, or Certified Materials and Resource Professional certification preferred **Previous healthcare Request for Proposal/Request for Bids experience highly desiredResponsibilitiesJob Duties & ResponsibilitiesDevelops and executes category sourcing strategies in collaboration with stakeholders and category leadership teamsEstablishes annual savings goals and vendor management plans for assigned spend categoriesDevelops competitive procurement documents, including requests for proposals and requests for informationCollaborates with end users, reviewing parties, and stakeholders to define scope, specifications, timelines, roles, and expectationsCoordinates bid meetings, distributes procurement documents, evaluates vendor responses, and recommends supplier awardsDevelops negotiation strategies and leads negotiations related to pricing, contractual terms, and supplier performanceReviews, drafts, redlines, and negotiates procurement business terms for contracts, amendments, and related agreementsIdentifies opportunities to leverage existing contracts and internal resources to meet business needsPrepares complete contract packages for legal review, approvals, signature routing, and records retentionMonitors supply markets and conducts market intelligence, price benchmarking, and financial analysis to identify savings opportunitiesDevelops reports and presentations related to savings, budgets, supply usage, productivity, contract performance, and benchmarkingPerforms complex financial analyses, including total cost of ownership, lease-versus-buy, and economic value modelsCalculates and reports actual and projected sourcing savings by spend categoryIdentifies off-contract spend, contract opportunities, and vendor performance concernsEstablishes key performance indicators and service-level expectations with vendorsConducts business reviews, develops improvement plans for underperforming vendors, and guides stakeholders on vendor management practicesMaintains policies and procedures related to strategic sourcing, procurement, negotiations, contract processing, pricing, and complianceRepresents the department at internal and external meetings and delivers presentations to stakeholders and leadership About the companySince 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years. Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children’s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children’s Health Plan, the nation’s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children’s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children’s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children’s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation. To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities. Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.