Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life‑threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

If you are a strategic sourcing professional who thrives on data‑driven decision making, supplier collaboration, and delivering measurable value, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact at a world‑class healthcare and research organization.

Position Summary

The Senior Category Manager is responsible for developing and executing category‑specific sourcing strategies that deliver best value and optimize total cost of ownership. In this highly autonomous role, you will lead strategic sourcing initiatives, including complex RFx activities, supplier negotiations, and contract management, while identifying supply risks and opportunities through advanced analytics. This position plays a key role on City of Hope’s Strategic Sourcing team, supporting a nationally recognized cancer research and treatment organization through innovative, results‑driven procurement strategies.

As a successful candidate, you will:

• Develop and execute comprehensive category strategies that optimize cost, quality, service levels, and supplier performance
• Lead complex RFx processes, supplier selection, negotiations, and contract execution across assigned categories
• Analyze spend, financial, and operational data to identify sourcing opportunities, risks, and total cost of ownership improvements
• Build and maintain strong supplier partnerships, including performance management through SLAs and KPIs
• Facilitate cross‑functional collaboration to drive sourcing alignment and adoption across the organization
• Present data‑driven business cases and sourcing strategies to key stakeholders and leadership
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives within strategic sourcing to enhance efficiency and value
• Support supplier diversity initiatives and promote ethical, compliant procurement practices

Your qualifications should be:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, or a related field
• Five (5) or more years of experience in Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, or related consulting experience
• Strong knowledge of procurement and supply chain processes, systems, and best practices
• Proven experience leading RFx events, contract negotiations, and supplier performance management
• Advanced analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and stakeholder influence skills
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with ERP or MRP systems
• Master’s degree, CPP, or CSCP certification preferred
• Experience managing direct or indirect spend within a medical or research organization preferred

Additional Information:

Job Status: Full time, exempt

Salary range $100,762 - $161,219

City of Hope employees’ pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

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