Category Manager

Foundation

Category Manager at City of Hope managing strategic sourcing and supplier negotiations. Leading category management and fostering supplier collaboration in a cancer research environment.

Posted 5/20/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $84,900 - $131,600 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Facilitate best in class Category Management fundamentals to optimize price, quality, delivery, service level, and overall value.
Develop and maintain industry knowledge of assigned category and performs related sourcing functions.
Lead RFx, negotiations, supplier sourcing, contract negotiations, and compliance / legal management for defined categories.
Provide category and spend informatics support and analysis of business operations and financial data to identify supply risks and sourcing opportunities with regard to total cost of ownership.
Coordinate regularly with Purchasing Operations (Buyers) and Materials Management (Inventory/Receiving) to determine root cause of supply shortages and develop mitigation strategies.
Foster Supplier Collaboration and accountability.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree in General Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, or related field.
3 or more years of work experience, specifically in the areas of Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, consulting or comparable functional experience.
In-depth knowledge of procurement and supply chain related processes and systems.
Experience with creating manual RFx’s and managing the end-to-end process.
Intermediate and above skills in Microsoft Excel.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

Category ManagementStrategic SourcingRFxnegotiationssupplier sourcingcontract negotiationscompliance managementfinancial data analysisprocurement processesMicrosoft Excel

Soft Skills

collaborationaccountabilityproblem-solvingcommunication

Certifications

Bachelor’s Degree