Provider Sourcing Specialist
Lifepoint Health®
Global Senior Category Manager – Human Resources and Benefits
Iron Mountain
full-time
Posted on:
Location: Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $104,800 - $139,700 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
CloudPMP
About the role
- Lead the end-to-end strategy, governance, and execution of the company’s employee benefits portfolio globally. Negotiate and manage relationships with benefits management firms, insurers, and service providers. Define and enforce global benefits policies and align benefit offerings with business objectives and regulatory requirements. Develop and maintain a global category plan, sourcing levers, and deploy global best practices in category planning and strategic sourcing. Drive complex sourcing events, structure global framework agreements, MSAs, and outcome-based contracts. Manage supplier performance, assist in QBRs and performance interventions across regions. Partner with HR, Finance, Legal, Procurement, IT and other stakeholders to align sourcing needs and delivery models. Ensure sourcing, contracting, and supplier activities meet internal policy and external regulatory requirements across jurisdictions. Lead, mentor and build procurement capability across multiple geographies and support Global Procurement brand development. Deliver P&L-impacting savings, supplier consolidation, adoption of global standards, and improved supplier metrics.
Requirements
- 10+ years of global strategic sourcing experience, with direct ownership of high-value, complex services categories Demonstrable expertise in contingent workforce, MSP/VMS models, outsourced operations, or indirect services procurement Strong track record of leading global sourcing initiatives and delivering commercial outcomes across regions Advanced skills in supplier negotiation, contract structuring, and category planning Experience operating in regulated environments with exposure to legal, data privacy, and labour compliance requirements Experience in information management, technology, or telecoms sectors (preferred) Experience developing global supplier frameworks and governance models (preferred) Knowledge of procurement systems, analytics tools, and performance dashboards (preferred) MCIPS qualification or equivalent professional certification (preferred) Experience leading cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment (preferred) Bachelor’s degree in Procurement, Business, Supply Chain, or related field (required) Project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2, PMP) beneficial
