[Hiring] Category Management Specialist IV - Contracts @Kaiser Permanente

Remote, USA • Full-time • Posted 2026-05-04

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Role Description

Building long-term relationships with key internal clients and suppliers
Owning end-to-end delivery of business needs for categories under management
Identifying and understanding key initiatives of internal clients and short, medium, and long-term goals
Ensuring alignment of initiatives and strategies with client expectations
Adopting change practices with customers, suppliers and stakeholders to drive strategic programs
Interacting with leadership to review and drive decisions
Leading the RFP process and/or supplier negotiations
Developing and executing RFPs
Leveraging analytics and insights to ensure data-driven decisions
Analyzing category spend to understand price drivers and trends
Applying cost and supply market analytics
Applying a digital mindset to adopt new technologies in the source to pay space

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Management Science, Business, Finance, Accounting, Contract Administration, Procurement or a directly related field
Minimum three (3) years experience in category management, strategic sourcing, or a directly related field
Additional equivalent work experience in a directly related field may be substituted for the degree requirement
Advanced degrees may be substituted for the work experience requirements

Promotes learning in others by proactively providing and/or developing information, resources, advice, and expertise
Builds relationships with cross-functional/external stakeholders and customers
Listens to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback
Pursues self-development; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses
Adopts new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback
Facilitates team collaboration to support a business outcome
Completes work assignments autonomously and supports business-specific projects
Collaborates cross-functionally and/or externally to achieve effective business decisions
Supports the development of work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines
Identifies, speaks up, and capitalizes on improvement opportunities across teams
Develops category/spend strategies for key categories
Develops and maintains relationships with key internal clients and suppliers
Leads RFP process and/or supplier negotiations and facilitates contracting
Leverages analytics and insights to ensure data-driven decisions
Adopts change practices with customers, suppliers and stakeholders
Contributes to KPs Sustainability and Environmental goals

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