Category Specialist Job at NorthShore University HealthSystem
Category Specialist
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Description - External
Position Highlights:
- Position: Category Specialist
- Location: 1301 Central Street-Corporate - Evanston
- Travel: N/A
- Full Time/Part Time: Full-time
- Hours: 8:00 am-4:30 pm (40 hours per week)
What you will do:
Job Summary:
The Category Specialist (CS) role is to provide support to the Category Management (CM) team and Supply Chain department and assist in the successful completion and implementation of contract negotiations and inventory product conversions as well as other contract management activities. The Category Specialist will be focused on ensuring that the data used in contract decision making is accurate and complete and will provide support in the implementation and oversight of contracting functions. Each CS will be assigned to support one or more CM team members in the conduct of their contract management work.
Essential Job Functions:
The CS will support their assigned CM team members in a variety of ways:
1) Spend analysis. In preparation for contract negotiations the CS will assist by providing pricing review and analysis of vendor spend, contract proposal and other special projects as assigned.
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Benchmarking/ VSA audits. The CS will work with the System GPO team and other available resources to seek out savings opportunities on a proactive basis.
3) Pricing Management, Distribution and vendor spending reports. Depending on the nature of contracts that the CS supports they may be asked to provide auditing, contract loading, review, or validation of various invoices and pricing discrepancies from either system primary distributor or direct vendors. Assists Category Managers and Procurement team with validating correct pricing expense numbers between submitted requisitions, and vendor pricing.
4) Conversions. The CS will help to support the conversion process for new items or contracts within the system. This may include coordination with vendors, the supply chain operations team as well as departments and key stakeholders to ensure clear communication, effective training and stable supply of inventory. This may include assistance in the item or vendor add / credentialing process and coordination with the Procurement team.
5) Contract performance, expiration and rebate compliance reporting. The CS will support the CM team in review and validation of contract and rebate compliance both for internal and external purposes. This may include a variety of validation of current spend requirements; tasks such as upcoming contract expiration, vendor performance, rebate tracking and spend performance submission to various parties (departments, vendors, CAPTIS, etc.) may be included.
6) Consignment. CS will support the CM team and user departments in review, evaluation and implementation of consignment agreements to ensure accurate records and determine effective inventory management protocols are in place
NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore) is an integrated healthcare delivery system consistently ranked a Top 15 Major Teaching Hospital in the U.S. Headquartered in Evanston, Illinois, NorthShore comprises five hospitals (Evanston, Glenbrook, Highland Park, Skokie and Swedish), 140 Medical Group and Specialty Care offices, and more than 3,000 physicians, serving over 635,000 patients. The organization supports academics and research as the principal teaching affiliate for the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. Recognized for nursing excellence, NorthShore is a Magnet designated organization-the first system in Illinois to receive this prestigious honor. NorthShore has an established reputation and employs over 12,500 people.
When you work for NorthShore, you will be part of an organization that encourages its employees to achieve career goals and maximize their professional potential.
Please explore our website (www.northshore.org) to better understand how NorthShore delivers on its mission "to preserve and improve human life" through superior clinical care, academic excellence and innovative research.
NorthShore is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. Please refer to the main career page for more information.
EOE: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets, VEVRRA Federal Contractor.
Job Posting
: May 16, 2023, 3:27:56 PM
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