Category Manager Neuro/Spine
Stanford Health Care1.0 FTE Full time Day - 08 Hour R2654823 Hybrid 108400008 SC Category Management Business & Administration PALO ALTO, 2465 Faber, California If you're ready to be part of our legacy of hope and innovation, we encourage you to take the first step and explore our current job openings. Your best is waiting to be discovered. Day - 08 Hour (United States of America) The Category Manager, Neuro/Spine Category Management is responsible for developing and executing sourcing and category strategies across the Neuro/Spine physician preference and clinical product portfolio for Stanford Health Care and affiliated entities. This role drives value through strategic sourcing, contract optimization, supplier performance management, product standardization, utilization improvement, and cost reduction initiatives while ensuring an optimal balance of clinical requirements, patient outcomes, service, availability, and total cost of ownership. Partnering closely with Physicians, Clinicians, Value Analysis (Value Based Management) teams, Supply Chain, Finance, Operations, and other key stakeholders, the Category Manager identifies opportunities to improve utilization, standardize products, reduce variation, consolidate suppliers, and deliver measurable financial and operational results. The role leads complex sourcing via RFx initiatives, supports new product and technology evaluations, negotiates supplier agreements, analyzes spend, utilization, and market data, and manages strategic supplier relationships across implants, biologics, surgical devices, related products and services, and other assigned Neuro/Spine physician preference categories. The role is also responsible for facilitating product conversions and consolidations to support contractual agreements, in partnership with other departments within Supply Chain and clinicians. Reporting to the Director, Category Management, this position serves as a trusted advisor who applies strong emotional intelligence, business acumen, clinical stakeholder influence, and analytical judgment to build physician alignment, navigate competing priorities, and drive evidence-based decision-making. Success in this role requires a collaborative leader who can manage the broader category portfolio, develop a strategic sourcing roadmap, and effectively engage physicians, clinicians, and business leaders to achieve sustainable value, support clinical excellence, and advance organizational objectives. Ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience and sourcing success within Neuro, Spine, Orthopedics, surgical implants, biologics, or other complex PPI categories within a large health system or an academic medical center. This is a Stanford Health Care job. Locations Stanford Health Care What you will do 1) Service a. Negotiates pricing and contracts for products, product groups and services in collaboration with operational business leaders. b. Provide category and spend informatics support for the analysis and execution of business, financial, and operational data that will be utilized to develop opportunities for changes in process and operations to include standardization and utilization of resources (supplies, equipment, services, people, etc.). c. Acts as day to day point of contact for Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) and other supplier representatives. d. Responsible for timely generation of LOCs, contract activations and GPO Tier analysis and optimization. e. Develops RFIs, RFQs and RFPs for services and products, including bid specifications, terms and conditions, bid evaluation and vendor selection. f. Incorporates appropriate terms and conditions into final contract documentation, ensuring adherence and compliance to all contractual, financial, Local and regulatory specifications or requirements. g. Audits contracts to ensure compliance to current group purchasing organization (GPO) agreements. h. Supports SHC and LPCH Vendor Management related policies, including audits to ensure vendor complia…