Strategic Sourcing Category Manager

Posting Date

04/16/2026

2000 16th Street, Denver, Colorado, 80202, United States of America

The Procurement Category Manager oversees the entire DaVita Way of Procurement process for large global categories (typically >$25M spend, and up to $250M), from strategy development to execution. They set goals, manage supplier relationships, and collaborate with field/regional counterparts for optimal strategy implementation.

 

Hiring for the following categories:

• In Center Consumables (Multiple)

• Home Consumables

• Hospital Consumables

 

Expected Outcomes Driven by the Teammate

 

• Savings, Innovation, improved quality and Service: Leading the entire category management process ensures optimized strategies, fostering efficiency and innovation in procurement practices. Yearly Savings targets will vary from $1.0 to $3.5M

• Creative Commercial Outcomes: Developing and executing effective "go to market" strategies facilitates successful negotiations, driving favorable commercial terms and value creation. Regular negotiations with VP, Director level at Suppliers

• Interdepartmental Collaboration: Collaborating across business units and regional teams fosters positive organizational outcomes, ensuring alignment and synergy in procurement efforts.

• Supplier Relationship Management: Leading supplier performance management processes enhance supplier relationships, fostering accountability and driving continuous improvement.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop extensive market knowledge and a deep understanding of the assigned spend areas

• Strong problem solving and analytical skills with ability to extract key themes, determine root causes, develop creative solutions, and craft concise messages

• Collaborate with internal business partners, both clinical and technical, to understand demand and supplier trends.  Builds effective relationships, influences peers and key stakeholders, and able to build consensus.

• Manage supplier relationships including developing supplier performance (KPIs), capability development, cost and quality improvements for key suppliers and product categories

• Identify and document supplier risk items to develop mitigation strategies and plans

• Monitor compliance with DaVita’s product formularies and ensure contract terms are being met

• Ability to balance multiple tasks and competing priorities simultaneously

• Other Duties as Assigned

Education & Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 5-7 years of relevant SC/Procurement experience, or an MBA with background in contract analysis and negotiation.  Experience in Finance, Operations and similar functions is applicable

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. The position requires interaction with teammates in various departments and with supplier partners.

• Able to work independently to balance multiple tasks and competing priorities simultaneously

• Experience leading & executing RFPs and competitive bidding processes

• Excellent computer skills in Excel, PowerPoint & Word, ability to operate Tableau (building dashboards is not required but experience is valued)

• Personal values in line with DaVita’s values of Service Excellence, Integrity, Team, Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Fulfillment & Fun.

• Ability to get the job done, push through obstacles, and take full accountability and ownership of work

Certificates, Licenses, & Registrations

• CPSM or equivalent Supply Chain certifications are a plus

Travel & Time Requirements

• Travel up to 15%

Additional Requirements

Language Skills: Flue