Owens & Minor
Owens & Minor
Owens & Minor is a global healthcare solutions company that helps move care from hospitals to homes. Its work spans healthcare logistics, inventory management, supply chain services, infection prevention, and consulting for acute and non-acute care providers. By coordinating products, partnerships, and operational support, the company helps healthcare organizations reduce complexity, manage costs, and serve patients, manufacturers, and communities more effectively. Its broad healthcare and logistics operations create opportunities for professionals interested in improving how essential care products reach the people and facilities that need them.

Senior Category Manager, HR & Benefits | Owens & Minor | Remote Virginia

Lead indirect procurement strategy for HR, benefits, contingent labor, and related workforce services at Owens & Minor. Drive sourcing, supplier performance, savings, negotiations, and team leadership across global healthcare operations.

Description

  • Create and execute multiyear category strategies aligned with business goals and procurement value targets
  • Build sourcing plans, initiative pipelines, and category roadmaps for assigned indirect spend areas
  • Assess market intelligence, supplier segmentation, demand patterns, and risk mitigation actions
  • Manage categories covering contingent labor, MSP, VMS, RPO, talent management and development, benefits, learning, and HR services
  • Lead complete sourcing events from stakeholder alignment and RFP/RFQ execution through analysis, negotiation, and award recommendations
  • Develop negotiation approaches focused on commercial value, service levels, risk, contract flexibility, and supplier performance
  • Collaborate with the CHRO and HR leaders on workforce strategy and targeted negotiations
  • Support benefits sourcing and workforce optimization programs
  • Work with Legal, Finance, Compliance, and business stakeholders on contracts and business decisions
  • Oversee strategic suppliers, performance reviews, issue resolution, and continuous improvement
  • Achieve annual P&L reduction and protection goals through sourcing, negotiation, demand management, supplier optimization, working capital, savings pipelines, benefit validation, and budget impact
  • Monitor sourcing outcomes, validate benefits with Finance, and contribute to leadership reporting
  • Supervise Category Managers, Analysts, Specialists, and other assigned procurement staff
  • Provide coaching, feedback, development planning, workload direction, governance, and performance management
  • Mentor team members in category strategy, sourcing rigor, stakeholder engagement, and negotiation preparation
  • Strengthen collaboration, accountability, process alignment, and consistent procurement standards
  • Build executive partnerships with the CHRO and HR leadership
  • Align the organization on labor rate management, supplier consolidation, and contingent labor governance
  • Lead complex cross-functional programs and influence senior leaders toward enterprise objectives
  • Promote adoption of procurement strategies, processes, and technologies
  • Use digital procurement tools, analytics, and automation to improve decisions and stakeholder outcomes
  • Apply procurement platforms and analytical tools to category strategy, sourcing, supplier management, and performance reporting

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree required; an advanced degree is preferred
  • At least 10 years of experience in procurement, sourcing, supply chain, category management, finance, or a related business field
  • At least 3 years of direct people leadership experience preferred or required based on organizational need
  • Strong knowledge of indirect procurement, category management, strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, contract negotiation, and procurement practices across multiple spend categories
  • Expertise leading complex sourcing events, supplier negotiations, and cross-functional procurement initiatives
  • Experience managing business stakeholders and indirect suppliers while delivering measurable savings or value
  • Work is performed under inside conditions
  • No environmental hazards are indicated for this classification

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage begins on the first day for full-time teammates
  • Educational assistance is available to eligible teammates in approved accredited collegiate programs
  • Employer-paid life insurance and disability coverage
  • Voluntary supplemental life, hospitalization, critical illness, and other insurance options
  • Adoption assistance
  • Fertility benefits through the medical plan
  • Parental leave
  • Health Savings Account
  • 401(k) plan
  • Sick days and short-term leave
  • Holidays, vacation, personal days, and other leave options
  • Teammate Assistance Program
  • Calm Health
  • Cancer Resource Services
  • No-cost discount programs

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