McKesson
McKesson

McKesson is a healthcare company operating across pharmaceutical distribution, medical supplies, and healthcare services. Its work helps pharmacies, clinics, health systems, and patients access essential therapies while supporting more efficient healthcare operations and a resilient response to drug shortages.

The company also develops pharmacy management software, consulting, and technology solutions for specialty practices. McKesson works with biopharma organizations and supports oncology and biopharma practices through services focused on medication access, adherence, commercialization, data-driven insights, and real-world evidence.

Senior Category Manager, Technology Services — McKesson

Lead technology services sourcing, contract negotiations, and supplier performance for McKesson’s healthcare business. Shape procurement strategy across complex technology service engagements.

Description

  • Set strategy for technology professional services, including staff augmentation, managed services, consulting, outsourced development, and related labor models.
  • Create multi-year category roadmaps aligned with technology investments and organizational priorities.
  • Advise senior technology, finance, and operations stakeholders on market trends, supplier capabilities, and emerging service models.
  • Structure and negotiate complex, phased technology services agreements, including MSAs, SOWs, outcome-based, time-and-materials, fixed-fee, and hybrid arrangements.
  • Develop contract frameworks that balance flexibility, risk allocation, intellectual property protection, data security, and performance accountability.
  • Establish pricing benchmarks, rate cards, SLAs, KPIs, governance schedules, and exit provisions.
  • Manage the full SOW lifecycle in Fieldglass or an equivalent VMS.
  • Lead competitive RFI, RFP, and RFQ sourcing processes.
  • Use total cost of ownership and should-cost analysis, supplier scorecards, competitive benchmarks, and market intelligence.
  • Develop and maintain a tiered supplier network.
  • Oversee supplier performance through governance, KPI and SLA tracking, quarterly business reviews, and ongoing improvement.
  • Work with Technology, Engineering, Finance, Legal, and HR leaders.
  • Deliver and track savings, cost avoidance, risk reduction, faster cycle times, and improved supplier quality.
  • Prepare monthly savings forecasts and maintain a pipeline of category initiatives.
  • Use Power BI, Tableau, and spend analytics platforms to produce category insights.
  • Set, monitor, and report KPIs and category health measures.
  • Identify and reduce sourcing, supplier, contractual, and operational risks.
  • Promote procurement policy compliance, ethical sourcing, and regulatory adherence.
  • Improve sourcing processes, tools, and templates.

Requirements

  • Degree or equivalent, with typically at least 7 years of relevant strategic sourcing, category management, or procurement experience.
  • At least 5 years focused on technology professional services.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Computer Science, or a related field preferred.
  • Master’s degree or professional certification such as CPSM, CIPS, or equivalent preferred.
  • Preferred: 8–12 years of progressive strategic sourcing, category management, or procurement experience.
  • Experience structuring and negotiating complex, phased technology services agreements.
  • Experience influencing and partnering with senior technology and business stakeholders in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
  • Experience managing the full SOW lifecycle in a VMS platform; Fieldglass preferred.
  • Deep understanding of the technology professional services market.
  • Strong contract expertise, including MSAs, SOWs, and amendments.
  • Proficiency with Excel, Power BI, Tableau, and procurement platforms such as SAP Ariba or Coupa.
  • Familiarity with contingent workforce management, MSP models, and VMS governance.
  • Ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives and communicate with stakeholders at all levels.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation package.
  • Annual bonus may be offered.
  • Long-term incentive opportunities may be offered.
  • Benefits through McKesson Total Rewards.
  • Equal employment opportunity.
  • Reasonable accommodation during job search or application.

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