JOB SUMMARY: The AVP, Global Strategic Sourcing & Category Management is a key leadership role responsible for developing and executing global sourcing strategies that optimize cost, reduce risk, strengthen supplier partnerships, and enhance overall business value for a leading medical claims & network management, data management, and technology organization.
This role oversees enterprise-wide category management across technology, professional services, data services, network operations, and other critical spend categories. The AVP is accountable for establishing strategic supplier relationships, driving contract excellence, enabling operational efficiency, and ensuring alignment with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and emerging industry trends. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in complex sourcing environments, vendor governance, and category strategy—combined with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive enterprise-wide transformation.
JOB ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Strategic Sourcing Leadership
- Develop and implement multi‑year global sourcing strategies aligned with corporate, operational, and technology roadmaps.
- Lead strategic sourcing initiatives for complex, high-value spend categories (technology infrastructure, SaaS, data services, medical networks, operations outsourcing, professional services, etc.).
- Build category strategies that leverage market intelligence, competitive benchmarks, supplier capabilities, and internal business needs.
- Drive enterprise adoption and compliance with sourcing methodologies, tools, policies, and category strategies.
Category Management
- Oversee category lifecycle management to optimize spend, value, risk, performance, and innovation.
- Conduct category analysis, develop spend forecasts, and implement continuous improvement and supplier consolidation initiatives.
- Partner with business units, technology, finance, and legal to align category strategies to functional priorities.
Supplier Relationship & Performance Management
- Establish and govern strategic supplier partnerships to enhance innovation, service delivery, and compliance.
- Implement supplier scorecards, quarterly business reviews, and performance KPIs.
- Lead supplier negotiations and executive‑level engagements to secure value, quality, and contractual strength.
- Identify and mitigate supplier risks, including operational, cybersecurity, compliance, and concentration risks.
Contracting & Commercial Optimization
- Lead commercial strategy, negotiation, and contracting of enterprise agreements, statements of work, renewals, and amendments.
- Partner with Legal and Risk to ensure contracts comply with regulatory frameworks relevant to healthcare technology (HIPAA, data privacy, security standards, etc.).
- Drive cost optimization initiatives, total cost of ownership (TCO) evaluations, and complex financial modeling.
Cross-Functional Leadership & Governance
- Serve as a strategic advisor to senior executives on sourcing trends, supplier innovation, and market conditions.
- Partner closely with Vendor Management, Risk, InfoSec, Compliance, and Finance to support holistic supplier lifecycle governance.
- Lead and mentor a high-performing global team of sourcing professionals.
- Develop dashboards, reporting, and analytics to communicate category performance and sourcing outcomes to executive leadership.
JOB SCOPE:
- Cost savings, cost avoidance, and total value delivered.
- Supplier performance and risk reduction outcomes.
- Quality and effectiveness of category strategies.
- Cycle time improvements and sourcing process efficiency.
- Internal stakeholder satisfaction and partnership effectiveness.
- Team development, engagement, and capability growth.
The base salary range for this position is $180k-195k. Specific offers take into account a candidate's education, experience and skills, as well as the candidate's work location and internal equity. This position is also eligible for health insurance, 401k, and as part of our competitive total compensation package, this role is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based on individual and company performance, as well as participation in our equity program. These components are designed to support long‑term alignment, reward strong performance, and provide meaningful opportunities for financial growth.
JOB REQUIREMENTS (Education, Experience, and Training):
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or related advanced degree preferred.
- 10+ years of experience in global strategic sourcing, category management, supplier management, or related fields.
- Experience in the healthcare, technology, medical claims, network management, or data services industries strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex global sourcing initiatives and negotiating multi‑million‑dollar agreements.
Skills & Competencies
- Deep knowledge of sourcing best practices, category strategy, and supplier governance frameworks.
- Expertise in technology sourcing (SaaS, cloud, infrastructure, cybersecurity), data licensing, and professional services.
- Strong analytical, financial modeling, and contract negotiation skills.
- Ability to influence and collaborate with executive stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
- Strong leadership, coaching, and organizational change management capabilities.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex topics for executive audiences.
We realize that our employees are instrumental to our success, and we reward them accordingly with very competitive compensation and benefits packages, an incentive bonus program, as well as recognition and awards programs. Our work environment is friendly and supportive, and we offer flexible schedules whenever possible, as well as a wide range of live and web-based professional development and educational programs to prepare you for advancement opportunities.
Your benefits will include:
* Medical (PPO & HDHP), dental and vision coverage
* Pre-tax Savings Account (FSA & HSA)
* Life & Disability Insurance
* Paid Parental Leave
* 401(k) company match
* Employee Stock Purchase Plan
* Generous Paid Time Off -- accrued based on years of service
o WA Candidates: the accrual rate is 4.61 hours every other week for the first two years of tenure before increasing with additional years of service
* 10 paid company holidays
* Tuition reimbursement
* Employee Assistance Program
* Sick time benefits -- for eligible employees, one hour of sick time for every 30 hours worked, up to a maximum accrual of 40 hours per calendar year, unless the laws of the state in which the employee is located provide for more generous sick time benefits
EEO STATEMENT
Claritev is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable laws and regulations. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you would like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please click here.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
We will generally accept applications for at least 5 business days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.
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What We Do
Claritev is an independent and public healthcare technology, data and insights company making healthcare more transparent, fair and affordable for all. We work across the healthcare value chain to expose imbalanced and inefficient pricing practices. Led by deeply experienced analysts, negotiators and innovators, Claritev provides tech-enabled solutions and services fueled by proprietary data from over 40 years of experience. Today, along with machine learning and AI, we utilize a robust enterprise platform to deliver price transparency, improve payment accuracy, and drive more meaningful analytics and decision-making.
Through Claritev, providers are able to make data-enabled decisions to optimize their service offerings, market position and ultimately deliver high-quality care. Payors and third-party administrators can deliver greater flexibility and value to plan sponsors. Employers can drive cost-efficient benefit design and patients can finally afford the care they need.
By focusing on customized solutions that that improve transparency, affordability and quality for all key players, we’re igniting a more competitive marketplace — one that lowers overall costs while improving quality. Claritev brings the transparency our nation needs to see its way to a better healthcare system.
