We are seeking a Sourcing Director - Administrative, Facilities, Construction , Lab & Scientific who oversees the category portfolio of administrative services, facilities, construction, lab & scientific reports to the Chief Procurement Officer and is responsible for leading a team to maximize company profitability for assigned categories to achieve established annualized savings targets. This position optimizes value across company expenditures by leading the acquisition of business and professional services. It owns development of the overall category portfolio and the individual category strategies, and is responsible for monitoring and maintaining the implemented strategy on an ongoing basis.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Builds a short and long term category strategy that aligns to both the overall University strategy and the individual division’s strategy.
• Oversees and leads the team in managing category strategy implementation activities leveraging current and future business requirements, market intelligence, and historical spend to drive cost reduction, enterprise consistency, and business value.
• Develops and leads direct team as well as cross functional teams to execute on strategy.
• Works directly with senior leadership of the University in obtaining trust and buy-in as an internal consultant and partner in the development and implementation of sourcing strategy.
• Build linkages and understanding between Procurement and other University business disciplines.
• Proactively support multiple division leaders by serving as a resource to identify opportunities and drive results.
• Facilitate change management with cross-functional teams and key contacts throughout the organization.
• Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with stakeholders to ensure strategy alignment to divisional needs over time as well as work collaboratively with Johns Hopkins Health System where interests align.
• Provides category specific subject matter expertise and insights to internal clients and regular status updates of all projects to leadership.
• Establishes metrics, savings targets and monitor performance for the category portfolio, and communicate these to stakeholders.
• Creates a category specific initiative pipeline that will forecast and direct procurement projects and sourcing activities.
• Maintains expertise in the spend category through relationships with the internal customers, suppliers and market experts.
• Builds and maintains collaborative relationships with divisional leaders, clients and key stakeholders.
• Directs the processing and maintenance of purchase orders, contracts and proposals for clients and vendors, per the spend category.
• Accountable for the negotiation and establishment of preferential commercial terms with suppliers and directing and reviewing related legal contracts..
• Works with contract administrators/legal, internal audit and other related compliance groups to ensure category strategies and supplier contracts account for relevant laws, regulations, and risk policies
• Directly supervises category managers and leads and is responsible for their training/coaching/development of these personnel.
• Acts as change agent and advocate for procurement as a value added partner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Special Skills and Knowledge

• Innovative Thinking: Proven ability to connect ideas, events, and circumstances to find category management solutions to business problems or goals.
• Applies flexible approaches to achieving category management results in dynamic situations.
• Skilled in change adoption, change management, and resource assessment.
• Keen negotiation skills.
• Ability to engage and build relationships with Sr. leadership as an internal consultant and trusted partner.
• Strong contract knowledge of both commercial and legal terms.
• Familiarity with applicable state and federal laws and regulations helpful.
• Experience in use of eSourcing tools to enable optimal strategic outcomes.
• Ability to work independently. Energetic and self-motivated.
• Ability to influence others to voluntarily adopt category management practices.
• Strong analytical and financial skills.
• Strong oral and written communication.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Power Point, Project, and Excel, eSourcing Rfx tools.
• Knowledge of SAP a plus.

• Bachelor's Degree. MBA or advanced degree in related discipline preferred. CPM or CPSM preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive procurement experience, designing and implementing successful sourcing strategies across a broad range of spendcategories. Three years experience within specific sourcing categoryaligned with the position.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Classified Title: Category Portfolio Group Director 
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Sourcing Director - Administrative, Facilities, Construction , Lab & Scientific   
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PG  
Starting Salary Range: $99,800 - $175,000 Annually (Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location: Hybrid/JH at Keswick 
Department name: Buying  
Personnel area: University Administration