Category Management Specialist

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable.

Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve we care. What you do at McKesson matters.

We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people.

If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you.

McKesson’s Medical-Surgical team (a $10 billion dollar division of a top employer in healthcare), is seeking a Category Manager in Richmond, VA.

In this role, you will develop and execute strategies to drive revenue and margin growth for an assigned portfolio. Analysis, communication, problem solving, collaboration, project management, and relationship management are daily aspects of the role.

We think of our suppliers as customers, and we’re driven by their satisfaction and our results. In this role, you can expect lots of variety no two days are alike and an inherently cross-functional and collaborative structure.

Our cohesive teams are all about winning together. If you’re passionate about strategy, relationship-building, and driving growth, we’d like to hear from you.

Ideal candidates will be :

Analytical and comfortable with data - we make great decisions by analyzing a situation before we act.

Curious and inquisitive we seek creative solutions to solve problems and uncover new growth opportunities.

Financially astute we are motivated by goals and understand the financial drivers of our categories.

Natural project managers pulling teams together to get across the finish line is crucial to our success.

Big-picture thinkers we look at things with a broad scope, but don’t lose sight of the details.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned categories and suppliers while supporting broader strategic projects.
• Analyze current category performance including revenue growth, profitability, supplier performance, supply chain, and customer segments.
• Gather insights about the category including competitive market factors, customer demand trends, industry issues and trends, and new / potential technologies.
• Develop strategy including product assortment, selling approach (digital presence, sales enablement, marketing), and pricing philosophy.
• Communicate, adjust, and execute strategy. This will include supplier negotiations, collaboration with many internal teams, and ongoing measurement and communication.
• Manage complex and dynamic long-term relationships with suppliers, acting as a lead point of contact for McKesson for suppliers to collaborate with other areas of the business.
• Lead contract negotiations and communicate the value of McKesson to suppliers.

Critical Skills

• 4-year degree in business, finance, marketing, supply chain or related field preferred; or equivalent experience. HS diploma required.
• Effective communication skills with a large variety of audiences, both internal and external.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office (Excel- Pivots, VLOOKUP's and PowerPoint).
• Experience managing multiple projects requiring frequent communication and problem solving.

At McKesson, we care about the well-being of the patients and communities we serve, and that starts with caring for our people.

That’s why we have a Total Rewards package that includes comprehensive benefits to support physical, mental, and financial well-being .

Our Total Rewards offerings serve the different needs of our diverse employee population and ensure they are the healthiest versions of themselves.

For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, please

As part of Total Rewards, we are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets.

In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

$25.46 - $42.43

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

Qualified applicants will not be disqualified from consideration for employment based upon criminal history.

Current employees must apply through the internal career site.