Director, Clinical Category Management

The Aspen Group (TAG) is one of the largest and most trusted retail healthcare business support organizations in the U.S. and has supported over 20,000 healthcare professionals and team members with close to 1,500 health and wellness offices across 50 states in four distinct categories: dental care, urgent care, medical aesthetics, and animal health. Working in partnership with independent practice owners and clinicians, the team is united by a single purpose: to prove that healthcare can be better and smarter for everyone. TAG provides a comprehensive suite of centralized business support services that power the impact of five consumer-facing businesses: Aspen Dental, ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers, Chapter Aesthetic Studio, WellNow, and Lovet Pet Vet. Each brand has access to a deep community of experts, tools and resources to grow their practices, and an unwavering commitment to delivering high-quality consumer healthcare experiences at scale.

As a reflection of our current needs and planned growth, we are very pleased to offer an opportunity to join our dedicated team at as a Director, Clinical Category Management.

Position Summary

The Director, Clinical Category Management – Goods & Services is responsible for setting the enterprise-wide strategy for clinical sourcing across The Aspen Group’s portfolio, including Aspen Dental, ClearChoice, WellNow, and emerging brands.

This leader drives long-term value creation through category transformation, supplier innovation, and cross-brand standardization.

The Director operates as a strategic partner to executive leadership and clinical stakeholders, ensuring sourcing strategies enhance patient outcomes, scalability, and financial performance.

Key Responsibilities

- Define and execute the long-term strategy for clinical goods and services across all TAG brands
- Identify enterprise-wide opportunities for standardization, consolidation, and innovation
- Align category strategies with TAG’s growth objectives, M&A activity, and clinical priorities
- Own and deliver against enterprise savings targets and value creation goals
- Drive total cost of care optimization, not just unit cost reduction
- Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, including clinical, operations, and finance leaders
- Lead governance forums for sourcing decisions and category performance
- Build and manage executive-level supplier relationships
- Drive strategic partnerships, innovation, and joint value creation initiatives
- Lead complex negotiations involving enterprise agreements, rebates, and risk-sharing models
- Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing category management team
- Ensure compliance with healthcare regulations and internal policies
- Develop risk mitigation strategies for critical clinical supply categories

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree strongly preferred
- 10–15+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, category management, or procurement
- Significant experience in healthcare, dental, or multi-site clinical environments
- Demonstrated success leading large-scale, enterprise sourcing transformations
- Proven ability to influence at the executive level in a matrixed organization
- Strong financial acumen and experience managing large spend portfolios
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Enterprise cost savings and total value delivered
- Clinical standardization and adoption rates
- Supplier performance and strategic partnership outcomes
- Contract compliance and spend under management
- Team performance and organizational capability development

Compe nsation

Salary: $160-200k, plus bonus incentives, with a generous benefits package that includes paid time off, health, dental, vision, and 401(k) savings plan with match

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