Sourcing Director - Clinical Category Management

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Summary:

In this role, you will lead strategy development and execution for the creation of custom contracts for healthcare providers to reduce spend, improve operational efficiencies, maximize delivered value, and ultimately achieve a higher level of provider satisfaction.

Responsibilities:

• Leverage sourcing principles and guide resources and subject matter experts in the application of procurement tactics, supply/demand analysis, market intelligence and extensive product cross-referencing for assigned categories of spend.

• Provide leadership and strategic consultation in identifying, analyzing, and managing innovative and complex cost savings opportunities and process improvements to meet specific client requirements.

• Execute initiatives that require collaboration and negotiation across multiple internal and external stakeholders, leveraging a broader understanding of business engagements and requirements.

• Make recommendations for cost savings projects and oversee efforts from initiation to completion.

• Anticipate differences in provider and supplier experiences for execution of cost projects.

• Manage and direct contract maintenance efforts to ensure compliance with terms and conditions necessary to achieve cost savings.

• Support management of vendor relationships to cross reference, organize in-services, schedule trials, and resolve issues with products.

• Design, oversee, and deliver communication strategies to key executives and other stakeholders regarding successes, opportunities, and challenges.

• Proactively collaborate with and maintain relationships across internal and external senior leaders.

Qualifications:

• Relevant degree preferred.

• 7 or more years of relevant experience required.

• Subject matter expertise in healthcare operations, supply cost management, contracting, clinical or value analysis required.

• Experience working with and interpreting various types of data (clinical, operational, supply chain), quantifying challenges and suggesting alternatives.

• Exceptional presentation skills and experience tailored to various professional audiences including hospital executives.

• Proven project management, communication, and facilitation skills to lead subject matter experts to common outcomes.

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite of products.

• Candidate must reside in MN, ND or WI.

• Willingness to travel.

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Estimated Hiring Range:

This position is also incentive eligible.

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