Associate Chief of Supply Chain Officer, Strategy

Medical University of South Carolina•Charleston, SC

15d

About The Position

The Associate Chief Supply Chain Officer, Strategy (ACSCO) is a key executive leader responsible for optimizing non-labor expense, driving enterprise-wide strategic sourcing initiatives, and enhancing supplier performance across a large, integrated health system. Working closely with the ACSCO, Operations and reporting to the Chief Supply Chain Officer, this role partners directly with clinical, operational, and financial leaders to reduce cost, improve quality, and enable data-driven supply chain decision-making. This role architects and executes thought-leading supply chain strategies to innovate operational and clinical workflows that unlock long-term value creation for the enterprise. The ACSCO, Strategy is accountable for steering enterprise-wide transformation of a $2.0B non-labor spend portfolio, leveraging advanced sourcing strategies, including distribution and contract manufacturing, commercial innovation, clinical integration, and workforce development to generate measurable institutional value. The ACSCO, Strategy will co-lead the health system’s supply chain transformation while shaping its national position as a healthcare innovator in direct collaboration with Enterprise C-Suite.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree Required
Minimum of 10 years of progressive healthcare supply chain leadership experience in a large, complex Integrated Delivery Network (IDN).
Direct experience overseeing $1B+ in annual supply chain expense, with measurable impact on cost containment, sourcing, standardization, and operational efficiency.
Proven experience leading product sourcing, distribution, and contract manufacturing strategies to build and sustain a resilient, high-performance supply chain aligned with clinical and operational priorities.
Experience administering clinically integrated supply chain strategy with direct leadership of licensed clinicians and physician(s).
Experience in developing and commercializing internal capabilities into externally-facing, revenue-generating models.
Direct experience managing and executing workforce transformation through business process outsourcing (BPO) strategies to create the most efficient organization
Direct experience in deployed use of artificial and business intelligence solutions to advance supply chain strategies that synergize disparate data solutions and systems (Workday, EPIC, Cost Accounting, Decision Support, and external data sources)
Demonstrated leadership in integrating systems post-M&A, building consolidated service centers, and aligning supply chain operations with organizational growth.
Deep knowledge of healthcare supply contracting, vendor negotiations, GPO management, and compliance with federal and state purchasing regulations.
Strong executive presence with experience presenting to Boards and C-suite stakeholders, and the ability to influence enterprise-level strategic decisions.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, or Healthcare Administration preferred

Responsibilities

Lead and scale a high-impact strategic sourcing program across all spend categories (clinical and non-clinical) to drive organizational value
Develop and implement sourcing strategies that drive standardization, total cost reduction, and long-term supplier partnerships.
Govern all GPO, distribution, and strategic partner relationships to ensure optimal alignment with MUSC’s evolving care delivery.
Drive enterprise-wide supplier performance programs with robust KPIs, resiliency focus, escalation protocols, and continuous improvement levers., including high impact sourcing and resiliency strategies reflective of innovation, sustainability, supplier diversity, and agility.
Define and lead the organization’s distribution and contract manufacturing strategy, including partner selection, performance management, supply and demand modeling, all in alignment with clinical and operational goals.
Provide proactive risk mitigation, exploration of distribution channel optimization and contract manufacturing to maximize supply chain resiliency, including scenario-based contingency planning.
Organize master data and business intelligence teams to ensure high-quality data governance, systems integration, automation and analytics maturity.
Promote a performance-driven culture using predictive analytics and real-time intelligence to drive outcomes, innovation, and supply chain performance measures.
Identify opportunities for intelligent automation (e.g. RPA) and AI-driven process enhancements to streamline operational efficiencies.
Lead the vision, strategy, and execution of integrating artificial and business intelligence into the clinical supply chain to enhance resilience, efficiency, and patient care alignment.
Establish dashboards and reporting structures to provide real-time visibility into spend, inventory, and supplier metrics to improve efficiency of the supply chain organization.
Lead a deeply embedded, clinically integrated supply chain structure leading a team of Value Analysis Registered Nurses and Medical Director (surgeon)
Align sourcing and value analysis decisions to industry leading practices, evidence-based care, procedural efficiency, and system-wide clinical pathways.
Advance clinician-led supply value analysis programs inclusive of governance structures that drive standardization, utilization management, and evidence-based product decisions.
Ensure sourcing and supply chain practices support the CQO framework, balancing financial performance with clinical outcomes and patient safety through trusted partnerships with clinical service lines and MD leaders.
Position MUSC Health as a national exemplar in workforce and technology innovation, capable of exporting best practices and services to peer organizations.
Lead the strategy, design, and implementation of a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and workforce development model that supports sustainable talent pipelines and a future-ready workforce.
Serve as the principal architect of commercializing the supply chain infrastructure to create strategic value for affiliates, partners, and regional collaborators.
Evaluate and incubate new commercial ventures and strategic partnerships that position supply chain as a value generator beyond traditional cost containment.