Director, Strategic Sourcing Partnerships & Programs

Vizient • Cape Girardeau, MO

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About The Position

When you’re the best, we’re the best. We instill an environment where employees feel engaged, satisfied and able to contribute their unique skills and talents while living and working as their authentic selves. We provide extensive opportunities for personal and professional development, building both employee competence and organizational capability to fuel exceptional performance through an inclusive environment both now and in the future. Summary: In this role, you will lead strategy development and execution for strategic sourcing partnerships and programs while managing a team responsible for delivering custom contracting solutions. You will drive initiatives that reduce spend, improve operational efficiency, maximize delivered value, and support client satisfaction. You will collaborate cross-functionally, guide sourcing strategy, and ensure compliant, data-driven outcomes that strengthen client and organizational performance.

Requirements

• Relevant degree preferred.
• 7 or more years of relevant experience required.
• Experience leading strategic sourcing, contracting, or supply chain initiatives within healthcare environments.
• Demonstrated people management and team leadership experience.
• Strong financial, analytical, and business acumen, including interpretation of complex financial results.
• Proven ability to develop and execute sourcing strategies that drive value and revenue growth.
• Experience managing supplier relationships and complex negotiations.
• Strong collaboration, communication, and stakeholder influence skills.
• Willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead a team responsible for sourcing strategy development and execution.
• Lead the end-to-end sourcing process, including development and execution of contract plans.
• Develop sourcing strategies that reduce client spend and improve operational efficiency.
• Drive the development and delivery of measurable sourcing value for clients.
• Implement programs that foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with operating guidelines, policies, procedures, and contracting standards.
• Evaluate business unit performance through data gathering, analysis, and interpretation of metrics.
• Lead client orientation, onboarding, and training related to sourcing programs.
• Collaborate with legal, analytics, sales/client executives, information and data services, and operations teams.
• Maintain key supplier relationships and lead complex supplier negotiations to support sourcing strategies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees