Director, Strategic Sourcing

Baystate Health•Springfield, MA

About The Position

The Director of Strategic Sourcing leads enterprise-wide sourcing strategy across clinical and non-clinical categories, driving cost optimization, supplier performance, and value-based outcomes. This role partners with physicians, supply chain, finance, and operational leaders to align sourcing initiatives with organizational goals, clinical priorities, and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

Proven success in physician engagement, clinical value analysis, and enterprise contracting.
Strong analytical, negotiation, and governance skills.
Experience with ERP systems, sourcing platforms, and data visualization tools
10+ years in strategic sourcing, supply chain, or procurement leadership within healthcare or a similarly complex industry
Bachelor's Degree

Nice To Haves

MBA, MHA, or clinical background preferred

Responsibilities

Develop and execute multi-year sourcing strategies aligned with health system goals, clinical value analysis, and financial targets.
Lead cross-functional sourcing councils and governance bodies to ensure transparency, physician engagement, and stakeholder alignment.
Oversee strategic sourcing across major spend categories (e.g., medical/surgical, pharmacy, purchased services, capital).
Negotiate high-impact contracts, leveraging data analytics, benchmarking, and group purchasing organization (GPO) partnerships.
Collaborate with clinical leadership to embed evidence-based decision-making into sourcing processes.
Support product standardization, utilization management, and recall mitigation strategies.
Drive continuous improvement in sourcing operations, including technology enablement, supplier scorecards, and compliance monitoring.
Lead workforce planning, talent development, and change management for sourcing teams.
Deliver measurable cost savings, total cost of ownership improvements, and value-based procurement outcomes.
Report sourcing performance to executive leadership and board-level stakeholders.