Program Manager, Strategic Sourcing, Lab

Sutter Health•Sacramento, CA

3d•$117,437 - $176,155

About The Position

This position supports contracts and category management for laboratory products and services. It develops and executes cost-containment and performance-improvement opportunities for goods and services used across Sutter Health. Using expertise in purchasing strategies, the role defines and implements strategies to optimize total cost of ownership through sourcing and product, service, and vendor standardization. The position collaborates with and influences contracting, value analysis, and analytics resources to drive impact across assigned spend segments. It interfaces with high-level clinical and Sutter Health leadership, as well as external vendor-community resources.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business/Healthcare Administration, or a related field.
Eight years of recent relevant experience.
Experience facilitating collaboration between clinicians, supply chain, and other stakeholders to drive strategic initiatives and value capture.
Strong negotiation skills and the ability to balance business objectives with stakeholder interests.
Demonstrated project management skills in a customer-service-oriented environment.
Effective written and oral communication, timeline management, and organizational skills.
Ability to write formal position papers for Sutter leadership contract approvals.
Experience proactively building and maintaining strong relationships with senior-level decision-makers, including physician and C-suite leaders, clinical staff, and vendors.
Demonstrated project management and leadership abilities, including experience mentoring and developing team members.
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities effectively.
Excellent communication and presentation skills, including the ability to convey complex information to diverse audiences.
Strong customer service orientation and consistent, timely follow-up on issues.
Ability to inspire confidence, diffuse tension, act as a change agent, lead multidisciplinary groups, and present to various organizational levels.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Visio.
Ability to synthesize data, create meaningful presentations, and assess the quality of data in opportunity analyses.
Strong knowledge of healthcare products and equipment, inventory and alternative supply sources, purchasing and distribution systems, contract administration, and emerging industry trends.
Ability to manage complex situations with substantial variation, adapt to ambiguity, and facilitate meetings involving competing objectives.

Responsibilities

Support contracts and category management for laboratory products and services.
Develop and execute cost-containment and performance-improvement opportunities for goods and services used across Sutter Health.
Define and implement purchasing strategies to optimize total cost of ownership, including sourcing and product, service, and vendor standardization.
Collaborate with contracting, value analysis, and analytics resources to drive impact across assigned spend segments.
Interface with clinical and Sutter Health leadership and external vendor-community resources.
Facilitate collaboration among clinicians, supply chain, and other stakeholders to advance strategic initiatives and capture value.
Negotiate to balance business objectives and stakeholder interests.
Manage projects, timelines, and multiple responsibilities in a customer-service-oriented environment.
Prepare formal position papers for Sutter leadership contract approvals.
Build and maintain relationships with senior decision-makers, including physician and C-suite leaders, clinical staff, and vendors.
Mentor and develop team members and lead multidisciplinary groups.
Synthesize data, assess opportunity analyses, and create presentations that communicate complex information to diverse audiences.
Facilitate team meetings involving competing objectives and manage complex, ambiguous situations.