Supply Chain Strategic Initiatives Project Manager

Stanford Health Care•Palo Alto, CA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Supply Chain Strategic Initiatives Project Manager leads and delivers complex, cross-functional initiatives that support the Supply Chain Strategic Plan. Working within a matrix reporting structure, the role partners with Supply Chain leadership, clinical leaders, operational stakeholders, end users, vendors, and external partners. It requires an understanding of end-to-end Supply Chain operations and systems and the ability to translate strategic priorities into executable projects with measurable operational, financial, and service outcomes. The position provides thought leadership, analytical insight, decision support, and project oversight for initiatives involving operating model design, workflow optimization, resiliency planning, supplier performance, contract effectiveness, disruption response, and data-driven planning. It also leads organizational change management to help ensure initiatives are adopted and sustained across a complex healthcare environment. The Project Manager is expected to model professionalism, diplomacy, cultural sensitivity, and composure under pressure in alignment with Stanford Health Care’s C-I-CARE values.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and progressively responsible professional experience demonstrating the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
With a bachelor’s degree, at least six years of progressively responsible experience leading projects or organizational change management in Supply Chain, hospital operations, project or program management, or a related field; alternatively, at least ten years of such progressively responsible experience is required.
Demonstrated experience working in complex, matrixed organizations; healthcare or similarly regulated environments are preferred.
Strong analytical, organizational, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional projects or initiatives involving diverse stakeholder groups.
Experience supporting strategic initiatives tied to organizational or functional strategic plans.
Knowledge of Supply Chain operations, logistics, purchasing, supplier relations, contract management, and planning or analytics.
Understanding of resiliency planning and disruption management concepts in operational environments.
Ability to apply organizational change management principles to drive adoption and sustain outcomes.
Ability to engage stakeholders at all levels, including frontline staff working across multiple shifts and locations.
Strong consultative, facilitation, and communication skills.
Ability to prioritize work, exercise sound judgment, and work through problems with stakeholders to achieve effective outcomes for complex operational and organizational challenges.
Proficiency with project or program management tools, such as MS Project or similar platforms.
Knowledge of healthcare regulatory requirements related to patient confidentiality, data security, and operational compliance.
Must adopt and execute Stanford Health Care C-I-CARE standards in interactions with patients, families, and colleagues.

Nice To Haves

PMP (Project Management Professional) certification.
Lean Six Sigma certification.
Change Management certification, such as Prosci.
Experience in healthcare or similarly regulated environments.

Responsibilities

Lead and support projects and initiatives that collectively deliver against the Supply Chain Strategic Plan.
Apply structured project management methodologies to drive initiatives from planning through execution, adoption, and sustainment.
Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with leaders and teams across Supply Chain.
Partner with clinical and operational end users to design initiatives suited to their operational environments.
Assess current-state workflows and performance, and work with stakeholders to design future-state processes that improve service, efficiency, cost, and resiliency.
Provide analytical and decision support, including business case development, performance metrics, risk assessment, and executive-level reporting.
Lead organizational change management activities, including stakeholder engagement, change impact analysis, communication planning, training coordination, and adoption measurement.
Document project scope, objectives, success measures, dependencies, and constraints.
Develop and support policies, guidelines, and standard work for consistent, sustainable Supply Chain practices.
Ensure initiatives comply with hospital, university, and regulatory requirements, including patient confidentiality, data security, and operational standards.
Communicate project status, risks, issues, and required actions regularly and transparently.
Establish and monitor performance metrics, and partner with leaders to adjust initiatives and remediate issues as needed.
Promote continuous improvement, innovation, accountability, and change readiness across Supply Chain functions.