ECU Health ยท 3 days ago
Strategic Sourcing Manager - Heart & Vascular Services
ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,708-bed academic health care system serving more than 1.4 million people in eastern North Carolina. The Strategic Sourcing Manager will coordinate and collaborate with various teams to drive organizational goals related to cost savings and process improvement, focusing on sourcing strategies for Radiology and Heart & Vascular categories.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
Coordinate and collaborate with all levels of Supply Chain, clinical and non-clinical teams, administration, department stakeholders, and vendors to drive key organizational and departmental goals related to cost savings, process improvement, standardization, utilization reduction, and other supply chain initiatives
Manage multiple indirect or direct spend categories
Partner with others on the Strategic Sourcing team and the Value Analysis team to develop sourcing strategy for the specific categories of Radiology and Heart & Vascular
Demonstrate prior success in negotiations, contract formulation, and supplier relationship management
Act as the primary source of contact between ECU Health teammates and vendors across multiple functional areas
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree, Master's preferred, in Business, Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, Accounting, Management, or related field
3 - 5 years of business experience, with a focus in contract analysis and negotiation. Healthcare industry preferred
Experience in budgeting, vendor relations, performance/process improvement, project management
Preferred
Currently a Strategic Sourcing Manager or Contract Manager
Works in Eastern NC or willing to commute to Greenville 3x a week
Hybrid role so this will not be possible for someone to be fully remote
Has Supply Chain experience in healthcare setting
Has prior Cardiovascular experience
Has prior Radiology and Imaging experience
Has GPO experience - either worked at Vizient/HPG/Premier or worked in a role where they worked with a GPO
Has experience redlining agreements, working with Law departments
Has negotiating experience, including pricing, value adds, rebates
Has experience working with Value Analysis teams
Prior experience working with physicians/EPs, cardiologists
Has experience with CVOR Directors
Has experience working with finance counterparts, up to CFO
Has experience working with section chiefs and department heads
Team player, works well with others - Contract Administrators, Analysts, Value Analysis Managers
Passion for Procurement and Supply Chain
Ability to manage a portfolio of contracts
Has done large-scale RFPs
Has worked at a large IDN (Integrated Delivery Network) like ECU Health, Duke, Wake Forest, UNC Chapel Hill, etc
Experience at an Academic Medical Center, including working on research contracts and clinical trial agreements
High priority on having experience with contracting/negotiation
Ability to deal with multiple projects at one time
Benefits
Career Growth Opportunities Available
Great Benefits