Assistant Director Procurement

The University of Kansas Health System; Shawnee (KS); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Kansas Health System is seeking an Assistant Director Procurement to lead spend management across procurement, consignment operations, and resiliency programs. You will drive cost savings, ensure supply continuity, and partner with clinical, operational, and executive leadership to align strategies with patient care needs.

This role oversees supplier relationships, inventory management, and enterprise-wide resiliency initiatives, with a focus on actionable improvements,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration or a related field.
• 6+ years of progressive healthcare supply chain, spend management, procurement or logistics experience.
• 4+ years of leadership experience managing teams and healthcare operations.
• 3+ years of experience overseeing procurement, sourcing, inventory operations, or related healthcare supply chain functions.
• 3+ years of demonstrated success in cost savings initiatives, supplier management, or operational improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Perform professional, clinical, and technical competencies of the assigned functional areas.
• Lead strategic and operational growth of all programs within scope while collaborating across units to improve patient safety and processes.
• Define and execute strategies for timely acquisition of supplies to maintain normal patient care operations.
• Develop and sustain a resiliency program to support health system operations during disruptions.
• Highlight and advance current programs to achieve fiscal sustainability through regional opportunities and resiliency associations.
• Represent the health system regionally to build partnerships with suppliers and providers in resiliency and procurement.
• Continuously assess business practices to maximize operational efficiencies and participate in leadership and mentoring programs.
• Lead enterprise spend management resiliency strategies to minimize disruptions and ensure continuity of care.
• Collaborate with clinical, emergency preparedness, logistics, and operations leadership to strengthen organizational readiness.
• Direct the organization’s consignment inventory program including high-value items and tissue inventory.
• Other duties may be assigned as required.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management

Master's Degree in Supply Chain Management or Business Administration

Job description

Position Summary / Career Interest

Assistant Director of Spend Management is a strategic healthcare supply chain leader responsible for optimizing organizational spend, ensuring supply continuity, and driving operational excellence across Procurement, Consignment Operations, and Spend Management Resiliency programs. This role oversees sourcing and procurement activities, management of consignment inventory programs, and enterprise-wide resiliency initiatives designed to mitigate supply disruption risks.

Position Title: Assistant Director Procurement

Days - Full Time

Broadmoor Campus

The Assistant Director partners closely with clinical, operational, finance, and executive leadership to achieve cost savings, improve supply availability, reduce inventory waste, and support high-quality patient care through effective spend management strategies. This position plays a critical role in developing and executing supply chain strategies that align with organizational goals while ensuring regulatory compliance and operational sustainability.

Responsibilities And Essential Job Functions

• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical, and technical competencies of the assigned functional areas.
• Responsible for the continued strategic and operational growth of all programs within their scope of responsibility while collaborating across business units (internal and external to health system) to process improve and maintain high patient safety standards.
• Collaborates with Spend Management leadership to define and execute on the determined strategies for the timely acquisition of supplies and goods requested and required to consistently maintain normal operations for patient care and services.
• Collaborates with system director and Spend Management physician champion on building/maintaining/enhancing a sustainable resiliency program (spend management and Pharmacy) to support health system operations and leaders during supply chain disruptions (Risk Assessment, Recovery Planning, Supplier Relationships, Inventory Management). This model should be scalable to the affiliate network and in collaboration with Pharmacy leadership.
• Actively seeks opportunities to highlight and enhance current programs and support ongoing progressive fiscal sustainability for the system through participation in local, regional, national opportunities and membership in resiliency associations (i.e., HIRC).
• Represents the health system across the region in bringing together suppliers and providers in establishing a shared ecosystem related to resiliency and procurement.
• Continuously evaluates all business practices and processes to maximize operational efficiencies for all pillars under span of control.
• Actively participates in leadership and mentoring programs for self and others.
• Lead enterprise spend management resiliency strategies to minimize disruptions and ensure continuity of care.
• Collaborate with clinical, emergency preparedness, logistics, and operational leadership teams to strenghten organizational readiness.
• Direct the organization's consignment inventory program, including high-value physician preference items, implants/specialty products and tissue inventory.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education And Experience

• Bachelors Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration or a related field of study from an accredited college or university.
• 6 or more years of progressive healthcare supply chain, spend management, procurement or logistics experience.
• 4 or more years of leadership experience managing teams and healthcare operations.
• 3 or more years of experience overseeing procurement, sourcing, inventory operations, or related healthcare supply chain functions.
• 3 or more years of demonstrated success in cost savings initiatives, supplier management, or operational improvement initiatives.

Preferred Education And Experience

• Master's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration or a related field of study from an accredited college or university.
• 7 or more years of experience developing supply chain risk management or resiliency strategies.

Knowledge Requirements

• Strong knowledge of healthcare supply chain operations and spend management practices.
• Strong financial acumen and analytical capabilities.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence decisions and build partnership across all levels of the organization.
• Strong change management abilities.

Time Type

Full time

Job Requisition ID

R-57439

Important Information For You To Know As You Apply

• The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
• The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link [e-mail].
• Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.