AVP - Strategic Sourcing, Contracting, Value Analysis

LifeBridge Health; Owings Mills (MD); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

LifeBridge Health in Owings Mills, MD seeks Assistant Vice President of Strategic Sourcing, Contracting, Value Analysis and SCIS to own hospital spend categories and drive cost efficiencies across the system. This senior leadership role partners with clinical and operational leaders to align procurement with patient care goals.

The AVP leads teams, guides budgets, and builds strategic initiatives focused on fiduciary stewardship, supply chain continuity, and value analysis to deliver measurable

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years of seasoned progressive leadership experience in hospital strategic sourcing and contracting.
• Master's degree or a combination of education/experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead actions of self and team.
• Review monthly budget and align with annual budget; discuss with mid-management.
• Provide monthly survey of services to gauge end-user satisfaction via MMIS requisition center.
• Demonstrate accountability for outcomes with emphasis on customer satisfaction and fiscal performance.
• Lead and mentor associates and clinical staff to improve performance.
• Align resources with strategic goals and foster cross-functional collaboration.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Budget management

Education

Master's degree in a related field

Job description

The Assistant Vice President - Strategic Sourcing, Contracting, Value Analysis and Supply Chain Information Systems (SCIS) is responsible for owning and optimizing the LifeBridge Health spend categories via extensive cross-functional collaboration and mastery of all total cost of ownership (TCO)/strategic sourcing best practices. Strategic initiatives that incorporate system-wide vision; builds shared commitment for desired future state and achieve effective value proposition of the Supply Chain organization. Assists the VP/Chief Supply Chain with alignment of the enterprise in a fiduciary manner to ensure and maintain supply chain continuity and patient care.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ownership and accountability for actions of self and team(s).
• Review of monthly budget to align with the overall yearly budget. In addition, review and discuss of the monthly budget with direct reports of mid-management level.
• Provide and maintain a monthly survey of services provided to random departments to gauge end user satisfactory through the MMIS requisition center for orders, PO acquisition, and follow-up.
• Demonstrate ability to take responsibility and ownership for the outcome of all actions and decisions with particular emphasis on customer satisfaction and fiscal performance.
• Accountability is demonstrated by effective and efficient management of all human, fiscal, and material resources.
• Demonstrate ability to develop and cultivate mutually caring and beneficial relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. The essential function is exhibited by continually striving to meet or exceed the customer expectations.
• Ability to lead, coach, mentor, develop, and guide associates and clinical staff to better themselves and the LifeBridge Health.
• Demonstrate ability to understand the current health care environment, envision appropriate strategic organizational goals, align resources to achieve those goals and to inspire others to attain them.
• Coaching and engagement are two essential ingredients that set the foundation for additional visions and skills are built on.
• Competency is demonstrated by systematically providing clear objectives, performance-specific feedback, effective communication, coaching, and developmental experience/opportunities.
• Demonstrate an ability to establish effective relationships and networks with both internal and external stakeholders. Teamwork is characterized by working toward a shared purpose or goal by cooperation, collaborating and partnering with others.
• Alignment with clinical staff within OR, EC, Nursing, SPD, PeriOp, and physician offices.
• Demonstrate the ability to present ideas and information in a concise, timely, effective manner through written and oral forms.
• Communication is a bi-lateral platform that consists of GOOD speaker and GREAT listener skill sets.
• Lead by example by setting the environment for an atmosphere of coaching and developing in a manner that is driven on communication, feedback, and support to enhance an associate's skill set and experiences.
• Responsible for the responsible financial performance of the department and organization.
• Includes fiduciary responsibility to identify areas of improvement through cost savings opportunities or efficiency gains through process improvement.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• 7-10+ years of seasoned progressive leadership experience in hospital strategic sourcing and contracting.
• Seasoned professional knowledge equivalent to a master's degree; a combination of education/experience will be considered.