Dental Procurement Strategist - Sourcing & Lab Partnerships

Stardentalpartners; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive annual salary including an

Annual bonus

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

Paid Time Off (PTO) and holidays

Disability, Life, AD&D, Pet Insurance

401k (Pre-Tax & Roth)

Job summary

Star Dental Partners seeks a Dental Procurement Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead high-volume sourcing across clinical supplies, equipment, and labs. You will negotiate contracts, manage vendor relationships, and drive cost savings in a multi-site dental network.

The role requires deep dental industry knowledge, strong Excel skills, and experience with RFPs and LMS implementations. Competitive salary with bonus and full benefits package are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required
• 5+ years of strategic sourcing or procurement experience, preferably in the dental field
• Experience running RFPs, negotiating contracts independently, and consolidating contracts post-acquisition or integration
• Strong negotiation skills, with experience closing multi-year agreements
• Experience supporting multi-site organizations with multiple points of contact
• Familiarity with dental supply platforms (Dentira preferred)
• Strong Excel skills including pivot tables, lookups, and spend analysis
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite: Outlook, SharePoint, Word, PDF, and PPT

Responsibilities

• Support VP of Procurement in planning and running RFPs and sourcing events across categories (clinical supplies, equipment, services, labs)
• Prepare for and support negotiations on price, terms, volume commitments, renewals
• Review agreements for risk and manage renewal calendars
• Manage day-to-day vendor relationships and performance reviews
• Manage preferred dental lab network and lead business reviews on quality and billing accuracy
• Roll out and administer the dental lab management system (LMS) across offices
• Identify ways to streamline lab ordering workflows and troubleshoot LMS issues
• Pull and analyze spend data to identify cost savings and track contract compliance
• Cross-train in other procurement functions to provide coverage

Skills

Strategic sourcing

RFPs

Contract negotiations

Multi-site experience

Excel (pivot tables, lookups)

MS Office Suite

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Dentira

MS Office Suite

Job description

Star Dental Partners seeks a Dental Procurement Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead high-volume sourcing across clinical supplies, equipment, and labs. You will negotiate contracts, manage vendor relationships, and drive cost savings in a multi-site dental network.

The role requires deep dental industry knowledge, strong Excel skills, and experience with RFPs and LMS implementations. Competitive salary with bonus and full benefits package are offered.