Senior Spend Manager

Vizient; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive eligible

Job summary

Vizient in Irving, TX seeks a data-driven professional to advance client analytics and savings initiatives across med/surgical, pharmacy, lab, IT, and facilities. You will collaborate with Spend Management to identify opportunities, build data workflows, and deliver dashboards for executive reporting.

Travel up to 5% is required as you engage with clients and cross-functional teams to optimize contract coverage and savings opportunities.

Qualifications

• Advanced statistical modeling and analytics on healthcare or supply chain data.
• Experience with large datasets and building data workflows for ingestion, transformation and analysis.
• Designing data queries and models to support scalable analytics.
• Managing data intake, validation and reconciliation across sources.
• Developing dashboards for executive reporting using BI tools.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with an account team and Spend Management Lead to enhance contract penetration.
• Identify savings within the supply chain and promote contract programs.
• Submit contract docs and perform complex analytics to track savings.
• Onboard and educate clients on Vizient tools and solutions.
• Support QBR strategy and presentation development with analysts.
• Manage membership rostering and client locations in CRM.
• Increase GPO contract coverage by analyzing spend and adoption of contracts.
• Document savings opportunities including tier optimization and expiring contracts.
• Coordinate with suppliers and clients to vet savings opportunities and conversions.
• Act as liaison between Vizient data intake teams and clients for accurate data submission.

Skills

Data modeling

Large datasets

Data workflows

Data visualization

Excel / BI

Education

Master's degree in relevant field

Tools

Tableau

Job description

When you're the best, we're the best. We instill an environment where employees feel engaged, satisfied and able to contribute their unique skills and talents while living and working as their authentic selves. We provide extensive opportunities for personal and professional development, building both employee competence and organizational capability to fuel exceptional performance through an inclusive environment both now and in the future.

Responsibilities

Responsible for working independently to provide dedicated service to a client in the primary focus areas of med/surgical, pharmacy, lab, IT, purchased services, and facilities. Specific duties include:

1. Collaborate closely with a dedicated account team and Spend Management Lead to enhance contract penetration and implement value-driven strategies;
2. Identify potential savings within the supply chain while promoting the utilization of supply chain contracts and programs;
3. Identify and implement savings opportunities by submitting contract documents, conducting complex analytics, and collaborating with the team to track results;
4. Support client engagement through onboarding, education, and ongoing utilization of Vizient tools and solutions;
5. Partner with Spend Management Lead and analysts on Quarterly Business Review (QBR) strategy, presentation development, and follow-up;
6. Manage membership rostering, new client locations, and ensure accurate activity tracking in the CRM system;
7. Increase GPO contract coverage by analyzing client spend, supplier purchases, and driving adoption of new contract opportunities;
8. Document and monitor savings opportunities, including tier optimization, LOC/LOP execution, and expiring contract processes;
9. Coordinate with suppliers, clients, and product advisors to vet and present conversion and savings opportunities, including NovaPlus and IMPACT programs;
10. Act as a liaison between Vizient data intake teams and clients to ensure accurate data submission and reporting.

Minimum Requirements

1. Applying advanced statistical modeling and analytical techniques to large-scale healthcare or supply chain datasets to identify savings opportunities and drive measurable financial outcomes;
2. Working with large and complex datasets, including developing and managing data workflows for data ingestion, transformation, and analysis using programming or analytics tools;
3. Designing and optimizing data queries, data models, and data processing workflows to support accurate, efficient, and scalable analytics;
4. Managing data intake, validation, and reconciliation processes across multiple data sources to ensure data quality and consistency;
5. Developing and maintaining data visualization solutions (e.g., Tableau or similar tools) to support performance monitoring and executive reporting;
6. Performing multi-source financial and operational analysis within a healthcare or similar environment using Excel and/or business intelligence tools.

Employer will accept experience gained concurrently. Experience may have been gained before, during, or after Master's degree.

Full time, position located in Irving, TX. 5% domestic travel required for team and client visits. Salary: $100,000.00 to $120,000.00/year. Visa sponsorship not available for this position.

This position is also incentive eligible.

Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan! Please view our benefits here: http://www.vizientinc.com/about-us/careers

Equal Opportunity Employer: Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender identity, ethnicity, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.