Sourcing Director - Excelerate (PPI- Orthopedics)

Vizient, Inc; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 102,400 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Vizient, Inc in Chicago is seeking a Sourcing Director to lead strategic sourcing processes within the Excelerate Health Sourcing team. This role involves establishing relationships with suppliers and stakeholders, managing clinical variance strategies, and ensuring cost-effective solutions for health care delivery. Candidates should have over 7 years of experience in health care supply cost management along with strong negotiation skills. The position offers comprehensive benefits and a competitive salary ranging from $102,400 to $179,000.

Qualifications

• 7 or more years’ experience required.
• Experience in health care supply cost management and contracting preferred.
• Proven ability to coach and support others.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain relationships with stakeholders.
• Develop and implement business processes to meet financial goals.
• Provide leadership in managing cost savings and clinical variation strategies.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Relationship building

Operational planning

Consultative skills

Education

Relevant degree preferred

Job description

Sourcing Director - Excelerate page is loaded## Sourcing Director - Exceleratelocations: Irving, TX 75062 Vizient Corporate HQ: Cape Girardeau, MO 63703: Chicago, IL 60607: Centennial, CO 80111time type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: 33436RWhen 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.**Summary:**In this role, you will provide leadership to manage and execute upon strategies for a customized contract and program portfolio that meets the unique needs of the Excelerate Health Sourcing, LLC Members. Excelerate is a provider-led, physician-engaged change management model jointly owned by Cleveland Clinic, OhioHealth, and Vizient. The Excelerate sourcing team is charged with delivering best-in-class contracting strategies and expertise that allows its members to capitalize on recurring physician/clinical variation and cost reduction opportunities. This sourcing position will contribute to all aspects of Excelerate’s Orthopedic/Neuro strategic sourcing processes, including opportunity identification, strategy, contract development, supplier partnerships, negotiations, documentation, and clinical packaging for implementation. **Responsibilities:*** Establish and maintain relationships with the Cleveland Clinic staff, Excelerate members, and Vizient stakeholders.* Establish and elevate strategic relationships with key suppliers in the Orthopedic/Surgical service lines.* In collaboration with the Cleveland Clinic, identify, prioritize, and execute on current and future variation and utilization opportunities.* Develop and implement business processes to meet financial goals.* Ensure accurate tracking and reporting of objectives and goals.* Collaborate with internal stakeholders and leaders to execute on Excelerate’s performance goals, business objectives and improve best practices.* Provide leadership and consultation in identifying, analyzing, and managing innovative and complex cost savings and clinical variation strategies.**Qualifications:*** Relevant degree preferred.* 7 or more years’ experience required.* Strong negotiation skills and proven success in complex negotiations required.* Experience in health care supply cost management and contracting preferred.* Ability to coach and support others through leadership and collaborative partnership skills.* Proven ability in operational planning.* Experience in developing customized solutions for large complex organizations with suppliers using consultative skills.* Ability to excel, lead, and influence in a matrix environment.* Strong relationship building and strategic partnering skills.* Willingness to travel.**Estimated Hiring Range:**At Vizient, we consider skills, experience, and organizational needs in our compensation approach. Geographic factors may adjust the range estimate and hires typically fall below the top range. Compensation decisions are tailored to individual circumstances. The current salary range for this role is $102,400.00 to $179,000.00.This position is also incentive eligible.Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan! Please view our benefits here:**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.Working at Vizient means making a difference in today’s dynamic health care industry, every day. Our mission is to connect health care organizations and providers with the knowledge, solutions and expertise that enable them to accelerate their clinical and operational performance.Vizient is based in Dallas and has offices in 20 metropolitan areas across the United States. We have 4,000 employees with a breadth of expertise, experience and compassion, who are eager to develop and implement solutions that advance health care for the greater good.Across our enterprise of companies, we have the scale and depth to deliver exponential impact across the continuum of care:* Provista – Proven supply chain partner specializing in extended, diagnostic and preventive care facilities, including surgery centers, home health and senior living* Apexus – The exclusive contractor for 340B Drug Pricing Program, managed by the Health Resources and Services Administration* **apt**itude – The industry’s first online direct contracting market, supporting self-contracting activity between hospitals and suppliers.* Sg2 - Providing a unique blend of analytics, intelligence, consulting and education to enable health system leaders to integrate strategic growth and performance across the continuum of care.**Click** **for Vizient Careers Home Page.**###