Strategic Healthcare Sourcing & Contracts Director

Vizient; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 102,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Vizient is seeking a Strategic Category Leader to serve as a trusted advisor, developing and executing complex category strategies for portfolios that drive measurable value for clients. You will lead end-to-end sourcing initiatives, negotiate terms, and guide stakeholders across clinical, operational, and supplier teams while leveraging AI tools to enhance decision-making.

You will influence executives and cross-functional teams, mentor colleagues, and travel about 25% to engage with clients

Qualifications

• Relevant degree preferred.
• 7+ years of relevant experience required.
• Healthcare/Hospital/GPO negotiation experience required.
• Proven ability to influence executive, clinical, operational, client, and supplier stakeholders.
• Clinical experience in a clinical environment highly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex category management, strategic sourcing, contracting, supply chain, consulting for Surgical equipment.
• Advanced knowledge of AI tools, capabilities, outputs, and limitations with responsible use.
• Willingness to travel about 25%.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead comprehensive category strategies for complex portfolios that align with client priorities and organizational objectives while advancing value realization, standardization, innovation, risk mitigation, and cost optimization.
• Serve as the category subject matter expert and strategic advisor across sourcing, contracting, and value analysis initiatives, using spend, utilization, supplier performance, market intelligence, and client priorities to identify opportunities.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing initiatives, including opportunity assessment, requirements development, RFI and RFP execution, supplier evaluation, negotiations, contract development, implementation, and performance monitoring.
• Develop and negotiate complex business, financial, operational, and contractual terms with suppliers and provide strategic guidance on contracting approaches and negotiations.
• Lead multidisciplinary stakeholder committees and facilitate alignment among clinical, executive, operational, supply chain, value analysis, supplier, and other client stakeholders to support informed decisions and achieve strategic objectives.
• Present category strategies, sourcing recommendations, business cases, and initiative outcomes to executive audiences while building trusted relationships that support long-term value delivery.
• Manage complex category portfolios and collaborate across sourcing, contracting, analytics, implementation, and value analysis teams to achieve annual goals.
• Anticipate and evaluate market, regulatory, supply chain, legal, competitive, and supplier developments to mitigate risk and identify opportunities for savings, quality improvement, technology adoption, standardization, and operational efficiency.
• Provide mentoring, strategic guidance, and category expertise to team members and represent Vizient in client, supplier, and industry engagements.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Executive communication

AI fluency

Analytical skills

Travel readiness

Education

Relevant degree preferred

Job description

Vizient is seeking a Strategic Category Leader to serve as a trusted advisor, developing and executing complex category strategies for portfolios that drive measurable value for clients. You will lead end-to-end sourcing initiatives, negotiate terms, and guide stakeholders across clinical, operational, and supplier teams while leveraging AI tools to enhance decision-making.

You will influence executives and cross-functional teams, mentor colleagues, and travel about 25% to engage with clients