Strategic Healthcare Sourcing Director

Vizient, Inc.; Irving (TX); Hybrid; USD 102,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Comprehensive benefits plan

Incentive eligibility

Job summary

Vizient, Inc. is seeking a strategic sourcing expert to act as a trusted advisor for complex healthcare initiatives, driving measurable financial and operational value.

You will lead enterprise sourcing projects, negotiate supplier agreements, and develop sourcing strategies with cross-functional stakeholders. You will guide evidence-based decisions, optimize supplier performance, and influence implementation of sourcing solutions while leveraging AI to enhance analysis and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Advanced analytical, communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship management skills.
• Demonstrated success independently leading complex enterprise sourcing initiatives.
• Strong experience negotiating complex supplier agreements and commercial contracts.

Responsibilities

• Develop sourcing strategies that align client priorities, organizational objectives, and market opportunities.
• Lead the complete sourcing lifecycle, including business requirements, market assessments, RFIs, RFPs, supplier evaluations, negotiations, contract development, implementation planning, and post-award activities.
• Negotiate complex contractual, operational, service, and financial agreements with suppliers on behalf of clients.
• Evaluate supplier capabilities, financial stability, innovation, and market positioning to develop strategic sourcing recommendations.
• Partner with legal, contracting, finance, and operational stakeholders to resolve complex sourcing and contracting issues.
• Lead cross-functional stakeholder committees and facilitate alignment to support evidence-based sourcing decisions.
• Present sourcing strategies, financial analyses, supplier recommendations, and implementation plans to executive leadership.
• Analyze spend, utilisation, supplier, operational, market, and financial data to identify sourcing opportunities, mitigate risk, and develop business recommendations.
• Measure and communicate sourcing outcomes, including savings, value realization, operational improvements, supply assurance, and implementation success.
• Apply advanced AI fluency to improve business strategy, complex analysis, stakeholder communications, and decision-making while promoting the effective and responsible use of AI.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Advanced AI fluency

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Relationship management

Communication

Presentation

Education

Business / related field

Job description

Vizient, Inc. is seeking a strategic sourcing expert to act as a trusted advisor for complex healthcare initiatives, driving measurable financial and operational value.

You will lead enterprise sourcing projects, negotiate supplier agreements, and develop sourcing strategies with cross-functional stakeholders. You will guide evidence-based decisions, optimize supplier performance, and influence implementation of sourcing solutions while leveraging AI to enhance analysis and outcomes.