Strategic Healthcare Sourcing Director - AI-Driven, Hybrid

Vizient; Centennial (CO); Hybrid; USD 102,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Vizient is seeking a strategic sourcing subject matter expert to lead complex healthcare sourcing initiatives that deliver measurable financial, operational, and clinical value. You will develop sourcing strategies, negotiate supplier agreements, and drive value analysis to support client and organizational priorities.

You will partner with clinicians and supply chain leaders, collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, and present recommendations to executive leadership.

Qualifications

• 7 or more years of relevant experience required. Healthcare provider, group purchasing organization, consulting, or other highly regulated industry experience preferred.
• Advanced AI fluency with the ability to leverage and critically evaluate AI solutions in complex business environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop sourcing strategies aligning client priorities, organizational objectives, and market opportunities.
• Lead the complete sourcing lifecycle, including RFIs, RFPs, supplier evaluations, negotiations, contract development, and implementation planning.
• 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 multidisciplinary value analysis committees and facilitate stakeholder alignment to support evidence-based sourcing decisions.
• Present sourcing strategies, financial analyses, supplier recommendations, and implementation plans to executive leadership.
• Analyze spend, utilization, 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, quality 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 sourcing

Contract negotiations

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

AI fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field

Job description

Vizient is seeking a strategic sourcing subject matter expert to lead complex healthcare sourcing initiatives that deliver measurable financial, operational, and clinical value. You will develop sourcing strategies, negotiate supplier agreements, and drive value analysis to support client and organizational priorities.

You will partner with clinicians and supply chain leaders, collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, and present recommendations to executive leadership.