Manager, Strategic Sourcing

Community Health Systems is one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers. Developing and operating healthcare delivery systems in 40 distinct markets across 15 states, CHS is committed to helping people get well and live healthier. CHS operates 71 acute-care hospitals and more than 1,000 other sites of care, including physician practices, urgent care centers, freestanding emergency departments, occupational medicine clinics, imaging centers, cancer centers and ambulatory surgery centers.

Summary:

The Manager, Strategic Sourcing works in concert with the Director, Strategic Sourcing in leading system-wide cost optimization projects. This includes sourcing and utilization initiatives related to supply expense reduction. The position requires significant collaboration across the organization to achieve expense reduction while maintaining high standards of care.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage the sourcing process for their assigned portfolio. Conduct market research, prepares bids and RFI, Strategy Development & Validation, RFP, negotiate contracts, and execute contract launch
• Manage supplier performance and leads quarterly business review processes including evaluating vendor compliance with contracts and managing vendor rebates; resolves vendor product or service issues
• Evaluate primary and secondary sources of supply to understand competitive landscape and identify opportunities for better pricing
• Manage internal communications across teams and work with key stakeholders and subject matter experts (i.e., legal, finance, operations)
• Draft and redline contracts for facilities.
• Develop and implement strategies/contract project plans that create leverage, mitigate risk, and anticipate the direction of the market
• Draft and present strategic plans to key stakeholders as well as facilitate SME teams to refine strategy and build consensus
• Perform analysis of contract utilization and RFP responses and formulate recommendations for adoption or improvement.
• Interact with our Group Purchasing Organization (GPO), manufacturers and wholesaler/distributors to resolve contract-related issues.

Qualifications:

• Required Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, or a related field
• Required Experience:
  • Minimum 5 to 7 years in a supply chain healthcare setting in:
    • project management
    • value analysis
    • purchase services with medical devices and supplies
    • healthcare contracting
  • Proven negotiator with successful track record
  • Excellent time management and critical thinking skills; ability to prioritize
• Preferred Experience:
  • Corporate experience in a multi-hospital setting
  • ERP experience with Oracle
  • experience with GHX and Healthcare GPO
• Computer Skills Required: Advanced level of MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

Physical Demands:
In order to successfully perform this job, with or without a reasonable accommodation, the following are outlined below:

• The Employee is required to read, review, prepare and analyze written data and figures, using a PC or similar, and should possess visual acuity.
• The Employee may be required to occasionally climb, push, stand, walk, reach, grasp, kneel, stoop, and/or perform repetitive motions.
• The Employee is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions and; therefore, job functions are typically performed under conditions such as those found within general office or administrative work.