The RoleAs Administrator, System Stewardship & Supply Chain Strategic Sourcing, you will provide strategic leadership for enterprise-wide stewardship initiatives, supply chain optimization, and complex transformation projects.
Working in a dual-reporting structure with Supply Chain and system executive leadership, you will collaborate across Finance, Clinical Operations, Revenue Cycle, Facilities, Information Technology, Human Resources, and other departments to identify opportunities, establish accountability, and deliver sustainable improvements.
Key responsibilities include:- Lead enterprise-wide stewardship and expense optimization initiatives, identifying opportunities to improve financial margins, reduce unnecessary expenditures, and strengthen resource utilization.
- Develop and execute strategic sourcing initiatives across clinical, non-clinical, purchased services, capital, and other major spending categories.
- Establish governance structures, project management methodologies, and accountability frameworks to support system-wide improvement initiatives.
- Manage a portfolio of high-impact transformation projects, overseeing initiatives from opportunity identification through implementation, performance measurement, and benefits realization.
- Partner with executive leaders, physicians, and operational stakeholders to align financial improvement strategies with patient care, quality, and organizational priorities.
- Lead complex sourcing activities, including RFPs, RFQs, supplier evaluations, contract negotiations, and strategic supplier selection.
- Identify opportunities for cost savings and cost avoidance through contract optimization, standardization, utilization management, supplier consolidation, and improved purchasing strategies.
- Establish annual savings targets and monitor projected and realized financial benefits in collaboration with Finance and operational leadership.
- Develop executive dashboards, scorecards, and performance indicators to track stewardship initiatives, contract compliance, supply expenses, supplier performance, and realized savings.
- Lead multidisciplinary teams through complex organizational change, establishing project milestones, identifying risks, resolving barriers, and maintaining accountability for results.
- Strengthen supplier relationships through executive business reviews, performance management, contract compliance, and risk mitigation strategies.
- Evaluate group purchasing organization (GPO) opportunities, total cost of ownership, and value-based sourcing strategies.
- Facilitate executive governance meetings, develop strategic recommendations, and communicate progress and outcomes to senior leadership.
- Champion a culture of financial accountability and continuous improvement, ensuring stewardship initiatives deliver sustainable value without compromising clinical quality or service excellence.
The ideal candidate is a strategic, analytically driven leader with demonstrated success managing complex sourcing, financial improvement, or enterprise transformation initiatives.
This individual will bring strong executive communication skills, advanced project and program management capabilities, and the ability to influence stakeholders across diverse clinical and operational environments.
Success requires someone who can
see the big picture while maintaining accountability for execution, translate financial and operational data into actionable strategies, and build partnerships that produce measurable, sustainable results.
Relocation assistance may be available for qualified candidates.MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Education: Bachelor's degree required. Master's degree preferred.
Experience: 10 years of relevant professional experience, to include 7 years of formal managerial experience required.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.
The pay range for this role is $200,000.00 - $260,881.00 annually. Individual compensation will be determined by the selected candidate's qualifications, previous work experience, and/or education.
Benefits- Comprehensive Benefits Package: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Retirement Savings
- Long-term and Short-term Disability
- Health Saving Plans, and Flexible Spending Accounts
- Certification and Education Support
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