Senior Spend Manager

Responsible for working independently to provide dedicated service to a client in the primary focus areas of med/surgical, pharmacy, lab, IT, purchased services, and facilities. Specific duties include: (1) Collaborate closely with a dedicated account team and Spend Management Lead to enhance contract penetration and implement value-driven strategies; (2) Identify potential savings within the supply chain while promoting the utilization of supply chain contracts and programs; (3) Identify and implement savings opportunities by submitting contract documents, conducting complex analytics, and collaborating with the team to track results; (4) Support client engagement through onboarding, education, and ongoing utilization of Vizient tools and solutions; (5) Partner with Spend Management Lead and analysts on Quarterly Business Review (QBR) strategy, presentation development, and follow-up; (6) Manage membership rostering, new client locations, and ensure accurate activity tracking in the CRM system; (7) Increase GPO contract coverage by analyzing client spend, supplier purchases, and driving adoption of new contract opportunities; (8) Document and monitor savings opportunities, including tier optimization, LOC/LOP execution, and expiring contract processes; (9) Coordinate with suppliers, clients, and product advisors to vet and present conversion and savings opportunities, including NovaPlus and IMPACT programs; and (10) Act as a liaison between Vizient data intake teams and clients to ensure accurate data submission and reporting. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: This position requires a Master's degree or equivalent in Business Analytics, Statistics, Data Science, or a related field and 1 year of related business or supply chain experience in the healthcare industry. Must also have 12 months of demonstrated experience with each of the following: (1) Applying advanced statistical modeling and analytical techniques to large-scale healthcare or supply chain datasets to identify savings opportunities and drive measurable financial outcomes; (2) Working with large and complex datasets, including developing and managing data workflows for data ingestion, transformation, and analysis using programming or analytics tools; (3) Designing and optimizing data queries, data models, and data processing workflows to support accurate, efficient, and scalable analytics; (4) Managing data intake, validation, and reconciliation processes across multiple data sources to ensure data quality and consistency; (5) Developing and maintaining data visualization solutions (e.g., Tableau or similar tools) to support performance monitoring and executive reporting; and (6) Performing multi-source financial and operational analysis within a healthcare or similar environment using Excel and/or business intelligence tools. Employer will accept experience gained concurrently. Experience may have been gained before, during, or after Master's degree. Full time, position located in Irving, TX. 5% domestic travel required for team and client visits. Salary: $100,000.00 to $120,000.00/year. Visa sponsorship not available for this position. Please apply online at https://careers.vizientinc.com/careers. This position is also incentive eligible. Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan! Please view our benefits here: http://www.vizientinc.com/about-us/careers