Director Strategic Sourcing

Remote

• →Sets enterprise sourcing strategy for multiple categories representing ~$4B in annual spend, owning value creation, governance, and supplier ecosystem design.  
• →Designs and executes multiyear sourcing strategies aligned to enterprise priorities such as cost reduction, resiliency, sustainability, and vertical integration.  
• →Leads end-to-end strategic sourcing and contracting, including market analysis, supplier selection, negotiations, contracting, and compliance governance.  
• → Partners with executive and cross functional stakeholders to align sourcing, value analysis, clinical needs, finance, and operational priorities.  
• →Drives cost savings and value optimization through data driven analysis, standardization, utilization controls, and total delivered cost management.  
• →Builds and maintains strategic supplier relationships, overseeing performance management, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement initiatives.  
• →Leads and develops a high performing sourcing organization, fostering talent development, succession planning, engagement, and inclusive leadership.  
• →Serves as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, influencing enterprise decisions through clear, persuasive, data backed recommendations.  
• →Establishes metrics, reporting, and governance to measure sourcing impact on cost, quality, risk, and organizational outcomes.  
• →Ensures ethical, compliant, and resilient sourcing operations, managing risk, budgets, policies, and adherence to regulatory and organizational standards. 

• This position requires limited regional and national travel, therefore, will be exposed to weather and road conditions. ​​  
• Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.​  
• Exposed to a normal office environment.​  

• ​ Bachelor’s Degree required; 7 years of direct relevant work experience in healthcare supply chain will be considered in lieu of a degree​.

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• ​​Requires minimum 7 years of experience in sourcing, contracting, procurement, materials management, logistics, and finance in a healthcare setting. Non-healthcare industry experience will be considered in lieu of direct healthcare experience.

• ​​Demonstrated successful contract negotiation skills and ability to establish and administer complex contracts for products and services.​  
• Sound knowledge of inventory management and related accounting processes.​  
• Interchange and internet-based procurement transaction processes knowledge with exposure to broader issues such as Continuous Replenishment Processes or Vendor Managed Inventories.​  
• Skills developing strategic and tactical plans to meet business objectives in a large healthcare system.​  
• Knowledge of contract law and related legal and financial policies.​  
• Excellent communication skills necessary to communicate effectively with senior administrators, department leaders,  
  physicians, vendors, and clinical staff to support Advocate Health’s acquisition goals.​  
• Knowledge of healthcare accreditation standards (i.e. DNV, JCAHO), Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and National Fire Protection Organization requirements.​  
• Excellent analytical, quantitative and qualitative skills. Ability to identify and solve problems creatively, to work within deadlines with a high attention to detail and to work independently in a fast paced, dynamic environment.​  
• Experience in working with and implementing large-scale automated systems.​ 

• Master’s Degree preferred. 

• Prior experience in a leadership or managerial role including but not limited to planning, directing, and leading a high-performing team centralized in sourcing functions, value analysis, the standardization of products, and the implementation of best practice and cost containment initiatives is preferred 

• Certified Resource & Materials Professional (CMRP) preferred but not required​- American Hospital Association (AHA) 

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

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Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.