Sr. Manager, IT Vendor & Strategy Operations

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Day - 08 Hour (United States of America)

This is a Stanford Health Care job.

A Brief Overview
Reporting to the Executive Director, ITS Business Operations, the Senior Manager, Procurement and Business Operations provides direct oversight to core procurement, payment, and business functions supporting the SHC TDS department of over 850 FTEs. This position has a business focus rather than a purely technological focus and is responsible for the major functions of sourcing, procurement, and payment within TDS. The Senior Manager, TDS Procurement and Business Operations manages a team of managers, vendor specialist , and other personnel within TDS to organize and coordinate these efforts. He or she will work closely to align these TDS functions with core support units at SHC (including finance, accounting, HR, supply chain, contract administration, , etc.) to represent TDS and to create seamless interaction for specialty services involving information technology. This position provides oversight and daily operational supervision to sourcing, procurement, invoicing, and customer service programs within TDS.

Locations
Stanford Health Care

What you will do

• Recruit, develop, and retain a high performing team to support essential functions of the role
• Create processes, practices, and procedures to provide purchasing for TDS
• Develop and support a methodical approach to identifying and realizing cost saving opportunities
• Assist with sourcing strategy development and execution - gather stakeholder and subject-matter insights/business requirements to ensure sourcing solutions meet business needs, identify process re-engineering opportunities to increase efficiencies
• Benchmark SHC TDS contracts and pricing to market
• Establish strategic alignment by linking TDS strategy with SHC’s business imperatives and a planning process that communicates effectively about costs, impacts, and progress
• Identify programs to measure benefits, particularly productivity-related, to ensure value is being added consistent with the enterprise productivity goals.
• Develop and build strong relationships with key TDS stakeholders and be recognized as a valued partner and influence business decisions
• Continually improve vendor performance through effective contracts and vendor performance management methodologies
• Leads the planning and launch of RFIs and RFPs and negotiates contracts

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's degree in a work-related discipline/field from an accredited college or university Required
• Master's Degree Business Administration/Management Master’s Business Administration degree preferred Preferred
• Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities as well as possession of any required licenses or certifications is qualifying.

Experience Qualifications

• Eight (8) years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience, including three (3) years of supervisory responsibility Required

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Unique combination of operational expertise, business process management principles, planning, and analysis to drive operational effectiveness
• Advanced negotiation experience developing financial decision-support models and negotiation support analyses.
• Strong consulting, problem-solving, and conceptual skills, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to identify, quantify, and drive change to realize cost savings opportunities
• Ability to lead effectively and utilize social influence to achieve organizational objectives
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization and external vendors
• Ability to negotiate, plan and organize, analyze and resolve problems
• Ability to succeed in demanding situations, balance between technical and business interests, accomplish results through third parties, remained focused on given objectives, balance speed, quality and costs, thrive under pressure, and carry out responsibilities in a fast-paced work environment
• Ability to communicate complex concepts in simple form to cross-functional departments or teams
• Ability to mediate and resolve complex problems and issues
• Ability to provide leadership and influence others
• Ability to strategize, plan and implement change
• Knowle