Director, Capital Equipment

Position Title:

Director, Capital Equipment

Department:

Supply Chain

Job Description:

This position is a hybrid role and requires proximity to our Oklahoma City offices with a requirement to be on-site two to three days per week.  

General Description:

The position of Administrative Director, Capital Equipment is responsible for leading a team that is accountable for managing the capital equipment intake, execution, and negotiation processes for OU Health.  This position will also be responsible for working with senior leadership on developing a committee to manage capital equipment decisions and strategies for the health system.

Essential Responsibilities:

Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position.  Inability to perform these responsibilities with or without an accommodation may result in disqualification from the position. 

• Partner with senior OU Health leadership to develop a process for capital equipment planning intake, management, decision making, and communication.
• Facilitate Capital Equipment Core Group and work closely with the Core Group chair to align on the strategy and content.
• Develop and manage a process for emergency capital equipment to flow through the Capital Equipment Core Group.
• Implement equipment standardization strategies to increase value and allow for strategic equipment bulk purchases throughout each fiscal year.
• Work closely with Category Managers and Contract Specialist in supply chain to align capital equipment decisions to supply agreements as needed.
• Enhance the current OU Health capital equipment policy to better align with system level decision making and speed to value.
• Lead strategic negotiations with suppliers to drive value and cost savings for OU Health.
• Collaborate with Finance to develop a process to optimize capital equipment cash flow in order to maximize value and improve financial stewardship.
• Collaborate with the Capital Buyer to support the execution plan developed by the Capital Equipment Core Group and other capital equipment needs.  
• Evaluate capital equipment procurement options to provide a recommendation to the Capital Equipment Core Group as needed.
• Collaborate with finance and stakeholders to develop financial evaluation models for capital equipment acquisitions. 
• Lead standardization and contract consolidation initiatives for OU Health.
• Create strategic alliances with suppliers to leverage volume and optimize total cost.
• Monitors markets to understand changes and equipment introductions to ensure contract portfolio remains relevant to market conditions.
• Interviews, hires, conduct performance evaluations, trains and attends to personnel issues with staff under his/her area of responsibility.
• Demonstrate the ability within a team assignment to take a lead role in interpreting and applying resolution techniques; management of diversity in the workplace; effective communication and active listening skills, consensus-building and problem resolution practices in order to achieve team goals.
• Provide leadership and guidance to ensure that supply chain activities are cost effective, create value, and meet customer expectations.
• Utilize tools and industry knowledge to run capital equipment benchmarking analysis to validate competitive proposals.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop and maintain an active capital equipment inventory for the entire health system.
• Provide leadership to develop and mature the capital equipment planning process.
• Lead, direct and motivate diverse workers within a team-based assignment; effectively manage change in the workplace.
• Represent organization at national level by attending and speaking at appropriate conferences and networking with other leaders in the field
• Make recommendations to leadership and develop a long-term strategy regarding capital equipment service agreements across OU Healt

General Responsibilities:

• Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor’s degree required.  Technical or Business-related Bachelor’s degree field preferred. Master’s degree preferred.

Experience: 5 to 7 years of progressive leadership experience required, including at least 2 or more years in supply chain management or supply chain project management role required. Prefer 4 or more years of experience in Supply Chain. 

Licensure/Certifications/Registrations Required:  None required.  Certified Materials & Resource Professional (CMRP) through American Hospital Association preferred.  Lean/Six Sigma or similar process