Sourcing and Contracting Manager-Senior

Overview

Presbyterian is seeking a Sourcing & Contracting Manager Senior

The Sourcing and Contracting Manager Senior position is responsible for strategic planning for all supplies and purchased services categories utilized by PHS enterprise-wide perioperative operations, which mainly impacts physician preference supplies and physician effectiveness and satisfaction. The position is responsible for proactively identifying opportunities for improved clinical outcomes and cost savings opportunities; forecasting supply and services utilization; addressing new supplies and services requests from PHS surgeons, physicians, and clinical staff; coordinating critical process changes related to supplies and purchased services; managing expiring contracts; and is accountable for utilizing and enforcing the VAT seven-step process to optimize each initiative and achieve the highest value and return for PHS Perioperative departments. This position is also responsible for Chairing the Periop Value Analysis Team (VAT) which requires significant leadership and communications skills to lead the critical thinking and strategic planning necessary to engage employee and non-employee physicians and gain their consensus for implementing initiatives that result in cost savings or improved patient care. This position provides considerable leadership and enterprise-wide coordination to engage Perioperative clinical and operational leadership to drive consensus and standardization for perioperative supplies and clinical purchased services. This role is self-directed and responsible for executing the VAT initiatives in a timely and cost-effective manner which requires conducting analytics; gaining knowledge of industry trends and market conditions; engaging users and stakeholders to validate specifications and expectations; drafting and managing RFIs and RFPs; analyzing results; conducting reference checks; providing summary analyses and recommendations to the VAT members, users/surgeons, stakeholders, and physician leaders; and driving consensus for appropriate decision-making. Once a selection/decision has been made this position drafts the contract, negotiates with the suppliers, and plans the implementation/conversion of the new supplier, supply, or service. The position is also responsible for managing new products/services requests, conducting industry research and clinical studies, coordinating product/service trials, and engaging the President, PMG, and VP, Population Health, and Value Transformation to review the clinical need and to lead discussions with physician requesters for more information/justification or to convey the denial of the request. This role has high visibility and will profoundly impact business-critical projects and processes across the PHS enterprise and is responsible for supporting Senior Executive Leadership to drive cost savings and quality enhancement initiatives, optimize opportunities and mitigate risks, support physician satisfaction and retention, and ensure PHS policies and procedures are enforced.

• This is a Full Time position - Exempt: Yes
• Job is based at Rev Hugh Cooper Admin Center
• Work hours: Days

Ideal Candidate:

Bachelor degree required, 6 years of additional experience can be substituted in lieu of degree plus; 5 years experience in healthcare supply chain information or industry related supply chain information experience.

Minimum ten years overall experience in Supply Chain, Value Analysis or purchasing, contracting, project management, or related field experience and Five years experience specific to Peri-Op healthcare Value Analysis, negotiating, contracting, purchasing, legal contracting, or related fields.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree required, 6 years of additional experience can be substituted in lieu of degree plus; 5 years experience in healthcare supply chain information or industry related supply chain information experience.
• MBA will receive preferred preference
• Minimum ten (10) years overall experience in Supply Chain, Value Analysis or purchasing, contracting, project management, or related field experience and
• Five (5) years experience specific to Peri-Op healthcare Value Analysis, negotiating, contracting, purchasing, legal contracting, or related fields. Must be able to lead tactical and strategic negotiations.
• Must have Peri-Op product knowledge regarding, use of products, disease states, construct pricing, revenue/margin impacts and be capable of high financial analytics
• Shall be in good standing or must complete certification in one or more of the following areas within one year from date of hire; CPSM , Lean / Six Sigma, Project Management, and/or Other related supply chains,