Director, Technology Procurement & Strategic Sourcing

The Aspen Group (TAG) is one of the largest and most trusted retail healthcare business support organizations in the U.S. and has supported over 20,000 healthcare professionals and team members with close to 1,500 health and wellness offices across 48 states in four distinct categories: dental care, urgent care, medical aesthetics, and animal health. Working in partnership with independent practice owners and clinicians, the team is united by a single purpose: to prove that healthcare can be better and smarter for everyone. TAG provides a comprehensive suite of centralized business support services that power the impact of five consumer-facing businesses: Aspen Dental, ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers, WellNow Urgent Care, Chapter Aesthetic Studio, and Lovet. Each brand has access to a deep community of experts, tools and resources to grow their practices, and an unwavering commitment to delivering high-quality consumer healthcare experiences at scale.

As a reflection of our current needs and planned growth we are very pleased to offer an opportunity to join our dedicated team as a Director, Technology Procurement & Strategic Sourcing.

At The Aspen Group, we recognize that strategic supplier partnerships, technology innovation, and disciplined procurement governance are critical to enabling scalable growth and delivering exceptional support to the practices we serve nationwide. The Director of Technology Procurement & Strategic Sourcing will lead over $100M in enterprise-wide sourcing strategy and supplier management initiatives across an increasingly complex technology portfolio for an innovation focused organization in spend categories including Enterprise and Clinical SaaS, AI & Emerging Technologies, IT Professional Services, Telecom, Infrastructure, Hardware, Security, and Contact Center Technologies.  This leader will serve as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders, driving enterprise value through strategic sourcing, supplier innovation, operational efficiency, risk mitigation, and financial optimization.

The Director will oversee complex negotiations, lead transformational sourcing initiatives, establish category strategies aligned to corporate objectives, and enhance procurement governance across the organization. 

This role will partner cross-functionally with Technology, Security, Legal, Finance, Compliance, and Operations leadership to ensure sourcing decisions support TAG’s long-term strategic priorities, innovation roadmap, and financial goals.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Category Management

• Develop and execute enterprise-wide technology sourcing and category management strategies that align with TAG’s business objectives, digital transformation initiatives, and long-term growth plans.

• Serve as the highly visible procurement lead, thought leader, and strategic advisor to executive IT leadership (CIO, SVPs) across Technology, Security, AI, Infrastructure, and Operations functions.

• Drive enterprise value creation through supplier consolidation, cost optimization, process standardization, innovation partnerships, and risk reduction initiatives.

• Establish multi-year category roadmaps, sourcing strategies, supplier segmentation models, and performance management frameworks for critical technology spend areas.

• Identify emerging market trends, supplier innovations, and industry best practices to proactively position TAG for competitive advantage.

Sourcing, Negotiations & Supplier Governance

• Lead complex, high-value enterprise negotiations for software, cloud services, AI platforms, infrastructure, telecom, hardware, and strategic professional services agreements.

• Oversee end-to-end sourcing activities including business requirements gathering, market analysis, RF(x) strategy and execution, proposal evaluation, commercial negotiations, contract structuring, and supplier onboarding.

• Establish governance frameworks and executive-level supplier management processes to ensure supplier accountability, performance, compliance, service quality, and continuous improvement.

• Partner with Legal, Security, Compliance, and Risk teams to mitigate contractual, cybersecurity, operational, and regulatory risks associated with third-party technology suppliers.

• Lead strategic supplier business reviews and executive governance meetings with key enterprise partners.

Financial & Operational Excellence

• Deliver measurable savings, cost avoidance, and working capital improvements through strategic sourcing initiatives and commercial optimization strategies.

• Develop and analyze sophisticated financial models, TCO analyses, business cases, and scenario planni