Vice President, Global Procurement (Head of Function)

Company Description

Press Ganey  the leading Human Experience (HX) healthcare performance improvement company, offers an integrated suite of solutions that address safety, clinical excellence, patient experience and workforce engagement. The company works with more than 41,000 healthcare facilities in its mission to reduce patient suffering and enhance caregiver resilience to improve the overall safety, quality, and experience of care. Press Ganey is a PG Forsta company.

Job Description

The person in this role is responsible for developing and driving PG Forsta’s global procurement strategy while managing $750m in spend across all indirect spend categories. This executive will lead a procurement organization to support the strategic objectives of the company, enact process improvements, and lead associated cost transformations. The Global Head of Procurement is charged with leading the commercial relationships with the entire procurement supplier base.

Press Ganey is seeking a highly accomplished leader with executive level experience in procurement, and preferably in corporate procurement at a global scale. 

Qualifications

• Fifteen (15) years of operational leadership experience with a strong focus and background in procurement and strategic sourcing.
• Ten (10) years of leadership experience.
• MBA or Master’s degree in a related field of study.
• Deep expertise with complex and disparate procurement models across a vast supply base.
• Lead global indirect procurement organization across all major geographies ($750M+ spend)
• Specific industry expertise on suppliers providing products/services across SaaS, IT, Marketing, Legal, Healthcare.
• Global mindset and cultural sensitivity; ability to engage with colleagues and suppliers across a global footprint.
• Deep working knowledge of the relevant supply base and key suppliers within the supplier ecosystem.
• History of driving continuous & aggressive cost reductions and process improvements while facing ongoing macro business and corporate challenges
• Strong negotiation skills and leadership, superb financial and business acumen
• Demonstrated track record of significant accomplishment forming effective partnerships with business units in support of strategic goals and objectives.
• Ability to be flexible and adapt effectively in a dynamic market environment.
• Development and execution of a comprehensive procurement strategy aligned with broader supply chain and business objectives.
• Strong experience conducting RFP’s
• Conducting detailed negotiations while maintaining direct communication with suppliers
• Supplier selection, management, rationalization, performance monitoring, and reporting.
• Directly oversee all commercial aspects, including business strategies, goals, costs, performance, contracts, negotiations
• Negotiation to achieve favorable agreements that yield ongoing cost savings and continuity of supply/service.
• Creation and execution of performance & process improvement initiatives to implement operational practices across the procurement organization.
• Collaborates frequently and seamlessly with all internal stakeholders on meeting their needs for products, software, and services
• Collaborates with broader Procurement and ops teams on total supply chain cost optimization and cross-benchmarking
• Hands on mentality and approach
• Sets leadership example for global team
• Organizational design, recruiting and talent management for the procurement organization

Additional Information

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Press Ganey we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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