Manager, Supply Chain Operations

Posting Date

07/01/2025

5200 Virginia Way, Brentwood, Tennessee, 37027, United States of America

DaVita’s procurement team also known as PRISM (Procurement, Risk reduction, Innovation, and Supply Management) is on a multi-year journey of transforming our procurement / supply-chain / strategic sourcing process to be the best for our patients and partners and are looking for an innovative Strategic Sourcing Manager with Human Resources procurement and HRT negotiation experience to join our team. 

In this vital role, reporting the Sr. Manager, Strategic Sourcing – Technology Services, you will provide oversight of key suppliers, provide regular communications to senior leadership and participate in key initiatives and partner with internal customers and suppliers for process improvement. The position requires a deep understanding of HR benefits, services and insurance contracting, along with Human Resources Technology best practices, systems, and policies, and use of data to implement those practices to drive enhanced economic value to the company.

Responsibilities:

The following duties and responsibilities generally reflect the expectations of this position but are not intended to be all-inclusive.

• Collaborate with Corporate and Operations leaders to understand key supplier deliverables develop and implement meaningful service levels, and KPIs to meet objectives.
• Development of scorecards forward-thinking improvements that advance DaVita's ability to optimize our supply management capabilities and bring visibility to supplier performance and opportunities to deliver incremental value across the organization and to our patients, and teammates
• Monitor metrics, track progress and prepare presentations for senior management
• Facilitating and executing supplier meetings and operating reviews
• Develop and drive category strategy(s) to assess market, supply/demand risks and procurement opportunities.
• Identify ongoing process and service improvements to create maximum benefit and impact
• Support company initiative as they relate to cost savings, supplier diversity, inclusion and sustainability.
• Provide insight in defining future state procurement process, technology and tools related to supplier diversity
• Travel required up to 15%

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Procurement/Purchasing Experience
• 3+ years sourcing experience with expertise in influencing business strategy and vendor relations
• Bachelor’s degree required (Business, I.T., Supply Chain, or Human Resources preferred)

• Highly honed contracting and negotiation skills within HR/HRT required
• Experience writing and generating RFPs, RFIs and RFQs to suppliers required

• Experience with Stakeholder Management and cross functional collaboration preferred
• CPSM or similar HR related certification preferred

Demonstrated Track record in the following:

• Communication skills, written and oral 
• Strong influencing skills that can be used to lead teams and build partnerships with internal resources and DaVita supply base
• Ability to prioritize and adapt based on changing priorities
• Ability to develop and deploy new initiatives at scale
• Philosophies that align with our core values of Service Excellence, Integrity, Team, Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Fulfillment and Fun
• Thrive in a company that places equal weight on cultivating a compassionate culture and fostering a fast-paced entrepreneurial culture

What We’ll Provide:

More than just pay, our DaVita Rewards package connects teammates to what matters most. Teammates are eligible to begin receiving benefits on the first day of the month following or coinciding with one month of continuous employment. Below are some of our benefit offerings.

• Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out
• Support for you and your family: Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access Headspace®, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and more
• Professional development programs: DaVita offers a variety of programs to help strong performers grow within their career and offers on-demand virtual leadership and development courses through DaVita’s online training platform StarLearning.

What We’ll Provide:

More than just pay, our DaVita Rewards package connects teammates to what matters most. Teammates are eligible to begin receiving benefits on the first day of the month following or coinciding with one month of continuous em