HealthTrust Performance Group · 3 days ago
VP Strategic Sourcing
Nashville, TN
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
15+ years expHealthTrust Performance Group is part of HCA Healthcare, a leading provider of healthcare services. They are seeking a VP of Strategic Sourcing responsible for managing a national GPO contract portfolio worth approximately $10 billion, establishing strategic direction, and enhancing operational and financial performance while collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.
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Responsibilities
Oversees the development and execution of contracting strategies, ensuring that strategies:
Meet the clinical, operational, and financial objectives of HealthTrust members
Support HealthTrust environmental sustainability and supplier engagement efforts
Meet the strategic objectives of the HealthTrust business
Align with the HealthTrust committed model
Oversees the negotiation and finalization of contracts, ensuring that:
Contract terms and conditions are held to the highest standard
Follow all policies and procedures
Ensures that the contract portfolio: has an appropriate breadth of category coverage, remains competitive and market leading, supports the unique needs of all care class of trades, is appropriately maintained throughout term of agreement
Meets and exceeds annual goals, including but not limited to: savings, category expansion, operational/productivity, and ensuring portfolio remains competitive
Develop and maintain supplier executive relationships
Understand supplier key initiatives, objectives and partner with contracted suppliers to deliver on HealthTrust commitments
Ensure supplier partners are held accountable
Develop and maintain member relationships. Champion members interests, including but not limited to:
Understanding member key initiatives and how those integrate or impact GPO contracting initiatives
Understanding member needs and deliver a portfolio that meets needs
Collaborate with members on Supply Chain Board and Advisory Boards and work with members to align boards with contracting workplan/strategies
Resolving member issues with suppliers and/or our contract portfolio
Collaborate with Members, Account Management, Clinical Operations, and Supply Chain Board Operations to ensure we are gaining member alignment on contracting strategies and awards
Collaborate and execute on opportunities with Global Sourcing and Private Label
Collaborate and support HealthTrust GPO in the United Kingdom
Manage a fast-paced work environment that demands strong capabilities to drive projects and initiatives without much guidance and deliver them to completion
Lead critical conversations on confidential information to gain alignment and assess root cause of both member and supplier issues
Supporting and in some cases leading HealthTrust strategic initiatives across the organization
Ensure self and team adhere to policies and procedures and operate at the highest ethical standard
Ensure a culture where everyone feels heard, seen and valued, positivity, trust,, and innovation
Ensure contracting work plan (project) timelines are appropriately managed
Hold team accountable to project plans
Minimize contract extensions
Ensure team is prepared for functional team meetings, dry runs, and board meetings
Ensure a customer-focused team environment
Establishes clear, measurable goals that align team’s efforts with the organization’s vision/mission
Participate in key industry events and stay educated on industry news, issues and opportunities
Utilize global sourcing team for market research / information
Ensure team is highly collaborative with the “functional team” of sourcing, clinical, finance, legal and other key parts of the organizations
Create processes and decisions that make effective use of organizational resources and enhance operational efficiency
Evaluate supplier product pipelines and emerging technologies to determine impact on members and opportunity for category expansion
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required
At least 15 years' experience in sourcing/contracting and at least 10 years effectively manage teams
Healthcare and/or GPO experience strongly preferred
Benefits
Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
Colleague recognition program
Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.
Company
HealthTrust Performance Group
HealthTrust Performance Group (HealthTrust) is a healthcare performance improvement organization owned and operated by health systems and dedicated to strengthening provider performance and clinical excellence through an aligned membership model and advisory solutions that leverage expertise, scale and innovation.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Jocelyn Bradshaw
COO of GPO Operations
Guy W. Wagner
Senior Vice President Strategic Sourcing
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