Strategic Sourcing Manager - Heart & Vascular Services

Strategic Sourcing Manager - Heart & Vascular Services Position Summary

The Strategic Sourcing Manager serves as a key member of Supply Chain and will coordinate and collaborate with all levels of Supply Chain, clinical and non-clinical teams, administration, department stakeholders, and vendors to drive key organizational and departmental goals related to cost savings, process improvement, standardization, utilization reduction, and other supply chain initiatives. The position will focus on managing multiple indirect or direct spend categories.

The position will partner with others on the Strategic Sourcing team and the Value Analysis team to develop sourcing strategy for the specific categories of Radiology and Heart & Vascular. This position requires a high level of strategic and analytical thinking, project management, and organizational skills. The ideal candidate must demonstrate prior success in negotiations, contract formulation, and supplier relationship management.

The candidate must also possess excellent communication skills as they will be working as the primary source of contact between ECU Health teammates and vendors across multiple functional areas.

• Bachelor's degree, Master's preferred, in Business, Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, Accounting, Management, or related field
• 3 - 5 years of business experience, with a focus in contract analysis and negotiation. Healthcare industry preferred
• Experience in budgeting, vendor relations, performance/process improvement, project management

• Currently a Strategic Sourcing Manager or Contract Manager
• Works in Eastern NC or willing to commute to Greenville 3x a week
• Hybrid role so this will not be possible for someone to be fully remote
• Has Supply Chain experience in healthcare setting
• Has prior Cardiovascular experience
• Has prior Radiology and Imaging experience
• Has GPO experience - either worked at Vizient/HPG/Premier or worked in a role where they worked with a GPO
• Has experience redlining agreements, working with Law departments
• Has negotiating experience, including pricing, value adds, rebates
• Has experience working with Value Analysis teams
• Prior experience working with physicians/EPs, cardiologists
• Has experience with CVOR Directors
• Has experience working with finance counterparts, up to CFO
• Has experience working with section chiefs and department heads
• Team player, works well with others - Contract Administrators, Analysts, Value Analysis Managers
• Passion for Procurement and Supply Chain
• Ability to manage a portfolio of contracts
• Has done large-scale RFPs
• Has worked at a large IDN (Integrated Delivery Network) like ECU Health, Duke, Wake Forest, UNC Chapel Hill, etc.
• Experience at an Academic Medical Center, including working on research contracts and clinical trial agreements
• High priority on having experience with contracting/negotiation
• Ability to deal with multiple projects at one time

• Day Shift
  • Monday-Friday; 8AM-5PM
  • No On Call
  • No Weekends
  • No Holidays
• Hybrid Schedule (2-3 Days per week on-site in Greenville, NC)
• Career Growth Opportunities Available
• Great Benefits

About ECU Health
ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,708-bed academic health care system serving more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is comprised of 13,000 team members, nine hospitals and a physician group that encompasses over 1,100 academic and community providers practicing in over 180 primary and specialty clinics located in more than 130 locations.
The flagship ECU Health Medical Center, a Level I Trauma Center, and ECU Health Maynard Children’s Hospital serve as the primary teaching hospitals for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health and the Brody School of Medicine share a combined academic mission to improve the health and well‑being of eastern North Carolina through patient care, education and research.

It is the goal of ECU Health and its entities to employ the most qualified individual who best matches the requirements for the vacant position.
Offers of employment are subject to successful completion of all pre‑employment screenings, which may include an occupational health screening, criminal record check, education, reference, and licensure verification.
We value diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Decisions of employment are made based on business needs, job requirements and applicants qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information and testing, family and medical leave, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other status protected by law.

We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint.

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