Spend Manager - Healthcare Supply Chain (South/Central California)

$77,400 - $127,600/Yr

Vizient - Irving, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Irving, TX

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

About the position

In this role, you will support healthcare organizations in delivering high-quality, cost-effective care by driving penetration of Vizient contracts and implementation of supply chain solutions. You will enable exceptional provider service by ensuring alignment and optimization of Vizient's spend management services with provider needs, strategic goals, and priorities. You will be guided by the core tenets that shape Vizient's operations and strategic focus, including Performance Improvement, Cost Management, Supply Chain Excellence, and Data & Analytics. Your responsibilities will include engaging provider functional experts to understand and address their business challenges, actively soliciting feedback, contributing to the design of the provider workplan, and supporting the Spend Executive in upsell activities by sharing relevant insights. You will activate and optimize the national and/or commit Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) by utilizing category management and core tenet strategies in alignment with the Spend Management delivery team and provider workplan. You will drive value to providers by identifying and optimizing cost savings opportunities, contracts, and tiers, while ensuring efficient procurement practices, maximizing value for the organization, and driving strategic alignment across all stakeholders involved. Additionally, you will connect providers to Vizient resources and tools, provide training and support for newly implemented solutions, and educate providers on spend management offerings to drive penetration of contracts. Collaboration is key in this role, as you will work with Category Managers, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and the Vizient delivery team to implement solutions, leveraging core tenet insights and Vizient resources. You will also partner with Product Advisors to align category strategies with the provider workplan, including analyzing the GPO Performance Dashboard to track sales plan performance, identifying category trends and gaps, and connecting underreported spend. Delivering service and support for providers will involve hosting, facilitating, and/or participating in internal Spend Management meetings and Quarterly Business Reviews to share progress, identify opportunities, and overcome obstacles. You will engage with suppliers on strategic workplan initiatives and targets as identified on monthly zone supplier calls, while building and maintaining knowledge of industry trends related to Vizient's core tenets and spend categories, utilizing insights and intelligence to inform and implement provider workplan initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Engage provider functional experts to understand and address their business challenges, actively solicit feedback, contribute to the design of the provider workplan, and support Spend Executive in upsell activities by sharing relevant insights.
• Activate and optimize the national and/or commit Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) by utilizing category management and core tenet strategies in alignment with the Spend Management delivery team and provider workplan.
• Drive value to providers by identifying and optimizing cost savings opportunities, contracts, and tiers, while ensuring efficient procurement practices, maximizing value for the organization, and driving strategic alignment across all stakeholders involved.
• Connect provider to Vizient resources and tools, provide training and support for newly implemented solutions, and educate provider on spend management offerings to drive penetration of contracts.
• Collaborate with Category Managers, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and the Vizient delivery team to implement solutions, leveraging core tenet insights and Vizient resources.
• Partner with Product Advisors to align category strategies with the provider workplan, including analyzing the GPO Performance Dashboard to track sales plan performance, identifying category trends and gaps, and connecting underreported spend.
• Deliver service and support for providers by hosting, facilitating and/or participating in internal Spend Management meetings and Quarterly Business Reviews to share progress, identify opportunities, and overcome obstacles.
• Engage with suppliers on strategic workplan initiatives and targets as identified on monthly zone supplier calls.
• Build and maintain knowledge of industry trends related to Vizient's core tenets and spend categories, utilizing insights and intelligence to inform and implement provider workplan initiatives.

Requirements

• Relevant degree preferred.
• 2 or more years relevant experience required.
• Account Management, Category Management or Supply Chain experience within healthcare preferred.
• Experience working with complex healthcare or hospital clients who have multiple sites preferred.
• Possess strong client facing skills, and group presentation experience.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills, ability to manage multiple deadlines, and strong conflict resolution skills.
• Advanced Excel (VLOOKUP, pivot tables, formulas) and PowerPoint skills required.
• Salesforce experience is preferred.
• Candidate must reside in South/Central California (San Francisco to Los Angeles).
• Willingness to travel.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working with complex healthcare or hospital clients who have multiple sites preferred.
• Salesforce experience is preferred.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits plan including health insurance, dental insurance, and vision insurance.
• Incentive eligibility based on performance.
• Opportunities for personal and professional development.
• Flexible scheduling options.