Spend Manager - Healthcare Supply Chain

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Summary:

In this role, you will support the multi-site non-acute providers within complex healthcare clients in delivering high-quality, cost-effective care by aligning and optimizing Vizient's spend management solutions with provider needs, strategic goals, and priorities. You will drive value through cost savings and contract optimization while leveraging data, tools, and analytics to identify opportunities. Guided by Vizient's core tenets-Performance Improvement, Cost Management, Supply Chain Excellence, and Data & Analytics-you will collaborate with non-acute providers, category managers, and internal teams to implement solutions, monitor performance, and ensure alignment with provider workplans that deliver measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Manage non-acute provider relationships to align spend management services with strategic goals.

• Oversee performance for non-acute accounts and identify opportunities to optimize contracts, tiers, and savings.

• Utilize analytical tools and data to track performance, identify spend trends, and drive insights.

• Collaborate with category managers, SMEs, and delivery teams to implement Vizient solutions.

• Facilitate provider meetings to review workplan progress, address challenges, and drive engagement across non-acute settings.

• Support sourcing campaigns to transition off-contract spend to on-contract opportunities.

• Lead new non-acute provider implementations and ensure alignment with contracts and workplans.

• Engage with suppliers to support workplan initiatives, tier optimization, and discrepancy resolution.

• Maintain accurate provider workplans and contribute to spend management account planning.

Qualifications:

• Relevant degree preferred.

• 2 or more years of relevant experience required; account management, category management, or healthcare supply chain experience within the non-acute market preferred.

• Experience working with complex healthcare or hospital clients, including multi-site organizations, preferred.

• Strong client-facing, presentation, and relationship-building skills with providers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to leverage data, tools, and technology for insights; Excel (VLOOKUP, pivot tables, formulas) and PowerPoint skills.

• Knowledge of GPO performance drivers, sourcing strategies, and spend management frameworks; awareness of healthcare industry trends and competitive market dynamics.

• This role is hybrid (3 days in-office) with Irving, TX as the primary location. We're also open to candidates working from our Chicago, IL; Cape Girardeau, MO; or Centennial, CO offices.

• Willingness to travel.

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This position is also incentive eligible.

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