Senior Service Line Associate (Strategic) - Military Veterans
at Vizient, Inc.
When you're the best, we're the best. We instill an environment where employees feel engaged, satisfied and able to contribute their unique skills and talents while living and working as their authentic selves. We provide extensive opportunities for personal and professional development, building both employee competence and organizational capability to fuel exceptional performance through an inclusive environment both now and in the future.
Summary:
In this role, you will partner with Service Line Directors to provide sourcing and contracting support of products and professional service categories. You will utilize strategic sourcing practices and processes to achieve annual savings targets for member accounts. You will coordinate sourcing efforts including the development of the RFI / RFP, overseeing data analysis, and engaging the member teams throughout the sourcing process to achieve goals and objectives.
Responsibilities:
- Evaluate and analyze members' spend data to prioritize the implementation of contracts based on savings, quality, and technology opportunities.
- Identify and recommend opportunities for cost reduction through contract portfolio evaluation and custom contracting.
- Support the administration and negotiation of assigned contracts to achieve revenue influencing specific business and legal terms/requirements, pricing, and value adds.
- Collaborate with other portfolios to identify differences in member and supplier experiences.
- Build consensus and craft solutions for the member, suppliers, and Vizient to meet member's needs.
Qualifications:
- Relevant degree preferred.
- 5 or more years' experience in health care contracting and sourcing operations required.
- Strategic sourcing, supply chain, purchasing or materials management experience a plus.
- Knowledge of non-medical categories used in a health care environment desired.
- Willingness to travel.
Estimated Hiring Range:
At Vizient, we consider skills, experience, and organizational needs in our compensation approach. Geographic factors may adjust the range estimate and hires typically fall below the top range. Compensation decisions are tailored to individual circumstances. The current salary range for this role is $77,400.00 to $127,600.00.
This position is also incentive eligible.
Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan! Please view our benefits here:
http://www.vizientinc.com/about-us/careers
Equal Opportunity Employer: Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender identity, ethnicity, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.
Irving, TX
Vizient (the new brand identity for VHA, University HealthSystem Consortium and Novation) is the nation’s largest member-owned health care services company whose expertise spans across the continuum of care. We serve thousands of health care organizations across the nation, from independent, community-based organizations to large, integrated systems including acute care hospitals, academic medical centers, non-acute community health care providers and pediatric facilities. Our purpose is to connect members with the knowledge, solutions and expertise that accelerate performance to ensure they deliver exceptional, cost-effective care. We exist to help members adopt world-class practices and solutions more quickly and effectively, while balancing the demands of clinical care and financial performance.
Specialties: Analytics Consulting Contracting Performance Improvement Revenue Cycle Management
Vizient (the new brand identity for VHA, University HealthSystem Consortium and Novation) is the nation’s largest member-owned health care services company whose expertise spans across the continuum of care. We serve thousands of health care organizations across the nation, from independent, community-based organizations to large, integrated systems including acute care hospitals, academic medical centers, non-acute community health care providers and pediatric facilities. Our purpose is to connect members with the knowledge, solutions and expertise that accelerate performance to ensure they deliver exceptional, cost-effective care. We exist to help members adopt world-class practices and solutions more quickly and effectively, while balancing the demands of clinical care and financial performance.
Specialties: Analytics Consulting Contracting Performance Improvement Revenue Cycle Management