Regional VP SSRM

CommonSpirit Health is a nonprofit, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. It was created in February 2019 by Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health. With its national office in Chicago and a team of over 150,000 employees and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians, CommonSpirit operates more than 2,000 care sites from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen -- both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

JOB SUMMARY / PURPOSE
Primarily responsible for leading the division SSRM Operations and Implementation teams. Accountable for conversion compliance, operational performance, and financial outcomes within the region. This position is the primary connection point for region executive leadership regarding SSRM initiatives (pipeline) and performance – leveraging relationships and influence to achieve both region and national savings targets. Additionally, this position is responsible for expanding external spend under management, and effectively engaging end-users, orienting resources, and developing plans to optimize supply and services spend.

ESSENTIAL KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Leads division Operations and Implementation SSRM leaders and associates to achieve savings and cost control targets.
2. Ensures requirements of people, process, and technology for successful installation of SSRM strategies.
3. Works with region executives and other internal stakeholders to align SSRM strategy to broader regional strategies, with the goal of delivering optimal value to the organization.
4. Oversees contract utilization and compliance to optimize the value of CommonSpirit’s contract portfolio.
5. Selects, orients, assigns, and evaluates regional and market leaders in SSRM Operations and Implementation.
6. Leads the compliance effort of key policies that govern SSRM Operations and Implementation.
7. Works as a change agent in gaining support for key SSRM strategies and initiatives, and proactively communicating impacts to leadership across the region.

8. Maximizes spend under management by effectively engaging end-users of supplies and services to control expense, improve vendor performance, and reduce risk for the organization.
9. Accountable for the effective management of external spend (supplies and services) across the region – accurate recording of inventory assets, enforcement of control points, ensuring alignment of supply expense with revenue generating activities, etc

Required Education

Required Master’s or Post Graduate Degree

Required Experience

Minimum of seven (7) years’ experience in Supply Chain within a health care facility system or other relevant experience. Team management and/or project management at scale is preferred.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Established leadership skills
• Knowledge of coaching and mentoring best practices
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Strong written and oral communications skills
• Ability to influence and motivate others in order to achieve targets within a determined time period
• Ability to prepare quick pointed summaries for executives and stakeholders
• Ability to deal with conflict and difficult people

Benefits Include: Benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Holidays, Retirement Program, Disability Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Adoption Assistance, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Discount Programs, Life Insurance Plans, Worker Compensation, Dress for Your Day Policy, Voluntary Benefits.

Position is eligible for incentive pay based on company performance.

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