Director, Supply Chain Resiliency & Procurement Reconciliation

Overview

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Work Location: Atlanta, GA

The Director, Supply Chain Resiliency & Procurement Reconciliation is responsible for safeguarding the organization’s access to essential supplies while ensuring the financial integrity of procurement processes.

This role develops and executes strategies to build a resilient supply chain, proactively identifies and mitigates supply risks, and supports continuity planning for critical goods and services.

The Director also provides leadership over procurement reconciliation functions, including Accounts Payable and Purchasing discrepancy resolution.

This includes oversight of invoice mismatches, pricing errors, quantity variances, service delivery issues, and other reconciliation matters that impact purchasing accuracy, vendor compliance, and payment integrity.

This position requires strategic leadership, strong operational discipline, and the ability to partner across Supply Chain, Purchasing, Accounts Payable, Receiving, Finance, clinical departments, operational leaders, suppliers, and other stakeholders.

The Director drives process improvement, technology adoption, risk mitigation, team development, and continuous improvement across supply resiliency and procurement reconciliation functions.

Supply Resiliency

• Develops, implements, and manages comprehensive supply chain resiliency strategies to minimize the impact of potential disruptions, including natural disasters, geopolitical events, pandemics, supplier failures, and other supply chain risks
• Conducts risk assessments across the supply chain to identify critical vulnerabilities and develop mitigation plans
• Establishes and maintains strong relationships with key suppliers to foster collaboration and support continuity of supply
• Identifies and qualifies alternative sources for critical supplies and services to build a diversified supplier base
• Monitors global supply chain trends, market conditions, supplier risks, and regulatory changes to anticipate potential impacts on supply availability
• Collaborates with clinical, operational, and finance teams to understand future needs and integrate resiliency planning into organizational strategy
• Partners with inventory leaders to support inventory strategies for essential items, including safety stock, strategic reserves, and critical supply planning

Procurement Reconciliation

• Leads, mentors, and manages teams responsible for resolving Accounts Payable and Purchasing discrepancies, including invoice mismatches, pricing errors, quantity variances, and service delivery issues
• Streamlines and standardizes reconciliation processes by implementing best practices to improve efficiency, accuracy, and turnaround times
• Develops and monitors key performance indicators for reconciliation activities and reports on team performance, trends, and areas for improvement
• Collaborates with Accounts Payable, Purchasing, Receiving, clinical departments, and other stakeholders to investigate and resolve complex discrepancies
• Works directly with vendors to address recurring issues, negotiate resolutions, and improve vendor compliance with purchasing terms
• Analyzes root causes of discrepancies and implements preventative measures, process improvements, and training initiatives to reduce future occurrences
• Ensures compliance with internal policies, financial controls, and regulatory requirements related to procurement and payment processes

Leadership and Strategy

• Provides leadership, guidance, coaching, and professional development opportunities for direct reports and their teams
• Contributes to strategic planning and continuous improvement initiatives within the Supply Chain Management department
• Drives adoption of technology and automation solutions to improve supply chain visibility, risk management, and reconciliation processes
• Fosters a culture of collaboration, accountability, service excellence, and continuous improvement
• Partners with senior leadership to communicate risks, priorities, operational performance, and recommendations related to supply resiliency and procurement reconciliation
• Supports alignment between operational execution, financial controls, supplier performance, and organizational supply chain strategy

Performs other related duties as assigned

Travel
- Less than 10% of the time may be required

Work Type
- Hybrid employee - splits time between working remotely and working in the office

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management,…