Strategic Sourcing and Contracts System Director

This position is incentive eligible. Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a Strategic Sourcing and Contract Director? At Health Trust, a division of HCA, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Based in the Atlanta area, the Director, Strategic Sourcing & Contracting provides enterprise leadership for strategic sourcing, category management, contract administration, supplier relationship management, and strategic procurement initiatives across the health system. Reporting to the Vice President of Supply Chain, this role develops and executes enterprise sourcing strategies that optimize total cost of ownership, strengthen supplier partnerships, improve supply continuity, support clinical standardization, and advance organizational financial and operational performance.

The Director collaborates closely with executive leadership, physicians, clinicians, finance, operations, legal, and value analysis teams to develop long‑term category strategies, negotiate complex agreements, manage supplier performance, drive standardization initiatives, and ensure sourcing decisions align with the organization's strategic, clinical, and financial priorities

Strategic Sourcing & Category Management:

• Develop and execute the strategic sourcing strategy for direct spend and assigned purchased services categories alignment with organizational mission, values, goals, and priorities.
• Lead market assessments, spend analysis, benchmarking activities, and sourcing initiatives across assigned categories.
• Evaluate total cost of ownership rather than acquisition cost alone
• Establish category roadmaps that drive value, standardization, utilization management, and supplier optimization.
• Collaborate with physicians, clinicians, value analysis teams, and operational leaders to support product standardization, utilization management, and evidence‑based sourcing decisions.
• Support physician engagement through value analysis governance
• Balance quality, clinical outcomes, supply assurance, innovation, and financial value
• Support integration of newly acquired hospitals and physician practices through sourcing standardization, supplier alignment, and contract integration

Contract Negotiation & Management:

• Lead negotiation of complex enterprise agreements balancing financial value, clinical outcomes, operational requirements, service expectations, risk mitigation, and long‑term strategic partnerships
• Oversee contract lifecycle management including renewals, amendments, compliance monitoring, and contract governance processes.
• Partner with legal and business stakeholders to ensure appropriate contract terms and risk mitigation.
• Optimize enterprise contract portfolio through effective utilization of GPO agreements, local contracts, and strategic supplier partnerships

Financial Performance & Savings:

• Develop, track, validate, and report savings initiatives and value delivery associated with sourcing and contracting activities.
• Accountable for measuring and reporting financial value through strategic sourcing, contract optimization, utilization management, supplier performance, and total cost of ownership initiatives
• Support achievement of annual financial goals through strategic sourcing, contract optimization, utilization improvement, and supplier performance initiatives.
• Monitor contract compliance and utilization to maximize realized value.

Supplier Strategy and Innovation:

• Develop and maintain strategic relationships with suppliers and business partners.
• Conduct supplier business reviews and performance evaluations.
• Evaluate supplier innovation and…