Executive Director IS Sourcing and Category Management

Description

Calling All Esteemed Leaders! Are you a strategic sourcing and procurement leader who excels at driving transformation, optimizing supplier partnerships, and advancing technology-enabled solutions at enterprise scale? Do you thrive in complex environments where innovation, collaboration, and operational excellence are critical to success? If so, we invite you to explore this leadership opportunity with Providence.

The Executive Director, Procurement will be responsible for developing and leading Providence's Information Services sourcing and category management functions related to systems, processes, policies, analytics as well as advising on sourcing strategy, strategic planning, best practices and talent development.

The incumbent will transform IS Sourcing and Category Management into a strategic organization focused on optimizing the entire "Source to Settle" process to meet Providence St. Joseph Health Supply Chain and Information Services strategic and operational objectives. This will be achieved through leveraging three key areas:

The position has overall accountability for enterprise technology category strategy and an Information Services portfolio representing approximately $1B in annual spend across software, infrastructure, cloud services, cybersecurity, telecommunications, clinical technologies, and outsourced technology services.

• Oversee the IS sourcing and category management functions to maximize resources, optimize daily functions and effectively manage Providence's technology non-salary spend. Apply leading edge practices to optimize efficiency and accuracy.
• Ensure appropriate training of staff and optimal use of resources including IT systems, sourcing tools, market intelligence and other related technology.
• Execute overall compliance monitoring for IS sourcing and contracting practices. Review activity for related risks, privacy, cybersecurity, regulatory and operational requirements.
• Optimize supplier integration into sourcing, contracting, vendor management and strategic supplier governance. Provide consultation on supplier performance and/or contract language to confirm optimal supplier, pricing, service level and risk practices.
• Work in partnership with Information Services, Legal, Compliance, Information Security, Finance, Risk Management and sourcing to maintain technology roadmaps, supplier strategies and master data files current and updated.
• Provide on-going education regarding processes to appropriate organizational leaders responsible for technology, supply and service acquisition. Include approval training for new management leaders.
• Design, develop, and implement dashboards to track department performance against appropriate goals. Align metrics to key performance indicators, benchmarking, value realization and strategic supplier governance to improve performance and optimize resources.
• Develop and maintain processes, policies, procedures, tools, and templates to ensure compliance, best practices, and sourcing excellence for IS sourcing and category management processes.
• Maintain awareness and education of industry best practices. Best practices should be reviewed in healthcare technology and non-healthcare industries. Conduct benchmarking and communicate understanding of world class practices, as well as action plans to transition department to a world class operating state.
• Develop and leverage internal and external partnerships and networks to maximize the achievement of business goals, executive stakeholder engagement and Providence's long-term digital strategy.
• Cultivate an environment of creativity, constant innovation and evolution through leadership, aggressive and systematic goal setting plus enhanced communication and teamwork.
• Secure periodic internal and external business partner satisfaction surveys.

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Finance, or Accounting.
• Master's Degree (preferred).

• 10 or more years of progressively responsible financial experience.
• 5 years of Management experience.
• 6 years of Experience leading IS sourcing, purchasing or contract management.
• Experience with six sigma methodologies.
• Finance management…