Director, Sourcing

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Enterprise Director of Sourcing for BJC Health Care System

This Director will be over OR, Nursing, Interventional, Pharmacy and Lab. They will manage a team of 25-28 sourcing professionals. This leader can live in the St. Louis or Kansas City area.

BJC Health Care is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri regions. With net revenues of $6.3billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14 hospitals and multiple community health locations.

Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice.

BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit. That includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreach and community health programs and regional economic development.

BJC’s patients have access to the latest advances in medical science and technology through a formal affiliation between Barnes‑Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital with the renowned Washington University School of Medicine, which consistently ranks among the top medical schools in the country.

BJC Health Care is committed to developing a world class supply chain management organization. Effective management of our supply chain is critical to our long‑term success. Supplies account for 22.6% of BJC’s total expenses. By developing integrated processes to manage product selection and utilization, contracting, purchasing, logistics, distribution, and payment we can ensure our patients have the supplies they need while minimizing the overall cost to our organization.

By following the purchasing policies, using the products under contract, and preventing waste, you help make sure we spend our supply dollars wisely.

Provides strategic direction and daily management for all aspects of sourcing including supplier relationship management, negotiations and contract management. Leads the development and implementation of state of the art sourcing and contracting strategies that will minimize the organization’s total cost of ownership for supplies and services while maintaining a customer focused culture and meeting the needs of diverse constituencies. In addition, this position is responsible for identifying and implementing industry best practices that will ensure BJC is considered a world class supply chain organization both within and outside the health care industry.

• Recruits and retains a diverse staff of high performing individuals who have growth potential and are considered highly promo table, providing training and mentoring that develops both technical and leadership skills.
• Takes a leadership role in collaborating with specialty teams, physician lead clinical expert councils and other stakeholders to identify and educate team members on the implications of various vendor selection and sourcing strategies. Utilizes experience and knowledge to guide the teams to effective decisions that maximize BJC’s leverage and minimize total cost of ownership.
• Develops and implements a supplier relationship management program that allows BJC to segment its vendor base and match sourcing and contract management strategies accordingly. Creates balanced supplier scorecards that will be utilized in the supplier selection process as well as business reviews.
• Develops and implements a standardized contract management process that optimizes work…