Director, Supply Chain Strategic Sourcing & Procurement

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Summary:

The Director of Supply Chain Strategic Sourcing and Procurement is responsible for leading enterprise-wide procurement, sourcing, contract compliance, supplier negotiations, and value optimization strategies. This role provides strategic leadership for purchasing operations, supply chain clinical alignment, value analysis, cost containment initiatives, and supply disruption mitigation programs. The Director is accountable for developing and executing procurement strategies that optimize total cost of ownership, improve service levels, strengthen supplier performance, reduce supply chain risk, and support clinically appropriate standardization across the health system.

Experience

• Minimum 8 years of progressive healthcare supply chain leadership experience including 5 years of leadership experience managing sourcing, procurement, purchasing, or contracting functions within a hospital or integrated health system.

• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-wide sourcing initiatives, complex supplier negotiations, value analysis, clinical integration, and healthcare operational collaboration.

• CMRP certification through the American Hospital Association preferred.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Finance, Nursing, or related field required.

• Master's in business or related field preferred.

Hours:

• Monday to Friday: 8:00am to 5:00pm (Will also need to be available outside of normal hours when needed)

About Us:

Cook Children's Health Care System

Cook Children's Health Care System offers a unique approach to caring for children because we are one of the country's leading integrated pediatric health care delivery organizations. Patients benefit from the integrated system because it allows Cook Children's to use all of its resources to treat a patient and allows for easy communication between the various companies by physicians with a focus on caring for children and adolescents.

Cook Children’s is an equal opportunity employer. As such, Cook Children’s offers equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected class in accordance with applicable federal laws. These opportunities include terms, conditions and privileges of employment, including but not limited to hiring, job placement, training, compensation, discipline, advancement and termination.