The VP of Supply Chain is the central resource for designing and executing responsible, cost effective supply chain strategies across all areas of Coordinated Health. The primary responsibility of this role is to successfully develop and execute strategies in support of the largest area of (non-labor) expense for the hospital network - medical, surgical and clinical supplies. At its core, the VP of Supply Chain role is accountable for developing a system-wide approach for end-to-end supply chain integration that delivers customer service and support of the caregiver.

The VP of Supply Chain is responsible for the design, development and execution of a supply chain vision, strategic plan and annual operating plan to include inventory management, direct and indirect material purchasing, strategic sourcing, capital, leases and software purchases. This role is accountable for total company supply spend and management of medical and clinical costs to meet business plan targets. This position plays a key role in system design, utilization and improvement.

Particular areas of focus for this role will include elimination of duplicative inventories; standardization of supplies; management of supplier relationships and monitoring of contract performance and compliance; supply expense reduction through efficiencies and elimination of redundant processes; leveraging of appropriate technologies for optimal efficiencies and to ensure appropriate linkage to other systems and development and monitoring of internal/external benchmarks for supply chain performance.

General Responsibilities:

• Build professional, effective relationships with physicians, clinicians and senior leadership to evaluate and obtain the best quality medical implants, devices, and supplies while minimizing the total cost of ownership.
• Lead the supply chain and materials management team with professional expertise in healthcare logistics and inventory managem
• Mentor and coach staff to ensure that departmental objectives are met with regard to best practices and customer servic
• Assist in the hiring, training and education and evaluation of assigned staf
• Research, benchmark, introduce, and customize best practices in medical device evaluation, inventory management and distribution operati
• Streamline material management processes to reduce waste and improve efficiency and inventory turns.
• Reduce overall hospital network costs through high quality, professional process-driven vendor negotiations, bundling, total cost of ownership model, and improved efficiencies that can be tracked through to the bottom line.
• Develop and deliver effective quality improvement initiatives and appropriate metrics to drive correct behavior and affect resul
• Work cross functionally on all areas of cost control including IT, General and Administrative and equipment purchas
• Lead and manage the efficient, purposeful and responsible development and delivery of service contracts (through best practice RFP processes), including new spend, contract renewals.
• Support capital projects by providing expertise, feedback and input during proposed and approved projec
• Works collaboratively with other departments to align with the company’s vision and goals.
• Assists the other departments with various projects on an as needed basis.
• May be required to rotate to other Coordinated Health locations as required.