Job type: Full Time

Shift: Days

Hours:

The Market Director of Procurement Operations is responsible for ensuring procurement best practices and continuous delivery of an efficiency program based on system-wide and local initiatives across all hospitals in the market. Drive savings and improve the market’s financial performance through process improvements, supply chain and purchased services recommendations, inventory control, standardization of practices, and the implementation of existing GPO and Tenet contracts to optimize local performance. The role reports directly to the Market / Group Financial Officer and functionally to the Senior Director of Supply Chain Operations.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

MINIMUM:  5-7 years healthcare materials management experience with at least 3 years managerial experience.

PREFERRED:  7-10 years of progressively responsible experience in a Supply Chain Setting.  5 years as director.

EDUCATION

REQUIRED:  Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Healthcare Management, Finance, Business, Supply Chain Management, or Accounting.

PREFERRED:  MBA/ MHA from an accredited college or university. 

• Acute care hospital procurement supply chain knowledge.
• Excellent understanding of healthcare supplies.
• Ability to communicate and align with various functions including clinical, physician, facility, and administration.
• Excellent analytical skills required; results driven.
• Knowledge of healthcare purchasing, inventory management systems, procurement, and supplies distribution/operations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, strong problem-solving skills.
• Must possess leadership skills, including program planning and development, project management, and performance and quality management.
• Proficient in the Microsoft Product Suite.
• Acute Care Hospital procurement knowledge strongly preferred.