Vice President, GPO & Operations

 

What you will be doing:

The Vice President, GPO & Operations drives the strategy and runs the daily operations of the Contract Negotiations team for Conductiv. The Vice President operates their department based upon the strategic direction they receive from the COO, Conductiv. The Vice President is responsible for:

• Creating and delivering a market leading contract portfolio

• Hiring, developing, and maintaining a team of world-class contract negotiators

• Utilizing advanced and contemporary category strategies to deliver Member value

• Department budgeting, planning and variance analysis

• Development and implementation of quality control standards, policies, processes, and procedures Risk management

• Issue resolution

• Strategic process and technological improvements

• Standardization of Contract Terms and Conditions

In addition, the Vice President may be asked to take on strategic initiatives that focus on driving growth as well as developing innovative practices and enhancements to supply chain performance while improving the group purchasing portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy– 60%

• Develops the department's strategic goals which will accomplish the strategic objectives set forth by the COO, Conductiv.

• Develops departmental budget and performs variance analysis comparing budgeted and actual results

• Reviews contract calendars and workplans to ensure on time delivery of GPO contracts

• Is actively involved in negotiations, communications, and/or issue resolution with suppliers where required

• Determines department's staffing requirements based upon forecasted workloads

• Develops strategy to obtain staffing requirements (hiring versus training)

• Ensures the necessary information is available to COO, Conductiv in order to facilitate efficient and timely support for decision making

• Resolves employee issues and provides counseling

• Determines department's technical training requirements

• Determines the annual goals / expectations for each position within the department

• Evaluates the Sourcing Directors during the performance review process. Approves the staff performance reviews. Approves all promotions within the department.

Project Management – 20%

• Identifies and resolves complex project / departmental issues (escalated from the Directors)

• May be asked to take on strategic Initiatives around new growth. Involves planning and executing new and innovative strategies; executing new business project growth plans; driving growth and revenue for identified projects; and developing new business in Supply Chain.

Quality Control #3 – 20%

• Provides department with expertise and thought leadership

• Develops and implements quality control policies, processes, and procedures throughout department.

• Ensures process standardization throughout the department

• Ensures that the contract Terms and Conditions are standardized across all contracts and suppliers

• Develops quality control measures and performance metrics. Implements and monitors those quality control measures and performance metrics.

• Develops process and technological improvement ideas. Leads the implementation of these improvement initiatives

​Required Qualifications

Work Experience:

Years of Applicable Experience - 12 or more years

Education:

Bachelors (Required)

 

Preferred Qualifications

Skills:

• Contract Negotiations

• Purchased Services

Experience:

• Supply Chain Leadership

Education:

• Master’s Degree

• CPM, CPSM, CMRP, SPSM or similar supply chain certification strongly preferred

 

Additional Job Requirements:

• Remain in a stationary position for prolonged periods of time 

• Be adaptive and change priorities quickly; meet deadlines 

• Attention to detail 

• Operate computer programs and software 

• Ability to communicate effectively with audiences in person and in electronic formats.   

• Day-to-day contact with others (co-workers and/or the public) 

• Making independent decisions 

• Ability to work in a collaborative business environment in close quarters with peers and varying interruptions 

 

Working Conditions: Remote

 

Travel Requirements: Travel 1-20% within the US

 

Physical Demands: Sedentary: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves remaining stationary most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if movement is required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

 

Premier’s compensation philosophy is to ensure that compensation is reasonable, equitable, and competitive in order to attract and retain talented and highly skilled employees. Premier’s internal salary range for this role is $155,000 - $289,000. Final salary is dependent upon several market factors including, but not limited to, departmental budgets, internal equity, education, unique skills/experience, and geographic location. Premier utilizes a wide-range salary structure to allow base salary flexibility within our ranges.

Employees also receive access to the following benefits:

·       Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance

·       401k retirement program

·       Paid time off

·       Participation in Premier’s employee incentive plans

·       Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities

Premier at a glance:

• Ranked #1 on Charlotte’s Healthiest Employers list for 2019, 2020 and 2022, and 49th Healthiest Employer in America (2022)
• ​Named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere® Institute for the 13th year in a row
• The only company to be recognized by KLAS twice for Overall Healthcare Management Consulting
   

Employees receive:

• Perks and discounts
• Access to on-site and online exercise classes
• Paid time off to volunteer in their communities

Premier is looking for smart, agile individuals like you to help us transform the healthcare industry. Here you will find critical thinkers who have the freedom to make an impact. Colleagues who share your thirst to learn more and do things better. Teammates committed to improving the health of a nation. See why incredible challenges require incredible people.

Premier is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful discrimination because of their age, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, pregnancy status, genetic information, status as a victim of domestic violence, covered military or protected veteran status (e.g., status as a Vietnam Era veteran, disabled veteran, special disabled veteran, Armed Forces Serviced Medal veteran, recently separated veteran, or other protected veteran) disability, or any other applicable federal, state or local protected class, trait or status or that of persons with whom an applicant associates. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. In addition, as a federal contractor, Premier complies with government regulations, including affirmative action responsibilities, where they apply.

Premier also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability or those who have a sincerely held religious belief. If you need assistance in the application process, please reply to [email protected] or contact Premier Recruiting at 704.816.5200.

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