Sr. Director, Strategic Sourcing

Purpose:

UPMC is a world-renowned, nonprofit health care provider and insurer with over $33 billion in operating revenue across more than 40 hospitals and 800 outpatient sites in Pennsylvania, New York, and Maryland, as well as overseas.

The UPMC Supply Chain organization has the primary responsibility to manage all commercial aspects of UPMC's non-payroll spend and deliver products and services that meet specifications. The Sr. Director, Strategic Sourcing is responsible for developing best-in-class clinical sourcing and contracting strategies and practices to effectively reap maximum value for UPMC and associated entities. As a key member of the company's supply chain leadership team, a key goal of the Sr. Director, Strategic Sourcing is to lower UPMC supply and operating expenses while increasing service levels to enhance operating effectiveness and financial performance.

Responsibilities:

• Representative of the company at industry events, member meetings and supplier venues

• Builds and mentors the clinical sourcing and contracting teams to advance a world-class SCM organization

• Accountable for achieving financial targets and improving supply base performance with favorable contract terms that meet the needs of UPMC and internal constituents

• Works with other SCM leaders and suppliers to optimize supply chain efficiencies and mitigate supply and service risk.

• Provides leadership over the sourcing and contracting functions for assigned categories of spend

• Works cross-functionally to forge collaborative relationships with clinical, administrative, financial, and operational leadership to drive best practices

• Develops and cultivates mutually beneficial supplier relationships that ensure continuity of supply while maintaining unquestionable integrity

• Promote an internal and external (supplier) environment where continuous improvement is the goal

• Works with service line, operational, clinical, and functional leaders, and key employees to collaboratively develop strategies to meet economic and operations business requirements

• Works closely with UPMC Value Analysis to drive and align value.

• *Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.*Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain Management or related field and 12 years of related work experience required.

• Previous managerial or supervisory experience required.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• Act 34

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran