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Senior Spend Manager
| Company | Vizient |
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| Location | Gainesville, FL, USA |
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| Salary | $88900 – $155500 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- Relevant degree preferred.
- 5 or more years of relevant experience required.
- Account Management, Category Management or Supply Chain experience within healthcare preferred.
- Experience working with complex healthcare/ hospital clients who have multiple sites preferred.
- Possess strong client-facing skills, and group presentation experience.
- Strong analytical and organizational skills, ability to manage multiple deadlines, and strong conflict resolution skills.
- Advanced Excel (VLOOKUP, pivot tables, formulas etc.) and PowerPoint skills required.
- Salesforce experience a plus.
- Must reside within Northeastern Florida.
- Willingness to travel.
Responsibilities
- Engage provider functional experts to understand and address their business challenges, assess business needs and strategic imperatives and engage Spend Management Delivery team to design processes and / or identify solutions in response to provider’s requests and anticipated needs.
- Partner with Spend Executive in upsell activities by sharing relevant insights.
- Activate and optimize the national and/or commit Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) by utilizing category management and core tenet strategies in alignment with the Spend Management delivery team and provider workplan.
- Drive value to providers by identifying and optimizing cost savings opportunities, contracts, and tiers, while ensuring efficient procurement practices, maximizing value for the organization, and driving strategic alignment across all stakeholders involved.
- Connect provider to Vizient resources and tools; provide training and support for newly implemented solutions and educate provider on spend management offerings to drive penetration of contracts.
- Collaborate with Category Managers, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and the Vizient delivery team to implement solutions, leveraging core tenet insights and Vizient resources. Additionally, partner with Product Advisors to align category strategies with the provider workplan. This includes analyzing the GPO Performance Dashboard to track sales plan performance, identifying category trends and gaps, and connecting underreported spend.
- Deliver service and support for providers by hosting, facilitating and/or participating in internal Spend Management meetings and Quarterly Business Reviews to share progress, identify opportunities, and overcome obstacles.
- Partner with Spend Executive to develop strategy for Quarterly Business Reviews, including promotion of products and services.
- Build and maintain knowledge of industry trends related to Vizient’s core tenets and spend categories, utilizing insights and intelligence to inform and implement provider workplan initiatives.
Preferred Qualifications
- Account Management, Category Management or Supply Chain experience within healthcare preferred.
- Experience working with complex healthcare/ hospital clients who have multiple sites preferred.
