POSITION SUMMARY: The Director, LBS Facilities Sourcing is responsible for managing Lifepoint's facilities management services-related spend categories, leading the end-to-end sourcing process for a given category, ultimately creating category and vendor standardization, master contracts, and cost savings. This role will actively engage with service line leaders and business owners to capture company standards and requirements, division and facility leadership to support implementation and compliance, and corporate leadership to report on progress and business needs.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: To perform this job, an individual must perform each essential function satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation.
Independently develops and leads sourcing category workplans and timelines for assigned categories
Reviews stakeholder requests to determine if sourcing activities are required
Partners with peer sourcing category owners, leadership, legal, procurement and related business owners to influence and create new cross-functional processes needed to achieve optimal strategic sourcing outcomes
Gathers and performs market research and spend analysis in partnership with Sourcing Analysts for the purpose of creating financial models and making fact-based sourcing decisions
Leads the entire sourcing process including identifying categories to action, due diligence and analysis, stakeholder engagement, sourcing event prep, execution, measurement, and award, contract execution, and implementation and tracking
Employs expertise in running competitive sourcing events such as RFPs, vendor negotiations, and benchmarking of results
Manages multiple category workplans and initiatives simultaneously with appropriate timeline-driven approach and quality of work
Interfaces with key executives and other stakeholders to gain commitment and support
Maintains regular and reliable attendance and performs other duties as assigned
Additional Information:
Position serves both internal co-workers and external customers, clients, patients, contractors, and vendors.
Access to and/or works with sensitive and/or confidential information.
Exhibit a comprehensive understanding of healthcare regulatory and compliance (e.g., HIPAA). Skilled in the application of policies and procedures. Knowledge of Business Office Standards and Recommended Practices.
Proficiency with Excel-based data analysis, reviewing key contract terms, and presenting effective summaries to leadership
Aptitude for building processes, establishing rules and policy in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders, and influencing peers to achieve organizational goals
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required.
Education:
Bachelor's Degree or related years of experience required, preferably in the areas of Supply Chain Management or a similar discipline
Experience:
Minimum of 5-7 years related experience in strategic sourcing, supply chain, procurement or related functions
Skills and Abilities:
Mathematical Skills
Statistical Mathematical Skills -- Ability to work with mathematical and algebraic concepts such as probability, statistical inference, and forecasting. Ability to apply and analyze concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Computer Skills
Advanced Computer Skills -- Routine use of electronic mail and computer systems. Ability to incorporate complex and complicated functions into documents, spreadsheets, databases, and presentations to support business objectives.
Communication
Decision Making
Job Specific Impact -- Decisions generally affect own job or assigned functional area.
Department Specific Impact -- Decisions impact the management and operations within a department. May contribute to business and operational decisions that affect the department.
Nature of Problems
Varied Business Problems -- Problems are varied and complex, requiring analysis or interpretation of the situation. Problems are solved using knowledge and skills, general precedents and practices.
Department Specific -- Decisions impact the management and operations within a department. May contribute to business and operational decisions that affect the department.
Independent Judgment
Functional Independent Judgment -- Provides and sets goals and priorities for functional area. May make recommendations for department policies, practices, and programs. Makes decisions for and/or resolves problems for others.
Organizational Judgment -- Sets direction and vision for major departments or multiple departments. Establishes priorities, develops policies and allocates resources for LifePoint.
Planning/Organization
Project Management -- Handle multiple projects simultaneously including task delegation, project oversight, and resource allocation.
Organizational -- Prioritize, organize, and delegate project assignments company-wide: responsible for project outcomes.
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job responsibilities.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit for extended periods of time; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, bend, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Repetitive motion of upper body required for extended use of computer. Required specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:
Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job responsibilities.
Works in well-lit, ventilated and climate controlled office environment with routine office equipment; some equipment has moving mechanical parts.
In hospital environment, may be exposed to hazards and unusual elements, which may include but are not limited to bloodborne pathogens and / or contagious illnesses, toxic chemicals, and biohazardous materials which may require extensive safety precautions and the use of protective equipment
Noise level in the work environment is typical for an office and/or hospital environment.
Moderate overnight travel (up to 20%) by land and/or air
Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.