Spend Executive

Vizient, Inc

. Champion, lead, and coordinate non-labor spend management delivery for assigned accounts in the southeast U.S.

Posted 10/28/2026full-timeUnited StatesSeniorLead💰 $117,600 - $206,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in healthcare supply chain management and spend management, with a strong focus on developing and executing account plans that drive measurable financial improvements. Proven ability to build trusted relationships with stakeholders and communicate complex data insights effectively to senior audiences.

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Healthcare Supply Chain ManagementSpend ManagementAccount PlanningStakeholder EngagementFinancial Improvement Strategies

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Hard Skills

Spend Management DeliveryCategory Strategy DevelopmentData AnalysisGovernance ParticipationSourcing and ProcurementFinancial Outcome MeasurementProject PlanningOpportunity IdentificationCompliance MonitoringValue Proposition Development

Soft Skills

Problem-SolvingCritical ThinkingRelationship BuildingCommunicationMentoring

Industry Keywords

HealthcareSupply ChainClient EngagementOperational OutcomesStakeholder Management

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Champion, lead, and coordinate non-labor spend management delivery for assigned accounts in the southeast U.S. region
Drive the delivery team’s account planning process and activate the SM-PMM methodology when required
Serve as the primary day-to-day client contact for spend category execution
Translate client priorities into coordinated category workplans, communicate progress, and deliver measurable outcomes
Maintain client spend management account plans, including roadmaps, priorities, stakeholder maps, success measures, and activation cadence
Lead account-plan, project-plan, and workplan development and execution
Engage client leadership on non-labor spend category challenges and healthcare supply chain trends
Lead category workplans through opportunity identification, stakeholder alignment, execution, adoption/compliance monitoring, and value validation
Navigate client governance and drive adoption of standardization and utilization changes
Define value targets, track progress, validate savings, and maintain benefits tracking
Present business reviews/EBRs and communicate savings, compliance, utilization, and operational outcomes
Deliver value propositions and executive narratives; present benefits and ROI to stakeholders
Lead executive decision-making discussions and manage account escalations
Build trusted relationships with supply chain and cross-functional provider stakeholders
Conduct quarterly spend management business or project reviews
Lead internal team meetings and facilitate delivery accountability
Translate spend, utilization, and category performance analytics into executive-ready narratives and materials
Identify expansion opportunities and partner with enterprise/sales teams on value cases and scope
Support renewal execution, modeling, upsells, scope approvals, SOW generation, and invoicing
Mentor and onboard team members by sharing best practices

Requirements

What you’ll need

Relevant degree preferred
7 or more years of progressive leadership experience in healthcare supply chain and spend management
Direct experience within provider organizations and/or leading complex provider-based supply chain functions
Demonstrated success leading complex healthcare supply chain engagements across multiple workstreams with quantifiable, validated, implementable financial improvement opportunities for health system clients
Prefer 2 years of direct, accountable experience making and influencing supply chain decisions within hospitals/health systems
Experience with governance participation, hands-on sourcing, procurement and standardization execution, and ownership of financially measurable outcomes
Ability to translate supply chain data and systems insights into actions and executive-level narratives
Ability to build and execute account plans/workplans aligned to client priorities
Experience developing and monitoring category strategies tied to client performance and improvement targets
Ability to build and sustain trust-based client relationships, manage stakeholder expectations, and drive engagement
Ability to communicate confidently to senior audiences and present recommendations and ROI narratives with credibility
Problem-solving and critical-thinking skills
Candidates residing in southeast region are preferred
Ability to travel regularly and expeditiously to meet client's expectations and timetables

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive benefits plan
Incentive eligibility
Personal and professional development opportunities
Inclusive work environment