Senior Project Manager, Indirect Spend & Purchased Services

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Summary:

In this role, you will work with clients and account executives to implement spend management initiatives across indirect spend and purchased services categories, ensuring sustained support and progress throughout each engagement. You will manage multiple implementation projects for healthcare and non-healthcare clients in the non-acute market, drive contract adoption and revenue realization, and build collaborative relationships with clients, suppliers, distributors, and internal teams to help clients maximize the value of the Vizient contract portfolio.

Responsibilities:

- Lead and manage multiple complex indirect spend implementation and onboarding projects for non-acute clients, ensuring timelines, milestones, and deliverables are achieved.
- Serve as the subject matter expert for indirect spend contract connections, providing guidance on required documentation, data, and client participation throughout the implementation process.
- Track revenue pull-through following implementation and utilize technology tools, including OLM, Contract Price Activation, and Tableau, to monitor project progress and reporting.
- Build and maintain collaborative relationships with clients, internal teams, distributors, and suppliers through proactive communication, reporting, and issue resolution.
- Deliver regular updates to internal teams regarding project pipeline status, implementation progress, and potential risks or barriers.
- Participate in business reviews with supplier representatives to provide feedback on opportunities and challenges impacting contract utilization and standardization.
- Develop and enhance implementation methodologies to improve operational efficiency, client experience, and project outcomes.
- Participate in training on new technologies and strategies supporting indirect spend and purchased services initiatives.

Qualifications:

- Relevant degree preferred.
- 5 or more years of relevant experience required.
- Experience managing projects and coordinating cross-functional teams preferred.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication abilities.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to changing business needs.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Ability to build collaborative relationships with clients and internal stakeholders.
- Proficiency with project management, reporting, and Microsoft Office applications preferred.
- Willingness to travel.

Estimated Hiring Range:
At Vizient, we consider skills, experience, and organizational needs in our compensation approach. Geographic factors may adjust the range estimate and hires typically fall below the top range. Compensation decisions are tailored to individual circumstances. The current salary range for this role is $88,900.00 to $155,500.00.

This position is also incentive eligible.

Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan! Please view our benefits here:

http://www.vizientinc.com/about-us/careers

Equal Opportunity Employer:   Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender identity, ethnicity, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.