Chief Supply Chain Officer

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The Chief Supply Chain Officer has executive responsibility for supply chain management operations across all business entities of the University of Miami, including both the health system and university. This includes sourcing, contracting, strategic procurement, value analysis, warehousing, distribution, management of capital assets, and routine purchasing for equipment selection and procurement associated with major construction projects.

This position has responsibility for a $3.5+ billion spend as well as the movement of supplies throughout the system. The Chief Supply Chain Officer will drive the organization's centrally led procurement organization, refining and implementing best-in-class procurement strategies and processes, and will arrange for the distribution of procured supplies and equipment throughout the organization. The Chief Supply Chain Officer will proactively work with suppliers, operations groups, and management teams to understand business requirements, identify opportunities where the supply chain can add value, and work collaboratively to facilitate the development and implementation of all initiatives.

Importantly, this key leader will provide senior leadership and strategic direction related to supply chain services that ensure strategies, policies, and practices are consistent with and supportive of the University's mission, vision, value, and goals.

Consistent with the above, the University expects its next Chief Supply Chain Officer to serve with integrity and an of-service mindset, to bring a spirit of collaboration and community building to their work, to demonstrate a passion for achieving excellence, and to make decisions that display an ability to develop and execute strategic initiatives guided by a clear and compelling vision for the future of the University and higher education as a whole.

Key Responsibilities

Oversight of a high-functioning supply chain :

• Collaborates with University and UHealth leadership to establish a vision, guiding and operating principles, and team commitment to a vendor contracting strategy and processes that result in a comprehensive portfolio covering the majority of supplies, services, and capital expenditures, minimizing risk and direct purchases, while assisting operating entities in achieving their supply and service budgetary requirements.
• Day-to-day operations and managing across the entire supply chain : negotiation, acquisition, consumption, delivery, and inventory of supplies. Develops a vision for improving productivity and quality in these areas, including biomedical engineering equipment maintenance, planning for end-of-life replacement of obsolete items, and ensuring competitive market pricing across the contract portfolio through effective negotiations.
• Implementation of effective user-friendly supply chain processes that optimize the use of technology, enhance practitioner workflow, and provide a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Responsible for the enterprise-wide vendor contract portfolio.
• Enhance capabilities in supply chain analytics and business intelligence. Ensure high-reliability processes are in place for data governance, data integration, data mining, spend analytics, comparative benchmarking, utilization trends, procedure costing, spend forecasting, and opportunity analysis.
• Establishes and maintains supply chain operational metrics, including supply expense as a percentage of net patient services revenue and total operating expenses, realized savings, contract and initiative time to execution, aggregate and service line price index targets, percentage of expenditures on purchase orders, inventory levels, and other related metrics. Generates monthly reports and dashboards and participates in executive reviews.
• Engages physicians to provide resource utilization and cost data and to present opportunities to leverage the value UHealth receives from the vendors of resource-intensive physician preference implants and devices. Provides credible price benchmark data and implements contracting strategies, scorecards, and ongoing monitoring processes that maintain physician support and compliance.
• Able to achieve strategic plan alignment for the acquisition of new products, equipment, and technology by influencing practitioners and clinical teams to address concerns, overcome resistance, and gain support and buy-in to UHealth's initiatives involving clinical preference products and services. Works in conjunction with executives and operational leaders to assist with the acquisition of major capital equipment purchases and resource-intensive technologies.
• Oversees the negotiation and execution of capital equipment agreements to ensure the University and UHealth achieve a market-competitive total cost of ownership. Maintains adequate inventory levels and emergency reserves. This includes critical personnel protective equipment and other critical supplies needed for an emergency or pandemic response. Provides oversight of operational inventory reserves maintained by UHealth.
• Works in collaboration with the quality and safety, EVS, and facilities leaders to manage warehouse inventory levels and coordinate emergency response efforts.

Desired Outcomes

Ideal Experience

Critical Leadership Capabilities

Driving Results

Leading People

Collaborating and Influencing

Other Personal Characteristics