CO Salary Range: USD 121,200.00 - 177,900.00 per year

Posting Date
05/06/2025

2000 16th Street, Denver, Colorado, 80202, United States of America

Director, Strategic Sourcing

DaVita's procurement team also known as PRISM (Procurement, Risk reduction, Innovation, and Supply Management) is on a multi-year journey of transforming our procurement / supply-chain / strategic sourcing process to be the best for our patients and partners and are looking for an innovative leader with Vendor Management and Supplier Diversity experience to join our leadership team.

In this vital role, reporting the Director, Strategic Sourcing, you will lead a newly formed Indirect Procurement organization that with direct leadership over several Sourcing and Purchasing Professionals. This area included several categories including Consulting & Professional Services, Facilities, Construction & Design, MRO, Contingent Labor, Travel and IT. This position will own the procurement relationship with one or more of DaVita's key functional and/or business stakeholders.

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The leadership responsibilities include leading and governing category management, sourcing strategies, process and performance improvement and delivering against the organization's performance goals and objectives to support a broad array of procurement activities.

This role also leads or supports the development of critical processes and metrics, supplier relationships and service agreements to ensure DaVita maintains a competitive cost position. Key activities include organizational development, contract negotiations for critical programs / suppliers, problem resolution, ensuring service delivery and cost reduction/ mitigation. The position is a member of the Procurement Executive Leadership Team and must uphold the Core Values of DaVita and comply with DaVita policies and regulations.

Responsibilities:

The following duties and responsibilities generally reflect the expectations of this position but are not intended to be all-inclusive.

Collaborate with corporate (Atlas) and field leaders to understand key business objectives
Driving Category management and Supplier Relationship Management discipline across all critical categories and suppliers.
Development of scorecards and forward-thinking improvements that advance DaVita's ability to optimize our strategic sourcing capabilities and bring visibility to Indirect Procurement value across the organization and to our patients, and teammates
Develop new ways of working and collaborating, reducing cycle times and de-mystifying the procurement process
Socializing procurement value across the Enterprise and driving more spend under management - shifting towards Corporate-led Procurement
Develop and drive annual business plans and category playbooks for critical spend areas
Drive and grow partnership with 3rd party extended team to drive cost savings
Support, collaborate and influence all Business lanes engaged in procurement activities on the Indirect Procurement vision and approach to ensure that the business case for procurement is understood and sufficiently supported by the appropriate stakeholders
Represent the company externally to engage and identify diverse suppliers
Provide insight in defining future state procurement process, technology and tools related to strategic sourcing
Travel required up to 20%

Qualifications:

8+ years of either Procurement / Strategic Sourcing / Supply Chain experience required
8+ years of Direct / Critical Supplies / Pharma sourcing experience required
3+ years of people management required
Experience establishing and growing a Procurement organization preferred
Experience with Stakeholder Management and cross functional collaboration preferred
Master's degree or similar certification in Supply chain/ Procurement preferred, not required

Demonstrated Track record in the following:

Communication skills, written and verbal
Ability to create and present strategies to Executives
Leading through influence
Ability to prioritize and adapt based on changing priorities
Ability to develop and deploy new initiatives at scale
Philosophies that align with our core values of Service Excellence, Integrity, Team, Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Fulfillment and Fun
Thrive in a company that places equal weight on cultivating a compassionate culture and fostering a fast-paced entrepreneurial culture

Join us as we pursue our vision "To Build the Greatest Healthcare Community the World has Ever Seen."

Why wait? Explore a career with DaVita today.

Go to http://careers.davita.com to learn more or apply.

What We'll Provide:

More than just pay, our DaVita Rewards package connects teammates to what matters most. Teammates are eligible to begin receiving benefits on the first day of the month following or coinciding with one month of continuous employment. Below are some of our benefit offerings.

Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out
Support for you and your family: Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access Headspace®, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and more

Professional development programs: DaVita offers a variety of programs to help strong performers grow within their career and also offers on-demand virtual leadership and development courses through DaVita's online training platform StarLearning.

At DaVita, we strive to be a community first and a company second. We want all teammates to experience DaVita as "a place where I belong." Our goal is to embed belonging into everything we do in our Village, so that it becomes part of who we are. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and comply with state and federal affirmative action requirements. Individuals are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

This position will be open for a minimum of three days.

Salary/ Wage Range
$121,200.00 - $177,900.00 / year

For location-specific minimum wage details, see the following link: DaVita.jobs/WageRates

Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience. DaVita offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Learn more at https://careers.davita.com/benefits

Colorado Residents: Please do not respond to any questions in this initial application that may seek age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You may also redact this information from any materials you submit during the application process. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

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