Regional Director, Supply Chain Operations - Full-time

Position Overview

Ardent Health Services (AHS) is a national health care services company headquartered in Nashville, TN. Through its subsidiaries, Ardent owns and operates nearly 200 sites of care, including hospitals and multispecialty physician practices in six states. With 30 hospitals, 4,423 patient beds, 23,000 employees, and 1,700 employed physicians, AHS recognizes that every hospital is as unique as the community it serves. This in-depth understanding of local health care needs is one of our greatest strengths.

The position of Regional Director, Supply Chain Operations is responsible for multiple acute care and surgical hospitals, overseeing the planning, implementation, measurement, and direction of all supply chain operations. This role also provides operational direction and oversight for all improvements and inventory management.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure consistent operations of inventory management, transportation, and distribution.
• Lead and manage Supply Chain activities for all facilities within the assigned region.
• Execute the infrastructure project plan for each facility, including the implementation of standardization programs for all supply chain functions.
• Facilitate the implementation of market-based purchasing projects at each facility.
• Coordinate, manage, and evaluate facility Supply Chain directors, managers, and supervisors.
• Drive efforts to enable supply improvement initiatives within the region.
• Pull, analyze, and interpret data to identify issues/opportunities and implement solutions around supply spend, utilization, and performance metrics.
• Collaborate with the Clinical Resource Director, physicians, and clinicians to standardize products and optimize supply utilization.
• Manage the market implementation plan, mitigate risks through proactive communication and lessons learned, and monitor resource allocations for successful execution.
• Execute the Supply Chain Performance Measurement plan in the region and report results to Supply Chain leaders.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Healthcare Administration, or Finance.
• Minimum of 3 years’ people management experience in an acute care hospital setting.
• At least 5 years of supply chain management experience with multi-facility exposure.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel; intermediate PowerBi proficiency is helpful.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a professional, multi-disciplinary team.
• Initiative, dependability, and flexibility to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Sound business judgment with a strong understanding of healthcare services, operations, and finance.
• Strong organizational and process management skills.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.