[Hiring] Spend Executive @Vizient

Role Description

In this role, the Spend Executive will champion, lead, and coordinate non-labor spend management delivery for assigned accounts in the New Jersey/New York region by driving the delivery team’s account planning process and activating the SM-PMM (Spend Management, Partnership Management Methodology) when required. This role will serve as the primary day-to-day client contact for spend category execution, partnering with client leaders to translate priorities into a coordinated category workplan, communicate progress, and deliver measurable outcomes (e.g., business reviews/EBRs). You will use Vizient insights to frame recommendations, influence stakeholder decisions, and ensure delivery teams stay aligned to the roadmap and value goals.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Account Planning:
  • Own and actively maintain the client spend management account plan.
  • Lead development and execution of account plans, project plans, and workplans.
• Category Strategy Development:
  • Engage client leadership on challenges across non-labor spend categories.
  • Lead category workplan initiatives through the full lifecycle.
  • Navigate client governance to secure decisions.
  • Ensure category strategies reflect operational realities.
  • Interpret Vizient insights/intelligence and align findings to client priorities.
• Value Delivery & Performance Accountability:
  • Own value realization for the spend roadmap.
  • Establish and maintain a benefits tracking approach.
  • Partner with contracting/category resources to drive contract performance.
• Executive Influence & Presence:
  • Deliver influential value propositions and decision enabling narratives.
  • Lead executive decision-making discussions.
  • Tailor executive narratives to connect spend initiatives to enterprise priorities.
• Problem Solving & Critical Thinking:
  • Identify issues, analyze options, and drive solutions.
  • Translate complex spend/utilization/category performance analytics.
  • Equip internal SMEs and stakeholders with consistent executive-ready insights.
• Client Relationship Management:
  • Build and sustain trusted relationships with supply chain stakeholders.
  • Conduct quarterly spend management business reviews.
• Delivery Spend & Operational Leadership:
  • Lead regular internal team meetings to align on workplan progress.
• Analytics & Storytelling:
  • Translate complex spend/utilization/category performance analytics.
  • Equip internal SMEs and stakeholders with consistent executive-ready insights.
• Renewal and Expansion Execution:
  • Identify and shape expansion opportunities within accounts.
  • Partner with Enterprise Team and Spend Management Performance Partners on renewal execution.
• Mentoring:
  • Act as a peer educator; shares best practices and supports onboarding of new team members.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree preferred.
• 7 or more years of progressive leadership experience in healthcare supply chain and spend management.
• Prefer 2 years of direct, accountable experience making and influencing supply chain decisions.
• Must demonstrate ability to translate supply chain data and systems insights into actions.
• Strategic Account Planning: Ability to build and execute account plans/workplans.
• Category Strategy Development: Experience developing and monitoring category strategies.
• Client Relationship Management: Builds and sustains trust-based relationships.
• Executive Influence & Presence: Communicates confidently to senior audiences.
• Problem-Solving & Critical Thinking: Identifies issues, evaluates options, and drives solutions.
• Candidates residing in New Jersey/New York area are preferred.
• Ability to travel regularly and expeditiously to meet client's expectations.

Requirements

• Estimated Hiring Range: $117,600.00 to $206,000.00.
• This position is also incentive eligible.

Benefits

• Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.