Vice President Supply Chain Operations and GPO Implementation
Full-TimePosted on 10/16/2026
No salary listed
Expert
Bachelor's
Plano, TX, USA
In PersonTravel up to 40% for new membership implementation, conferences, and training.
Operations & LogisticsSupply Chain Management
About the job
Requirements
A bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, or a related field is required.
A minimum of 10 years of supply chain experience, including at least 5 years of supervisory experience, is required.
Previous leadership designing, establishing, and maintaining an organizational structure that effectively accomplishes goals and objectives is required.
Experience standardizing complex and disparate processes, applying process improvement methodology and change management, and improving operations in complex, interconnected systems is required.
Ability to influence stakeholders to effect difficult organizational change using a thoughtful approach from planning through monitoring is required.
Strong analytical and organizational skills are required to develop staff, develop and monitor budgets, conduct short- and long-range planning, manage projects, and solve complex technical and human-resource problems.
Ability to make sound and accurate judgments in a timely manner is required.
Ability to build relationships, negotiate, influence, and create win-win situations with multiple stakeholders, including facility-level executives and corporate staff, is required.
Ability to develop staff expertise in project management, data analytics, materials management purchasing systems, and vendor management is required.
A strong customer-service orientation is required.
Ability to communicate openly, respectfully, effectively, and promptly with multiple audiences is required.
Ability to manage competing priorities, work under pressure, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced business environment is required.
Strong interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills are required to negotiate, present, and resolve complex issues with internal and external customers.
Extensive knowledge of healthcare supply chain best practices, including purchasing, inventory management systems, procurement, supplies distribution and operations, contracting, capital equipment, and automated systems, is required.
Exemplary ethics and the ability to enlist staff in maintaining integrity are required.
Current awareness of competitor offerings, trends, developments, and legislation affecting the areas of responsibility is required.
Ability to work regularly with hospital administration to identify and resolve problems and coordinate and improve services is required.
Proficient personal computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, are required.
Responsibilities
Develop and drive a best-in-class new-membership implementation strategy and approach that contributes to maintaining and growing membership.
Lead the team and perform administrative duties, including reviewing expense reports, training, employee performance reviews, budgeting, and business reviews.
Identify and drive changes to core business processes to enhance the membership experience.
Develop and deliver presentations to executives and others on strategies, programs, practices, and issues as required.
Ensure compliance with policies and programs related to membership implementations.
Facilitate and coach the team through active and ongoing membership implementations, collaborating with corporate teams to optimize cross-business-unit approaches and strategy.
Develop a strategic understanding of customer needs and challenges, align GPO and custom solutions with member requirements, and communicate them to account-management team members.
Identify and escalate critical issues and resolve them promptly with creative solutions.
Build understanding of the healthcare market through self-discovery, participation in healthcare organizations, and commercial training.
Select, manage, coach, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of experienced professionals, fostering accountability, collaboration, and results.
Work with the SupplyTrust account-management team to develop and improve support tools, including dashboards, that enhance CHC’s competitive position and value proposition to targeted members.
Continually review and analyze operational areas of responsibility, ensuring staff deliver efficient, quality services and achieve productivity targets.
Deploy project-management processes and methodologies and create specifications to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, to high quality standards, and in line with customer expectations.
Manage vendors providing products and services to the SupplyTrust analytics team.
Provide feedback on process improvement, lessons learned, program enhancements, and strategic alignment with the business or other programs.
Travel up to 40% for new-membership implementation, conferences, and training.
Desired Qualifications
Healthcare-setting experience is preferred, although experience in consumer supply chain or supply chain or procurement management consulting is also acceptable.
Certification and/or demonstrated experience in lean processes and/or project management is desirable.
VP, Supply Chain Operations and GPO Implementation
Community Hospital Corporation · Plano, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-16
Workplace: on_site
Description
Community Hospital Corporation (CHC), recently recognized as a 2025 Dallas Morning News Top Workplace and named to Becker’s list of 165 Top Places to Work in Healthcare, is seeking a dynamic, strategic VP, Supply Chain Operations and GPO Implementation.
Based out of our beautiful corporate headquarters in Plano, this executive role offers an outstanding work environment and a vibrant company culture. At CHC, our team enjoys comprehensive benefits, including paid fitness memberships, tuition reimbursement, a generous PTO allowance and free covered parking.
The Vice President of Supply Chain Operations and GPO Implementation will own and direct all aspects of the implementation process for onboarding new members to the HealthTrust GPO . Drive SupplyTrust’s efforts to enhance the analytics processes for cost savings, dashboard reports and ad hoc reporting that is membership focused with emphasis on reliability, dependability and compliance to the HealthTrust GPO.
Responsibilities include oversight for the new membership implementation process; the analytics team and to develop, implement and monitor Supply Chain goals and objectives in a way that effectively integrates the technical and human resources to support the organization’s mission. This position will work directly with the CEOs, COOs and CFOs of the membership to assure expectations of service are exceeded at each hospital, and aligning with the Corporate Supply Chain Initiatives and leads teams consisting of directors, managers, business analysts to assure timely and effective performance.
Responsibilities
Develop and drive best-in-class new membership implementation strategy and approach which contributes in maintaining and growing membership
Administrative duties related to leading a team e.g. expense reports reviews, training, employee performance reviews, budgeting, and business reviews, etc.
Drive the identification and modification of core business processes that require change to enhance the membership experience
Develop and deliver presentations to executives and others, as required on strategies, programs, practices and issues
Ensure compliance with policies and programs in alignment with membership implementations
Facilitate and coach team around active and ongoing membership implementations, collaborating with corporate teams to optimize the cross-business unit approach and strategy
Gain strategic understanding of customer needs and challenges and alignment of GPO and custom solutions to members requirements and communicate to account management team members
Identifies and escalate critical issues and quickly resolves with creative solutions
Possess and apply a broad understanding of the healthcare market through self-discovery, participation and membership in Healthcare organizations and commercial training
Select, manage, coach, mentor and develop a high performing team of experienced professionals to create a culture of accountability, collaboration and results
Work with SupplyTrust account management team to develop and enhance effective and innovative support tools including dashboards that enhance CHC’s competitive position and value proposition to targeted members
Continually reviews and analyzes the operational areas of responsibility, ensuring that staff are providing efficient and quality delivery of services while achieving productivity targets.
Deploy project management processes and methodologies to create specifications to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, adhere to high quality standards and meet customer expectations
Manage vendors that are aligned to provide product and services for the SupplyTrust analytics team
Provides feedback for process improvement, lessons learned, program enhancements, and strategic alignment with business or other programs.
Travel up 40% for new membership implementation, conferences and training
Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS
Required qualification(s) for this position include:
Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain or related field
A minimum of 10 years of supply chain experience with at least 5 years supervisory experience. Experience in a healthcare setting is preferred but other experiences are also acceptable (i.e. consumer supply chain, supply chain or procurement management consulting).
Certification and/or demonstrated experience in lean processes and/ or project management are desirable.
Previous leadership in designing, establishing, and maintaining an organizational structure that effectively accomplished goals and objectives.
Experience in standardizing complex and disparate processes; experience in process improvement methodology, change management, and operational improvement in complex, interconnected systems.
Able to influence stakeholders to effect (difficult) organizational change with a thoughtful approach from planning through monitoring.
Skills and Knowledge
Requires an extremely high level of analytical and organizational skills in order to effectively develop staff, develop and monitor budget, short and long range planning, project management and solve complex technical and human resource problems to ensure optimal development and maintenance of services.
Make sound and accurate judgements in a timely manner
Build relationships, negotiate, influence, and create win-win situations with multiple stakeholders, including facility level executives, corporate staff
Develop a staff with demonstrated expertise in project management, data analytics, materials management purchasing systems and vendor management.
Possess a strong customer and service to others orientation
Communicates openly, respectfully, effectively and timely with multiple audiences
Is able to manage competing priorities, work under pressure and meet deadlines in a fast-paced business environment.
Demonstrates an extremely high level of interpersonal and communication skills, verbal and written, necessary to negotiate, present and resolve complex issues effectively with internal and external customers
Exceptional manager and motivator of people and teams who can retain and develop high potential people. Recognized for attracting great talent and building a strong team.
Extensive knowledge of healthcare supply chain best practices including purchasing, inventory management systems, procurement, supplies distribution/operations, contracting, capital equipment and automated systems
Exemplary ethics in words and deeds, and enlist staff in same, to assure the highest level of integrity
Is current on competitor offerings, trends, developments and legislation impacting areas of responsibility and communicates understanding to staff
Works regularly with Hospital Administration in order to identify and resolve problems, coordinate and improve services offered
Possess proficient PC skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Benefits
A comprehensive health and welfare benefits package is offered as part of total compensation.
Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
Wellness Resources and other benefits
CHC is a tobacco and drug free workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.