Senior Director - Corporate Services Strategic Sourcing

Job Description Summary

MUSC Health is transforming Supply Chain into an enterprise strategic business function. This role exists to serve as a trusted executive advisor who helps business leaders shape strategy, evaluate markets, optimize commercial models, and build supplier partnerships that accelerate organizational priorities across Corporate Services, helping translate business priorities into sourcing, supplier, and commercial strategies that accelerate enterprise transformation.

Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Regular

Cost Center

CC002368 SYS - Supply Chain Leadership

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

Health-38

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

Required Qualifications
•    Bachelor's degree required; graduate degree preferred.
•    12+ years strategic sourcing experience with significant professional services procurement.
•    7+ years leadership experience.
•    Experience managing complex enterprise negotiations
•    Healthcare or Fortune 500 procurement leadership.

Strategic Business Partnership

• Serve as the principal commercial advisor supporting executive leadership across Human Resources, Finance, Legal, Revenue Cycle, Marketing, Compliance, Corporate Administration, and Shared Services.

• Partner with Chiefs and Administrative Officers and senior business leaders to translate strategic priorities into executable sourcing, supplier, and commercial strategies.

• Participate in strategic planning discussions to identify opportunities for supplier innovation, automation, outsourcing, and AI-enabled operating models.

Market Surveillance & Industry Intelligence

• Continuously monitor consulting, business process outsourcing, corporate software, financial services, legal, HR, and marketing markets.

• Provide executive benchmarking, supplier intelligence, and commercial recommendations to support strategic decision making.

Enterprise Commercial Strategy

• Develop sourcing strategies supporting consulting, professional services, business process outsourcing, corporate software, banking, insurance, and strategic partnerships.

• Evaluate insourcing, outsourcing, co-sourcing, managed services, shared services, and automation models.

• Lead complex negotiations balancing financial performance, supplier accountability, flexibility, and business outcomes.

Supplier Governance

• Build strategic supplier ecosystems that foster innovation and operational excellence.

• Develop executive governance frameworks emphasizing performance, innovation, financial stewardship, and continuous improvement.

Organizational Transformation

• Partner with executive leadership to design future-state operating models leveraging supplier partnerships, automation, AI, and business process redesign.

• Reduce organizational complexity through supplier rationalization, enterprise standardization, and disciplined category strategies.

Executive Expectations

• Shape business strategy before sourcing events begin.

• Bring external market intelligence and benchmarking into executive decision making.

• Challenge conventional approaches through data, commercial insight, and supplier innovation.

• Develop long-term category strategies rather than execute transactional procurements.

• Build executive-level supplier relationships that create measurable enterprise value.

• Measure success through business outcomes, transformation, and value realization—not negotiated savings alone.

Additional Job Description

Physical Requirements

• Mobility & Posture

Standing: Continuous, Sitting: Continuous, Walking: Continuous, climbing stairs: Infrequent, working indoors: Continuous, working outdoors (temperature extremes): Infrequent, working from elevated areas: Frequent, working in confined/cramped spaces: Frequent, Kneeling: Infrequent, bending at the waist: Continuous, Twisting at the waist: Frequent, Squatting: Frequent

• Manual Dexterity & Strength

Pinching operations: Frequent, Gross motor use (fingers/hands): Continuous, Firm grasping (fingers/hands): Continuous, Fine manipulation (fingers/hands): Continuous, reaching overhead: Frequent, Reaching in all directions: Continuous, Repetitive motion (hands/wrists/elbows/shoulders): Continuous, Full use of both legs: Continuous, Balance & coordination (lower extremities): Frequent.

• Lifting & Force Requirements

Lift/carry 50 lbs. unassisted: Infrequent, Lift/lower 50 lbs. from floor to 36”: Infrequent, Lift up to 25 lbs. overhead: Infrequent, Exert up to 50 lbs. of force: Frequent

• Vision & Sensory

Maintain corrected vision 20/40 (one or both eyes): Continuous, Recognize objects (near/far): Continuous, Color discrimination: Continuous, Depth perception: Continuous, Peripheral vision: Continuous, Hearing acuity (with correction): Continuous, Tactile sensory function: Continuous, Gross motor with fine motor coordination: Continuous.

• Selected Positions:

  • Olfactory (smell) function: Continuous

  • Respirator use qualification: Continuous

• Work Environment & Conditions

Effective stress management: Continuous, Rotating shifts: Frequent, Overtime as required: Frequent, Latex-safe environment: Continuous.

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.

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