Manager - Procurement, Technology

Location:

Integrated Services Center

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Position Highlights

• Leads procurement for technology and application categories, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture, IT strategy, and organizational priorities. Oversees sourcing strategy, contract execution, and supplier performance for software, infrastructure, and technology services.
• Partners with IT leadership and stakeholders to align intake, support platform rationalization, and ensure compliance with cybersecurity, data privacy, and governance requirements. Drives standardization, vendor consolidation, and total cost of ownership optimization.
• Monitors vendor performance, contract compliance, and sourcing outcomes while driving continuous improvement in technology procurement processes. Provides leadership and development for Category Managers and Sourcing Agents, ensuring consistent execution and accountability.

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

The Manager - Procurement, Technology is responsible for leading the procurement end to end performance of assigned technology‑enabled categories, partnering closely with IT leadership and business stakeholders to support value‑focused sourcing, supplier engagement, and category outcomes. This role guides the sourcing strategy, supports portfolio rationalization, and enables effective supplier performance while balancing functionality, cost, and risk considerations within the Avera enterprise procurement model. This role is accountable to processes including value-driven procurement, supply continuity, product and service quality, and operational alignment. The Manager works within enterprise intake and governance processes led by Organizational Excellence and IT to ensure alignment of procurement management with decisions and standards for Avera.

What you will do

• Partner with enterprise intake and IT governance processes to ensure technology and application requests are evaluated and aligned with enterprise architecture, existing systems, cybersecurity requirements, integration standards, and procurement requirements.
• Partner with IT leadership and stakeholders to align sourcing decisions with Avera architecture, system strategy, and operational needs while reinforcing adherence to procurement processes and standards.
• Develop and oversee sourcing strategies for technology and applications that promote standardization, vendor consolidation, and total cost of ownership, ensuring consistency across Category Managers.
• Oversee vendor performance and relationships to ensure alignment with contractual obligations, service levels, system performance expectations, and long-term technology strategy.
• Promote adherence to approved technology contracts, platforms, and standards, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture, intake decisions, and procurement requirements.
• Validate ongoing Category Managers' ownership of end-to-end procurement contracts have defined standards and guardrails, including negotiation of commercial terms such as pricing, service levels, and performance requirements.
• Ensure technology sourcing decisions incorporate cybersecurity, data privacy, regulatory, and third-party risk considerations in partnership with IT and security stakeholders.
• Escalate non-standard terms, high-risk provisions, data-sharing requirements, and regulatory considerations through established Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) governance processes.
• Monitor and report on system utilization, vendor performance, cost optimization, and alignment to enterprise standards. Drive continuous improvement in technology sourcing, intake, and procurement processes.
• Lead and develop Category Managers and Sourcing Agents, ensuring clear role alignment, consistent application of procurement processes, and accountability for performance outcomes.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, developing, training, and retaining employees; planning, assigning, and leading work; appraising performance; rewarding and coaching employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Bachelor's in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, Healthcare Administration, or related field and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 4-6 years Experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, category management, or supply chain within a healthcare or complex organization

Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Demonstrated experience managing vendor relationships, contract negotiations, and sourcing initiatives
• Experience analyzing spend data and driving cost savings or value improvement initiatives
• Experience sourcing IT, software, SaaS, or technology services
• Familiarity with software licensing models, renewals, and vendor negotiations
• Understanding of cybersecurity, data privacy, and third-party risk considerations

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.

• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement

• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to [email protected].