Associate Chief of Supply Chain Officer& Strategy

Job Description

Summary

The Associate Chief Supply Chain Officer, Strategy (ACSCO) is a key executive leader responsible for optimizing non-labor expense, driving enterprise-wide strategic sourcing initiatives, and enhancing supplier performance across a large, integrated health system. Working closely with the ACSCO, Operations and reporting to the Chief Supply Chain Officer, this role partners directly with clinical, operational, and financial leaders to reduce cost, improve quality, and enable data-driven supply chain decision-making.

This role architects and executes thought-leading supply chain strategies to innovate operational and clinical workflows that unlock long-term value creation for the enterprise. The ACSCO, Strategy is accountable for steering enterprise-wide transformation of a $2.0B non-labor spend portfolio, leveraging advanced sourcing strategies, including distribution and contract manufacturing, commercial innovation, clinical integration, and workforce development to generate measurable institutional value. The ACSCO, Strategy will co-lead the health system’s supply chain transformation while shaping its national position as a healthcare innovator in direct collaboration with Enterprise C-Suite.

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-00

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Governance :

• Lead and scale a high-impact strategic sourcing program across all spend categories (clinical and non-clinical) to drive organizational value
• Develop and implement sourcing strategies that drive standardization, total cost reduction, and long-term supplier partnerships.
• Govern all GPO, distribution, and strategic partner relationships to ensure optimal alignment with MUSC’s evolving care delivery.
• Drive enterprise-wide supplier performance programs with robust KPIs, resiliency focus, escalation protocols, and continuous improvement levers., including high impact sourcing and resiliency strategies reflective of innovation, sustainability, supplier diversity, and agility.
• Define and lead the organization’s distribution and contract manufacturing strategy, including partner selection, performance management, supply and demand modeling, all in alignment with clinical and operational goals.
• Provide proactive risk mitigation, exploration of distribution channel optimization and contract manufacturing to maximize supply chain resiliency, including scenario-based contingency planning.

Data Analytics, Artificial, and Business Intelligence :

Supply Chain Clinical Transformation :

Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Innovation, and Commercialization :

Additional

Job Description

Job Requirements :

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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