Director of Purchasing – Multi‑Facility Skilled Nursing Operator

Core Areas of Responsibility

• Lead organization-wide purchasing strategy across all facilities.
• Oversee procurement of medical supplies, equipment, and operational goods.
• Standardize vendors, pricing structures, and ordering processes across the portfolio.
• Drive cost containment while maintaining clinical quality and operational continuity.
• Monitor purchasing analytics, utilization trends, and contract performance.
• Supervise purchasing staff and ensure efficient procurement workflows.
• Resolve urgent supply needs and operational purchasing issues across facilities.
• Negotiate vendor contracts across medical supply, operational supply, and service categories.
• Develop enterprise vendor relationships and pricing structures.
• Ensure consistent contract execution and vendor performance across facilities.
• Identify and implement cost-reduction opportunities across supply categories.
• Oversee enterprise utilities including gas, electric, water, telecom, and internet services.
• Negotiate utility contracts and monitor rate changes across facilities.
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction and improved contract structures.
• Monitor usage trends and utility performance across the portfolio.
• Oversee capital purchasing initiatives including major equipment and facility infrastructure investments.
• Evaluate and execute infrastructure upgrades such as boilers, HVAC systems, and energy-efficiency improvements.
• Develop ROI analysis and savings projections for capital projects.
• Work closely with operations leadership to prioritize and execute CapEx initiatives across the organization.
• Lead all purchasing-related components of facility transitions and acquisitions, ensuring uninterrupted supply chain operations, rapid vendor integration, and execution of improved vendor contracts with measurable savings.
• Work closely with the VP of IT during transitions to coordinate technology procurement, infrastructure deployment, and vendor onboarding.

Qualifications

• Senior experience in procurement, supply chain management, or vendor operations.
• Experience managing purchasing in multi-site organizations.
• Strong contract negotiation and vendor management capability.
• Strong financial, analytical, and operational management skills.
• Skilled nursing or healthcare purchasing experience preferred.
• Experience managing utilities and infrastructure procurement preferred.
• Experience overseeing capital expenditure planning preferred.