Director, Spend Analytics

Welcome to Ovation Healthcare! At Ovation Healthcare, we’ve been making local healthcare better for more than 40 years. Our mission is to strengthen independent community healthcare. We provide independent hospitals and health systems with the support, guidance and tech-enabled shared services needed to remain strong and viable. With a strong sense of purpose and commitment to operating excellence, we help rural healthcare providers fulfill their missions. The Ovation Healthcare difference is the extraordinary combination of operations experience and consulting guidance that fulfills our mission of creating a sustainable future for healthcare organizations. Ovation Healthcare's vision is to be a dynamic, integrated professional services company delivering innovative and executable solutions through experience and thought leadership, while valuing trust, respect, and customer focused behavior. We’re looking for talented, motivated professionals with a desire to help independent hospitals thrive. Working with Ovation Healthcare you will have the opportunity to collaborate with highly skilled subject matter specialists and operations executives, in a collegial atmosphere of professionalism and teamwork. Ovation Healthcare's corporate headquarters is located in Brentwood, TN. For more information, visit . Summary: The Director of Spend Analytics is responsible for leading the strategy and delivery of analytics that enables healthcare provider members to optimize supply chain spend, improve contract performance, and achieve measurable cost savings. This role translates complex purchasing, utilization, and pricing data into actionable insights that influence sourcing strategies, clinical decision-making, and financial outcomes. The Director partners closely with sourcing, clinical, and member stakeholders to ensure that analytics are practical, relevant, and directly tied to value realization. Duties and Responsibilities: Define and execute the spend analytics strategy aligned to GPO contracting and member value initiatives. Identify and quantify cost savings opportunities through price benchmarking, utilization analysis, and contract optimization. Drive standard methodologies for savings identification, tracking, and reporting across member organizations. Enhance visibility into supply chain performance to support data-driven decision making. Oversee development of dashboards, reporting, and advanced analytics focused on purchasing, utilization, and pricing performance. Ensure data integrity through strong governance, standardization, and alignment of item and supplier data. Partner with technology teams to improve data pipelines, accessibility, and reporting efficiency. Leverage tools such as SQL and Power BI/Tableau to deliver scalable, user-friendly insights. Partner directly with member hospitals and internal teams to translate analytics into actionable recommendations. Present insights in a clear, executive-ready format that drives adoption and decision making. Support clinical and supply chain leaders with data to inform product selection and utilization. Analyze contract utilization, compliance, and pricing effectiveness. Provide benchmarking insights against peer organizations and market data. Support sourcing teams with analytics for RFPs, negotiations, and supplier performance reviews. Lead and develop a team of analysts and BI resources (or serve as a player-coach depending on scale). Establish clear KPIs tied to analytics adoption, savings delivery, and data quality. Build a culture focused on practical, outcome-driven analytics. Work Experience, Education, and Certifications: Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Supply Chain, Healthcare Administration, Analytics, or related field required; Master’s degree (MBA, MHA, MS Analytics, or similar) preferred. 7–10+ years of experience in healthcare analytics, supply chain, or consulting, with experience in a Healthcare GPO, IDN, or consulting environment preferred. 3–5+ years of leadership experience (direct or matrixed). Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Strong understanding of healthcare supply chain, purchasing data, and contract structures, including familiarity with item master data, pricing, and classification standards (e.g., UNSPSC). Proven experience building and delivering reporting and analytics solutions that drive business outcomes. Proficiency in data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau) and working with large, complex datasets; experience with SQL and exposure to advanced analytics or predictive modeling preferred. Exposure to AI/automation in analytics or cost optimization initiatives preferred.