Manager, GPO Analytics & Implementation

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 https://ovationhc.com.

Summary:

The Manager, GPO Analytics & Implementation leads the analytical and operational execution of Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) initiatives for healthcare provider organizations. This role is responsible for translating complex spend and contract data into actionable insights, supporting GPO transitions and implementations, and ensuring sustained value realization post–go-live.

The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in healthcare supply chain analytics, hands-on experience with GPO implementations, and the ability to partner effectively with finance, supply chain, and operational leaders.

Duties and Responsibilities:

GPO Analytics & Value Realization

• Conduct detailed spend and utilization analysis to identify savings opportunities across GPO contract portfolios

• Evaluate pricing, compliance, and contract performance to support conversion and standardization initiatives

• Develop savings estimates, business cases, and ROI analyses for GPO implementations and initiatives

• Track post-implementation performance to validate savings and identify gaps or optimization opportunities

• Prepare executive-ready reporting and dashboards to communicate findings and outcomes

GPO Implementation & Execution

• Support and/or lead GPO implementations, including planning, contract activation, pricing validation, and go-live coordination

• Partner with distributors, suppliers, and internal teams to resolve contract, pricing, and data issues

• Ensure alignment between GPO contracts, distributor files, and internal systems

• Serve as a key point of contact for clients during implementation and early post-go-live phases

• Identify risks, dependencies, and mitigation strategies throughout the implementation lifecycle

Client & Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate with provider supply chain, finance, and operational leaders to align analytics with strategic goals

• Translate complex data into clear, actionable recommendations for diverse stakeholder groups

• Support client presentations, working sessions, and executive updates

• Contribute to advisory discussions around cost discipline, contract governance, and supply chain strategy

Process Improvement & Team Leadership

• Establish repeatable analytics and implementation processes and documentation

• Mentor analysts or junior team members, as applicable

• Drive continuous improvement in data quality, tools, and methodologies

• Support the development of implementation playbooks and best practices

Work Experience, Education, and Certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Healthcare Administration, Supply Chain, Finance, or related field.

• 2+ years of experience in healthcare supply chain, with direct exposure to GPO analytics and/or implementations.

• Experience working for a GPO, IDN, or healthcare advisory/consulting firm

• Familiarity with AI-enabled analytics tools and emerging technologies used to enhance healthcare supply chain insights preferred.

• Experience advancing or automating manual data analytics processes, including the use of AI, scripting, or workflow optimization to improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong understanding of GPO contracting, pricing structures, and compliance concepts.

• Hands-on experience with healthcare spend data and distributor or contract files.

• Advanced Excel skills; experience with BI or visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau, etc.) preferred.

• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.

• Strong communication and client-facing skills.

• HealthTrust portfolio knowledge is a plus.