Consulting Director, Indirect Spend

Overview of the Consulting Director, Indirect Spend Role

When you’re the best, we’re the best. Vizient fosters an environment where employees feel engaged, satisfied, and able to contribute their unique skills and talents while living and working as their authentic selves. We provide extensive opportunities for personal and professional development, building both employee competence and organizational capability to fuel exceptional performance through an inclusive environment.

As a Consulting Director, Indirect Spend, you will leverage deep expertise in analytics and consulting to lead efforts that drive client value within Indirect Spend Advisory. This role involves delivering insightful analysis and strategic guidance, influencing client decision-making and behaviors, and managing complex projects. You will build trusted relationships with senior client leaders, facilitate executive-level discussions, mentor less experienced consultants, and contribute to business development and the evolution of consulting products, tools, and methodologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead analytics-driven consulting engagements to deliver strategic insight and measurable value for clients.
• Analyze complex data sets and articulate findings through clear, compelling storytelling to influence client decision-making.
• Guide and mentor less experienced consultants on data interpretation, advanced analytical techniques, and best practices.
• Plan and oversee analysis activities to solve complex business problems and generate actionable insights.
• Manage complex projects or workstreams, including scope, priorities, timing, and resource allocation.
• Facilitate meetings and discussions with executive-level client leadership to drive alignment and decisions.
• Build and maintain senior-level client relationships, including periodic interaction with C-suite leaders.
• Identify opportunities for follow-on work and support business development, proposal development, and sales activities.
• Improve and evolve existing products, services, tools, and methodologies within the Indirect Spend Advisory function.
• Determine appropriate intellectual capital, such as case studies, to leverage in presentations and sales opportunities.

Qualifications and Experience

• Relevant degree preferred; advanced degree highly valued.
• 7 or more years of relevant experience required.
• Experience working with complex healthcare clients is essential.
• Demonstrated experience leading indirect spend and/or purchased services initiatives within a healthcare provider environment.
• Proven expertise in analytics-driven consulting and strategic advisory services.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data, identify opportunities, and develop actionable insights.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex projects, including budgets, timelines, and workstreams.
• Strong ability to translate complex analyses into clear insights and recommendations for senior and executive-level audiences.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships with senior and executive-level clients.
• Excellent facilitation, written, verbal, and group presentation skills, with the ability to think strategically and creatively to solve complex business challenges.
• Willingness to travel is required for this role.

Compensation and Benefits

At Vizient, compensation considers skills, experience, and organizational needs. Geographic factors may adjust the range estimate, and hires typically fall below the top range. Compensation decisions are tailored to individual circumstances. The current estimated salary range for this role is $117,600.00 to $206,000.00 annually. This position is also incentive eligible.

Vizient offers a comprehensive benefits plan. For more details, please visit: www.vizientinc.com/about-us/careers

Key skills/competency

• Indirect Spend Management
• Purchased Services Optimization
• Healthcare Consulting
• Analytics Leadership
• Strategic Advisory
• Project Management
• Client Relationship Management
• Business Development
• Data Interpretation
• Executive Communication