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Over the last decade, we set out to be the world's greatest dialysis company. Now, we are unwavering in our pursuit of a healthier tomorrow. When you join the DaVita Village, you're joining a winning team. Through our commitment to training, growth and quality, we consistently achieve superior clinical outcomes while giving teammates the opportunity to excel in an award-winning environment that enables them to thrive both professionally and personally.

Here's what you can expect as a Director, Special Projects at DaVita:

DaVita's procurement team also known as PRISM (Procurement, Risk reduction, Innovation, and Supply Management) is on a multi-year journey of transforming our procurement, strategic sourcing, and supply management processes to be the best for our patients and partners. We are looking for an innovative leader with strategic thinking and project leadership experience to join our leadership team.

The Director, Special Projects will be an ambitious and results driven leader who will act as a business partner and liaison between PRISM, Operations, Information Technology (IT) and key clinical and business stakeholders.This role shapes business strategy, aligns capabilities and delivers quality solutions to meet goals and achieve successful outcomes for the Village. This leader will report to the Senior Director, Operations Excellence and support projects and initiatives across the portfolio, including multi-year strategy, operating mechanism development and deployment, and Procurement technology.

Responsibilities:

The following duties and responsibilities generally reflect the expectations of this position but are not intended to be all-inclusive.

- Understand, assess, prioritize and validate business demands and requirements through direct interaction with business stakeholders and proactive analysis for opportunities to standardized, save cost and meet business needs

- Collaborate with corporate (Atlas) and field leaders to develop and implement forward-thinking improvements that advance DaVita's ability to optimize our supply management capabilities and visibility in order to reduce risk to our patients, teammates and enterprise

- Monitor metrics, track progress of initiatives, and prepare presentations for senior management

- Align business group and Village needs and the impact on business processes to establish to strategic priorities

-Act as 'general athlete' to support projects / initiatives across the Procurement portfolio

- Directly support the VP of Procurement on executive special projects, content development, and project phasing

- Prepare and present meaningful updates to senior leadership

- Ability to identify gaps and connect the dots across siloed organization

- Travel required up to 10%

Qualifications:

- 10+ years of strategy development and / or project execution

- Experience as a Director or Manager Experience with procurement, supply-chain, strategic sourcing, project management preferred

Demonstrated Track record in the following:

- Communication skills, written and oral

- Leading through influence

- Ability to prioritize and adapt based on changing priorities

- Ability to develop and deploy new initiatives at scale

- Ability to proactively identify and analyze issues in the workplace and identify and implement solutions collaboratively

- Project development and project execution

- Philosophies that align with our core values of Service Excellence, Integrity, Team, Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Fulfillment and Fun

- Thrive in a company that places equal weight on cultivating a compassionate culture and fostering a fast paced entrepreneurial culture

Here is what you can expect when you join our Village:
* A "community first, company second" culture based on Core Values that really matter.
* Clinical outcomes consistently ranked above the national average.
* Award-winning education and training across multiple career paths to help you reach your potential.
* Performance-based rewards based on stellar individual and team contributions.
* A comprehensive benefits package designed to enhance your health, your financial well-being and your future.
* Dedication, above all, to caring for patients suffering from chronic kidney failure across the nation.

Why wait? Explore a career with DaVita today.

Go to http://careers.davita.com to learn more or apply.z

What We'll Provide:

More than just pay, our DaVita Rewards package connects teammates to what matters most. Teammates are eligible to begin receiving benefits on the first day of the month following or coinciding with one month of continuous employment. Below are some of our benefit offerings.

• Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out
• Support for you and your family: Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access Headspace, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and more

• Professional development programs: DaVita offers a variety of programs to help strong performers grow within their career and also offers on-demand virtual leadership and development courses through DaVita's online training platform StarLearning.

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Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Salary/ Wage Range

Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience and may fall outside of the range shown. DaVita offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Learn more at