Advisory Director of Supply Chain Enablement – Remote

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.  

As the Advisory Director of Supply Chain Enablement – Remote you are the architect and strategic leader of our consulting practice’s operational success. This is a pivotal role focused on building and scaling the essential infrastructure – tools, methodologies, and processes – that empowers our entire consulting organization. You will be responsible for creating a delivery model that enhances quality, profitability, and accelerates sales cycles. This role sits at the intersection of strategy, finance, and operations, acting as a force multiplier for our teams. You will serve as a key sponsor for our methodologies, a subject matter expert for complex client challenges, and a senior escalation point for key accounts, ensuring the frameworks you build are practical, effective, and drive business growth.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Strategic Practice Development & Innovation
  • Own the Consulting Playbook: Design, develop, and own the firm’s complete set of standardized consulting templates, operational playbooks, and delivery policies
  • Contribute to Practice Strategy: Partner with the Sr. Director in annual strategic planning, providing critical insights on operational capabilities, investment in new tools, and opportunities for service delivery innovation to drive the practice’s growth and profitability
  • Standardize Methodologies: Establish and govern the consistent application of critical frameworks across all engagements, including savings validation methodologies and strategic sourcing processes
  • Drive Tool & Technology Strategy: Lead the evaluation, selection, and implementation of new tools and products, including managing pilot programs for AI copilots, workflow automation, and contract libraries
  • Champion Knowledge Management: Establish and manage a central knowledge repository to capture and organize institutional wisdom, including best-in-class deliverables, lessons-learned, and other intellectual capital
  • Maintain External Market Intelligence: Act as a subject matter expert by attending industry conferences and monitoring trends. Translate external market insights and competitor analysis into actionable improvements for our internal tools, strategies, and service offerings
• Sales & Client Relationship Management
  • Develop Sales Toolkit: Partner with the Sr. Director to standardize and scale sales support materials, including a library of RFP responses, proposal templates, pitch decks, and client case studies
  • Provide Pursuit Support: Act as a key strategic resource in the sales process, confidently presenting our methodologies and value proposition in client finalist presentations
  • Serve as a Client Escalation Point: Act as a senior point of contact for clients on strategic issues, serving as an escalation path beyond the delivery Leads and Directors to resolve complex challenges related to methodology, quality, or performance
• Performance, Financial & Quality Management
  • Build & Maintain Performance Dashboards: Develop and manage a suite of performance dashboards for leadership, tracking key metrics such as savings initiative progress, FTE utilization, and project margins
  • Drive Financial & Operational Acumen: Analyze performance data to provide the Sr. Director with insights on practice profitability, consultant efficiency, and the financial impact of enablement initiatives
  • Synthesize Cross-Team Reporting: Serve as the central point for operational reporting, compiling inputs from Managed Services and Advisory teams into unified, executive-level summaries
  • Facilitate Quality Assurance: Provide the standardized frameworks for quality and lead a QA feedback loop, equipping the Sr. Director with the necessary data to drive accountability
• Cross-Functional Leadership & Change Management
  • Serve as a “Swing Resource” & SME: Strategically deploy across teams to provide high-impact support and expert guidance on complex category implementations (e.g., Med/Surg, Purchased Services, etc.)
  • Sponsor & Lead Change Adoption: Act as a sponsor and champion for practice-wide initiatives. Develop and execute comprehensive change management plans for the rollout of new tools and processes
  • Oversee Enablement Training: In partnership with delivery Directors, develop the core training materials and curriculum for all standard tools and methodologies

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of progressive experience in healthcare supply chain, with a solid background in management consulting leadership
• Leadership: 5+ years of proven experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives and influencing senior-level peers and C-suite stakeholders in a matrixed environment
• Deep Category Expertise: 4+ years of hands-on experience leading savings and implementation initiatives across multiple core healthcare categories, such as Med/Surg, CV/Orthopedics, Non-Clinical (Support Services, Purchased Services, Facilities), Laboratory, Pharmacy, and Capital Equipment
• Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and dashboarding/BI tools (Tableau, Power BI, or similar)
• Strategic & Financial Acumen: Demonstrated ability to think strategically about business growth, connect operational improvements to financial outcomes, and contribute to practice-level planning
• Communication: Proven exceptional executive presence and communication skills, with a proven ability to present complex information clearly and persuasively to C-suite audiences
• Ability to travel up to 75%; Travel realistically usually around 25%

Preferred Qualifications:

• Management consulting experience from a top-tier firm 
• Direct experience designing and implementing savings validation methodologies and GPO contracting strategies
• Familiarity with major healthcare ERP and SCM platforms (e.g., Workday, Oracle Cloud, Infor Lawson)

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $132,200 to $226,600 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes – an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.