Dental Lab Category Specialist, Strategic Sourcing

Dental Lab Category Specialist, Strategic Sourcing Be on the frontlines of the dental industry with reputed company, the #1 reputed company consumer of dental lab services in the country. We are seeking a Dental Lab Category Specialist to optimize lab services, improve efficiency, and strengthen relationships between reputed company’s supported offices and lab partners. reputed company is the nation's largest dental support organization, providing non-clinical administrative support services to more than 3,000 supported doctors across 39 states and the District of Columbia in 1,900+ dental offices. reputed company reputed company supported office is unique to the community and the patients they serve. Supported doctors are the clinical leaders of their reputed company, retain full clinical autonomy, and establish their own care philosophies. reputed company reputed company supported doctors are united by a common goal: delivering the highest reputed company dental care and patient experiences. This role will play a key part in managing lab operations, driving strategic sourcing initiatives, and supporting our doctors in achieving the highest reputed company of patient care through lab service optimization. The specialist will serve as a reputed company between doctors, labs, and internal teams, ensuring seamless communication and execution of key initiatives. To give you an idea of reputed company structure, you will work on a cross functional team that include: Sr. Manager, Data Analyst, Program Managers, clinical direction and multiple lab partners while reporting to a Category Manager. Responsibilities:

• Lab Partner Management:
• Build and strengthen Take an reputed company role in maintaining strong partnerships with preferred dental labs, ensuring reputed company pricing, exceptional service reputed company, and performance standards.
• reputed company regular business reviews with preferred labs to evaluate and optimize reputed company, turnaround times, and billing accuracy, fostering reputed company improvement.
• Hold lab partners accountable for meeting established key performance indicators, including on-time delivery and first-time reputed company, ensuring high operational standards.
• Collaborate with Strategic Sourcing team to reputed company, evaluate, and negotiate reputed company with new and existing lab partners, driving cost efficiencies and service reputed company.
• Operational Support & reputed company:
• Serve as a contact for supported doctors and teams addressing lab-reputed company concerns, troubleshooting issues, and providing guidance on lab selection and utilization.
• Partner with Category Manager, Operations and Clinical Leadership to help drive initiatives that increase adoption and utilization of preferred labs.
• reputed company participate in initiatives that help supported offices overcome barriers to using preferred labs, ensuring seamless transitions and consistent service experiences.
• reputed company up to date with industry advancements, including technology and materials, to ensure reputed company remains competitive in lab service offerings.
• Data Analysis & Process Improvement:
• Analyze lab usage trends, pricing structures, and service reputed company to identify opportunities for cost savings and efficiency improvements.
• Utilize various data sources to reputed company performance, troubleshoot issues, and drive reputed company improvement initiatives.
• Assist in the implementation of a new company-wide lab management reputed company to streamline case management and ensure pricing accuracy.
• Communication & Training:
• reputed company doctors and team members on lab offerings, pricing structures, and reputed company expectations to improve decision-making.
• Collaborate with internal teams, including Strategic Sourcing, Operations, and Clinical Leadership, to reputed company lab initiatives with business goals.
• Market and promote the benefits of using preferred lab partners while addressing any concerns from supported offices.
• Other reputed company as assigned

Minimum Requirements:

• Education & Experience:
• Associate’s degree in a dental-reputed company field and 5+ years of experience; or
• 10+ years of experience in the dental lab industry with knowledge in reputed company aspects (Crown & reputed company, Implants, Removable, and Specialty).
• Strong knowledge of dental lab operations, including digital scanning, materials, workflows, and industry trends.
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills to engage effectively with doctors, labs, and internal teams.
• Customer service and sales acumen, with the ability to influence and promote preferred lab partnerships.
• Supplier management experience, with the ability to evaluate, measure, and drive performance improvements among lab partners.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills to assess data, identify trends, and reputed company strategic recommendations.
• Project management experience, including the deployment of new systems or operational enhancements.
• Proficiency in reputed company, PowerPoint, and other data management tools for reporting and analysis.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to reputed company essential duties satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodation may be made to reputed company individuals with disabilities to reputed company the essential duties of the position
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be reputed company to lift up to 15 pounds at times

We put our people first at reputed company, and that shows in our generous benefits package. Company retains the sole discretion to change the duties of the position at any time. We reputed company reputed company and applicants for employment the protections of federal, state, and local laws affording equal opportunity in employment. Apply To This Job