Vice President, Strategy and Business Operations

Western Veterinary Partners • Full-time • Denver, CO, US • $210k - $250k / year • 3d ago

Western Veterinary Partners is seeking a Vice President, Strategy and Business Operations

Based in Denver, Colorado this Vice President, Strategy and Business Operations will be responsible for driving organizational performance across pricing, procurement, real estate, and enterprise growth initiatives. Reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer, this leader will oversee approximately $200–$250M in annual spend (including inventory and capital expenditures), develop long-term pricing and procurement strategies, optimize the company’s real estate footprint, and identify scalable growth opportunities across a 350-location portfolio of veterinary hospitals across the United States. This role requires a highly analytical, strategic, and execution-focused leader with the ability to translate insights into measurable results and present at the Board level.

About Us

Western Veterinary Partners (WVP) is a mission-driven company based in Denver, CO. We are driven by our values of integrity, collaboration, alignment, growth, support, and relationships. WVP acquires, invests in, and supports general practice animal hospitals throughout the United States. Post-acquisition, WVP supports its partner practices with the non-clinical side of the business. Our local and collaborative support provides veterinarians with attractive operational benefits of a larger group while maintaining the clinical autonomy and local practice identity.

Key Responsibilities & Deliverables

Pricing & Procurement Leadership

Lead the pricing and procurement function overseeing $200–$250M in annual spend with major pharmacy, lab, and distribution partners.
Use deep analytical rigor to evaluate vendors, negotiate agreements, and drive incremental savings across our ~350 hospital partners.
Develop and execute a holistic procurement strategy that optimizes cost, value, and supplier performance.
Establish a pricing strategy across products and services to ensure competitiveness, margin optimization, and alignment with market trends.
Leverage analytics to evaluate pricing elasticity, positioning, and profitability across the portfolio.

Real Estate Portfolio Oversight

Provide strategic and operational oversight of a 350-location real estate portfolio, including facility condition, investment prioritization, and capital planning.
Manage the team responsible for real estate operations.
Create a data-driven approach to determine where and how to invest capital to support growth, expansion, and asset optimization.
Ensure physical assets are maintained and improved to support operational excellence and customer experience.

Enterprise Growth & Operational Innovation

Identify, evaluate, and operationalize opportunities for incremental growth across the organization.
Develop frameworks to assess new services, programs, and revenue-generating initiatives.
Lead cross-functional execution plans to scale new offerings across clinics, including market selection, implementation, training, and performance tracking.
Build the operational processes, SOPs, and measurement systems required to embed growth initiatives sustainably and consistently across the network.
Partner with field leaders to drive business to clinics and expand service penetration.

Strategic Planning & Board Engagement

Create and communicate the company’s 3–5-year strategic plan in partnership with the COO and executive team.
Develop Board-level materials that clearly articulate strategy, progress, KPIs, risks, and outcomes.
Regularly present strategic updates, performance results, and initiative tracking to the Board of Directors.
Ensure disciplined execution against strategic objectives with transparent metrics and accountability.

Leadership & Collaboration

Serve as a senior advisor to the COO and executive team, offering insight, analysis, and recommendations on enterprise priorities.
Build and develop a high-performing team across pricing, procurement, real estate, and strategic growth.
Foster cross-functional alignment with Finance, Operations, HR, and other stakeholders to ensure cohesive execution.
Champion a culture of analytical excellence, operational discipline, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

10+ years of progressive experience in operations, pricing, procurement, real estate, management consulting, or strategic roles within a multi-site or service-oriented environment.
Proven leadership overseeing large spend categories and vendor negotiations.
Demonstrated experience building pricing strategies and leveraging analytics to drive decision-making.
Experience managing multi-state real estate portfolios or large physical asset networks preferred.
Strong executive presence with experience presenting to Boards or senior stakeholders.
Exceptional analytical skills with the ability to translate complex data into actionable strategies.
Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree strongly preferred.

Ideal Candidate Attributes

Strategic thinker with strong operational judgement and a bias for action and execution.
Highly analytical, structured, and detail-oriented.
Skilled relationship-builder who collaborates effectively across a complex organization.
Able to balance short-term execution with long-term planning.
Comfortable leading through ambiguity and evolving organizational needs.
Entrepreneurial mindset with a focus on innovation and scalable growth.

Our salary ranges are primarily determined by role, level, and location. The range provided for each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. The salary range for this opportunity is $210,000 - $250,000 annually. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. The Company offers competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision benefits, vacation, sick leave, 401(k), and more depending on location. You will be provided more detailed information about compensation and benefits for your specific location. Where required under applicable law, WVP provides eligible employees with paid sick leave, health emergency leave, and similar benefits programs, all in accordance with the requirements of state and local law depending on the location of the practice you support.

WVP is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. Hiring decisions will be based on merit, qualifications and business needs.

The application window will be open for the next four weeks ending January 10th, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after four-week window.