Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist

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Day
Work Day(s):
Monday-Friday
Shift Start Time: 8:00 AM
Shift End Time: 5:00 PM
Worker Sub-Type:
Regular

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Leads and assists the organization in evaluating and supporting the system in the development of strategies for the acquisition of products and services and assists the organization in the implementation of these strategies.

• 7-10 years of experience in supply chain/materials management, including experience with competitive procurement practices, contract analysis, and negotiation of goods and services
• 5 years’ experience contract negotiations or project management
• Proficient using enterprise resource planning information system software (e.g. Lawson, People Soft)

• 5 years of experience in a healthcare setting
• Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) experience
• Master’s degree or industry professional certification (e.g. CPM, CSCP, CMRP, CCCM)

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain

• No professional certifications required

• Strong knowledge of strategic sourcing and contracting processes, that includes but is not limited to strong technical and analytical skills
• Strong knowledge on system-wide contract administration and maintenance.
• Demonstrates the ability to review, summarize, and negotiate system-wide contractual agreements for goods and services
• Proven ability to lead teams, plan, manage, and track projects
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in written, oral, and presentation format across organizational levels
• Must have proven organizational skills
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office

• Contracting. Drive contract compliance and product standards for consumable contracts which applies to both GPO and local agreements and negotiates improved pricing as well as other aspects of the business deal. This includes reviewing monthly reports to identify opportunities to add items to current consumables contracts as well as adding vendors to either local agreements or GPO.
• Drive contract compliance for non-IT capital, purchased services, professional services, and service/maintenance contracts that are between $1M-$2M.
• Negotiate pricing and the business deal aspects of contracts in the categories listed above that includes, but is not limited to, terms and conditions, end user licensing agreements, statements of work, placement agreements, and other IT related agreements.
• Strategy Development – $500K - $1M For projects with a value between $500K - $1M will provide oversight of the Sourcing Analyst as outlined in the contract plan.
• For projects with a value between $1M - $2M will lead those projects to include but not limited to Lead the formal RFX (Request for Information, Request for Quotation, or Request for Proposal) process as needed by the organization which includes leading organizational stakeholders through the process.
• Provide information related to market intelligence, vendor financial, and performance research.
• Create the RFX documents and facilitate specification development with the stakeholder teams as well as leading internal and external meetings, analyze the vendor responses, compile the data, and present the analysis and recommendations to the stakeholder team.
• Based on an analysis of Children's spend, vendor activity, and the marketplace, the role will develop, and recommend, the most appropriate and efficient sourcing strategy for each project assigned.
• Proactive execution of strategies through the strategic sourcing process and serves as an expert in the…