Sourcing Analyst

** It's more than a career, it's a calling.*
* MO-SSM Health Mission Hill

** Worker Type:*
* Regular

** Job Highlights:*
* ** Join a team where your work matters-every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you'll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.*
* As a  
** Sourcing Analyst** , you'll play a vital role in ensuring our teams have the products, services, and resources needed to deliver exceptional patient care. Using data-driven insights, supplier partnerships, and strategic sourcing practices, you'll identify opportunities for cost savings, process improvement, and operational efficiency. This collaborative role partners closely with supply chain, finance, clinical, and operational leaders to analyze spending, evaluate vendor performance, negotiate sourcing solutions, and drive value across the organization.

If you enjoy combining analytics, relationship management, and problem-solving to influence meaningful outcomes, this is an opportunity to make a system-wide impact.

Department:
Supply Chain

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* Schedule:

** Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to

4:30 PM. The position is hybrid. Candidates must reside within driving

distance of our System Office in Des Peres, MO.

** Skills & Matching Criteria:*
* Strong analytical thinking skills.

Strong problem-solving skills.

Comfort working with data.

Experience using Excel.

Ability to learn new systems and processes quickly.

Strong attention to detail.

Clear and effective communication skills.

Ability to work independently.

Ability to stay internally motivated.

Degree or background in healthcare administration or

business is preferred.

This is not a technical programming role; code writing

experience is not required and will not be utilized.

Apply today. SSM Health - We bring out the incredible in you,

everyday

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* Job Summary:

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* Responsible for contract analytics, catalog and pricing administration, project support and coordination, reviewing and summarizing analytical data, internal stakeholder support, and facilitating sourcing events across clinical and non-clinical initiatives. The Sourcing Coordinator will be expected to complete their responsibilities independently and/or in partnership with Senior Sourcing Analysts, Analyst Managers, and Analytics Directors while driving continuous improvement of our processes, policies, and operations.

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* Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

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* PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

+ Assumes analytical responsibility for medical supplies, services and pharmaceutical spend totaling more than $400M across 500 contracts. Analytical responsibilities include data cleansing, savings analyses, report development and dashboard development to monitor compliance levels.

+ Analyzes large data sets and through in-depth analysis, provides key findings and recommendations that support the strategic direction of business operations to meet strategic and financial goals.

+ Analyzes clinical data to highlight variance in costs across the health system. Identifies standardization opportunities, waste or over utilization of clinical resources and other inefficiencies that impact expenses.

+ Creates analytics to support financial month end close processes inclusive of budget variance explanations and supply expense trends.

+ Supports tracking, processing, and reporting on supply chain rebates totaling more than $20M annually.

+ Collaborates and effectively communicates with a variety of stakeholders including supply chain associates and leaders, executive leadership, and clinical leaders.

+ Develops and maintains databases using Microsoft Excel and Power BI.

+ Provides support to planning and implementation of supply chain optimization projects through project management and analytics support.

+ Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

+ Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of experience or education

EXPERIENCE

+ No experience required

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

+ None

** Department:*
* Supply Chain Mgmt

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* Work Shift:

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* Day Shift (United States of America)

** Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

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* 40

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