Principal Contract Sourcing Administrator *Remote*

Providence Health & Services; Alaska; Remote; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a dedicated professional to enhance their supply chain management efforts. This role involves collaborating with key stakeholders to optimize non-medical and purchased services, ensuring operational efficiency and compliance. The successful candidate will manage strategic supplier relationships, negotiate contracts, and develop programs that align with the organization's mission of compassionate care. Join a team that values your contributions and empowers you to make a meaningful impact in the healthcare sector. This position offers the flexibility of 100% remote work for residents in select states, making it an ideal opportunity for professionals seeking work-life balance.

Benefits

Best-in-class benefits

Professional growth opportunities

Supportive work environment

Inclusive workplace culture

Qualifications

• 6+ years of supply chain management experience in a healthcare setting.
• Experience in strategic sourcing and contract management.

Responsibilities

• Manage supplier relationships for non-medical and purchased services.
• Develop and implement programs supporting strategic plans.

Skills

Supply Chain Management

Strategic Sourcing

Contract Negotiation

Process Improvement

Analytics for Cost Comparison

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business or Finance

Master's Degree in Business Administration

Tools

RFI and RFP Management

Job description

Description

Providence is one of the nation's leading non-profit healthcare systems with 119,000+ caregivers/employees serving more than 5 million unique patients across 51 hospitals and 800+ clinics. Our locations range from metropolitan centers to rural settings across seven states: Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, and Washington. As a mission-based, not-for-profit healthcare provider, our commitment to providing compassionate care to all lives on through our five core values: Compassion, Dignity, Justice, Excellence, and Integrity.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Supply Chain Management and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Resource Engineering & Hospitality (REH) is the name adopted to reflect the Providence employees who work throughout Providence Health and Services in supply chain services and systems in support of our ministries and operations in all regions from Alaska to Texas. REH's objective is to ensure our core strategy, One Ministry Committed to Excellence, is enhanced along with the overall patient care experience (know me, care for me, ease my way) by delivering a robust foundation of services, operational and technical support, and the sharing of comprehensive, relevant, and highly specialized supply chain management expertise.

This position is accountable for the collaborative support of development, integration, implementation, and optimization of the Resource Engineering & Hospitality (REH) department for non-medical and purchased services which exceed $1 Billion annually. This role works in support of key business and operational stakeholders across Providence, leading, and partnering on REH strategic integration efforts; developing and executing strategic plans around Providence-wide Non-Medical and Purchased Services initiatives; ensuring a compliant, effective, and streamlined operational REH experience for internal business partners.

The position is responsible for initiating and supporting the strategy and resulting contracts for non-medical and purchased services as assigned. This includes promoting cost effectiveness and operational efficiency in contracting, purchasing, and utilization and for performing other duties and responsibilities in support of the programs, activities, and staff of the REH strategy. Primary responsibilities include:

• Managing strategic supplier relationships with regard to Non-Medical and Purchased Services sourcing

• Developing and implementing specific programs in support of the REH strategic plan for Purchased Services

• Negotiation and administration of contracts for REH

• Supporting departmental staff and resources to achieve REH contracting goals

• Coordinating and facilitating resource sharing and consensus building processes and programs in collaboration with Health System administrative, clinical and non-clinical staff

Providence welcomes 100% remote work for applicants who reside in one of the following States:

• Alaska

• Washington

• Oregon

• Montana

• California

• Texas

Essential Functions:

• Transaction based contracts

• Ability to run RFI, and RFP independently

• System level and regional contracts

• Analytics for cost Comparison

• Identify risk within contract

• Generate Savings

• Develop KPIs

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business or Finance -OR- a combination of equivalent education and relevant experience

• 6 or more years of supply chain management experience

• 3 or more years of region or enterprise level strategic sourcing experience in a healthcare setting

• Experience creating and successfully executing strategic plans for highly complex issues

• Healthcare business operations and/or financial management experience in a healthcare setting

• Experience standardizing complex and disparate processes within a large healthcare organization

• Experience in process improvement methodology, change management, and operational improvement in complex systems

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Public Administration, or another related field of study

• Enterprise level experience with Purchased Services strategy development and contract management

• Experience conducting and managing RFP's and RFI's

• Experience developing service level standards or KPI's

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Requisition ID: 357708
Company: Providence Jobs
Job Category: Sourcing
Job Function: Supply Chain
Job Schedule: Full time
Job Shift: Day
Career Track: Business Professional
Department: 4012 SS REH STRAT SOURC 1
Address: OR Portland 4400 NE Halsey St
Work Location: Providence Office Park Portland Bldg 1-Portland
Workplace Type: Remote
Pay Range: $48.27 - $76.22