Principal Contract Sourcing Administrator *Remote*

Providence Health & Services; Vancouver (WA); Remote; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is looking for a Principal Contract Sourcing Administrator to oversee non-medical and purchased services. This remote position involves strategic sourcing, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring the efficiency of operations. Ideal candidates should have significant experience in supply chain management within healthcare, demonstrating leadership and strategic planning skills.

Benefits

Best-in-class benefits

Professional growth opportunities

Financial security initiatives

Qualifications

• 3 years of region or enterprise-level strategic sourcing experience in a healthcare setting.
• 6 years of total relevant supply chain management experience, including leadership.
• Experience standardizing processes in a large healthcare organization.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for strategic supplier relationships regarding sourcing of non-medical services.
• Promote cost-effectiveness and operational efficiency in contracting.
• Develop and execute strategic plans for purchased services initiatives.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Contract negotiation

Analytics

Risk identification

Cost comparison

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business or Finance

Job description

Principal Contract Sourcing Administrator *Remote*

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 toTexas.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 theResource Engineering & Hospitality (REH) departmentfor 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 onREHstrategic integration efforts; developing and executing strategic plans around Providence-wide Non-Medical and Purchased Services initiatives; ensuring a compliant, effective, and streamlined operationalREHexperience 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 theREHstrategy.Primary responsibilities include: managing strategic supplier relationships with regard to Non-Medical and Purchased Services sourcing, developing and implementing specific programs in support oftheREHstrategic plan for Purchased Services, negotiation and administration ofcontractsforREH; supporting departmental staff and resources to achieveREHcontracting 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 Degreein Business or Finance or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 3 yearsof Region or enterprise level strategic sourcing experience in a healthcare setting.
• 6 yearstotal relevant supply chain management experience, including a minimum of 3 years in a leadership role.
• 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 Degreein Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Public Administration, or a related field.
• Enterprise level experience with Purchased Services strategy development and contract management.

Salary Range by Location:

• AK: Anchorage:Min: $48.27, Max: $76.22
• AK: Kodiak, Seward, Valdez:Min: $50.32, Max: $79.45
• California: Humboldt:Min: $50.32, Max: $79.45
• California: All Northern California - Except Humboldt:Min: $56.46, Max: $89.13
• California: All Southern California - Except Bakersfield:Min: $50.32, Max: $79.45
• California: Bakersfield:Min: $48.27, Max: $76.22
• Montana: Except Great Falls:Min: $38.86, Max: $61.36
• Montana: Great Falls:Min: $36.82, Max: $58.13
• Oregon: Non-Portland Service Area:Min: $45.00, Max: $71.05
• Oregon: Portland Service Area:Min: $48.27, Max: $76.22
• Texas:Min: $36.82, Max: $58.13
• Washington: Western - Except Tukwila:Min: $50.32, Max: $79.45
• Washington: Southwest - Olympia, Centralia & Below:Min: $48.27, Max: $76.22
• Washington: Tukwila:Min: $50.32, Max: $79.45
• Washington: Eastern:Min: $42.96, Max: $67.82
• Washington: Southeastern:Min: $45.00, Max: $71.05

Why Join Providence?

Ourbest-in-class benefitsare 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 ourMissionof caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.