Senior Operational Sourcing Analyst

The University of Kansas Health System; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Kansas Health System is seeking a Senior Operational Sourcing Analyst to drive data-driven sourcing decisions, optimize supplier contracts, and lead spend management initiatives across the integrated delivery network.

You will partner with clinical, operational, and executive stakeholders to maximize value while ensuring quality patient care, regulatory compliance, and financial stewardship; you will analyze spend data, conduct supplier reviews, and lead process improvements

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 5+ years of business experience.
• 5+ years advanced proficiency in Excel, data analytics, and reporting tools.
• 5+ years experience with ERP, procurement, and contract management systems.
• 5+ years of hospital/IDN/healthcare experience.
• Preferred CPSM/CSCP/Lean Six Sigma or Workday/Vizient/GHX experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the key liaison between internal Spend Management departments, external customers and external suppliers.
• Build and foster relationships to understand end-to-end spend management and support each department downstream.
• Participate actively in supplier business reviews and distributor meetings.
• Challenge the status quo with process improvement initiatives for action and deliverables.
• Ensure supplier contracts are executed per negotiated terms, pricing, rebates, and SLAs through procure-to-pay.
• Analyze spend data to identify strategic sourcing opportunities and spend-management improvements.
• Collaborate with Category Management and Accounts Payable to administer rebate programs and maximize rebate recovery.
• Support creation and maintenance of procurement dashboards, KPI scorecards, and executive reporting.
• Represent leadership in meetings and facilitate team discussions during absences.
• Act as SME for procurement platforms (ERP, exchange platforms, GPOs).
• Mine data from platforms to identify improvement opportunities and establish KPIs.
• Manage supplier onboarding and vendor setup, including credit applications and internal approvals.
• Monitor supplier performance and coordinate contract escalations for compliance.
• Drive continuous procurement process improvements and compliance.
• Develop process documentation and train staff to ensure consistency.
• Must perform the competencies of the assigned unit or department.

Skills

Spend Analytics

Supplier Relationship Management

Data Visualization

Process Improvement

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Project Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, Healthcare Administration, Economics, or related field

Tools

Workday

Vizient

GHX

ERP systems

Excel

Contract management systems

Job description

Position Title Senior Operational Sourcing Analyst Days - Full Time Broadmoor Campus

Position Summary / Career Interest: The Senior Operational Sourcing Analyst is a strategic spend management professional responsible for driving data-driven sourcing decisions, contract optimization, supplier performance management, and Operational Sourcing process improvements across an integrated delivery network. This role serves as a key business partner to clinical, operational, and executive stakeholders, ensuring the organization maximizes value while maintaining quality patient care, regulatory compliance, and financial stewardship. This role combines advanced analytics, healthcare industry knowledge, strategic sourcing expertise, and stakeholder management skills to identify cost savings opportunities, improve supplier relationships, and support organizational goals.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Serve as the key liaison between internal Spend Management departments, external customers and external suppliers
• Build and foster relationships with the intent to understand end-to-end spend management and how best to support each department up and down-stream outside our processes.
• Participate, actively, in supplier business reviews, and ongoing distributor meetings.
• Challenge the status quo by bringing thought provoking questions and process improvement initiatives to the table for action and deliverables.
• Ensure supplier contracts are executed in accordance with negotiated terms, pricing agreements, rebates, and service-level commitments through the procure to pay process.
• Analyze organizational spend data to identify strategic sourcing opportunities, cost-reduction initiatives, fee optimization opportunities, and overall spend management improvements.
• Collaborate with Category Management and Accounts Payable teams to administer rebate programs, ensure contractual rebate compliance, validate accruals and payments, and maximize rebate recovery opportunities.
• Supports the creation, build, maintenance, and enhancement of procurement dashboards, KPI scorecards, and executive reporting to support data-driven decision-making.
• Represent department leadership in meetings and facilitate team discussions and communications during leadership absences.
• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for procurement platforms (including Enterprise Resource Planning, exchange platforms, and Group Purchasing Organizations).
• Ability to mine data from platforms to identify process improvement opportunities and establish key performance indicators.
• Manage supplier onboarding and vendor setup activities, including completion of credit applications, collection of required documentation, and coordination of internal approval processes.
• Monitor supplier performance against contractual obligations, quality standards, and key performance indicators (KPIs), and coordinate contract escalations to support issue resolution and compliance.
• Drive continuous process improvement initiatives to enhance procurement efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance.
• Develop and maintain process documentation, implement best practices, and train staff to ensure consistent
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.

These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

Bachelors Degree Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, Healthcare Administration, Economics, or a related field of study from an accredited college or university.

• 5 or more years of experience in business
• 5 or more years of advanced proficiency in Excel, data analytics, and reporting tools
• 5 or more years of experience working with ERP, procurement, and contract management systems
• 5 or more years of strong problem-solving and project management skills
• 5 or more years of experience within a hospital, health system, integrated delivery network (IDN), GPO, or healthcare services organization

Preferred Education and Experience

• 7 or more years of certification such as CPSM, CSM, CSCP, CPM, or Lean Six Sigma
• 7 or more years of experience with Workday, Vizient, GHX or similar healthcare supply chain platforms

Knowledge Requirements

• Healthcare Supply Chain Expertise
• Spend Analytics
• Supplier Relationship Management
• Financial Acumen
• Data Visualization & Reporting
• Process Improvement
• Change Agent
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Project Leadership

Time Type: Full time

Job Requisition ID: R-57825

Important information for you to know as you apply:

The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link [e-mail]. Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.

About The University of Kansas Health System

As part of the region’s premier academic medical center, The University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City is a world-class healthcare provider and destination for complex care and diagnosis. We are driven by our commitment to service, continuous improvement and to the highest degree of excellence. Collaboration between physicians, nurses, researchers, educators and other professionals who share their expertise leads to exciting discoveries and life-changing treatments for the people we serve.