Senior Strategic Sourcing Advisor - HR & Travel

Health Care Service Corp.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness benefits

401(k) savings plan

Pension plan

Paid time off

Paid parental leave

Disability insurance

Supplemental life insurance

Employee assistance program

Paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Plus other incentives

Job summary

Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Senior Advisor to partner with enterprise leaders and drive sourcing strategies across Corporate Functions, with a focus on HR & Travel. You will tackle complex spend, lead negotiations, and shape supplier relationships.

This hybrid Chicago-based role requires ownership of end-to-end sourcing workstreams, development of MSAs/SOWs, data analysis to identify opportunities, and coaching of colleagues while influencing across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years progressive experience in indirect procurement, supplier management, category management.
• Proficient at MS Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Strategic and innovative thinker able to influence and advise the business areas.
• Strong executive presence with outstanding interpersonal, verbal, written communication, and presentation skills.
• Critical thinking, analytical skills and business acumen.
• Conflict resolution skills.
• Consistent thought leadership.

Responsibilities

• Own complex sourcing and category workstreams from problem definition through recommendation, stakeholder alignment, and execution, including sourcing initiatives (RFP, RFI, RFx), commercial negotiations, category management activities, and supplier relationship strategies for critical enterprise spend categories
• Drive complex commercial negotiations and support the development of effective supplier agreements, including Master Services Agreements (MSAs), Statements of Work (SOWs), Amendments, resource pricing models, and supplier rate cards
• Analyze financial, supplier, market, and operational data to identify trends, quantify opportunities, and support sourcing strategies, supplier selection, savings plans, and investment decisions
• Structure ambiguous business questions and identify the analyses required to drive to actionable insights and recommendations
• Develop clear recommendations and presentations, translating complex analysis into practical actions and decisions for business and technology leaders
• Serve as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, constructively challenging assumptions and existing approaches while building alignment across functions and levels of the organization
• Lead cross-functional workstreams with a high degree of ownership and autonomy, while collaborating effectively across teams and contributing to the development and coaching of colleagues

Skills

Indirect procurement

Supplier management

Category management

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or Master's degree

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

Outlook

PowerPoint

Job description

Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Senior Advisor to partner with enterprise leaders and drive sourcing strategies across Corporate Functions, with a focus on HR & Travel. You will tackle complex spend, lead negotiations, and shape supplier relationships.

This hybrid Chicago-based role requires ownership of end-to-end sourcing workstreams, development of MSAs/SOWs, data analysis to identify opportunities, and coaching of colleagues while influencing across