Sourcing Category Leader

UChicago Medicine; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

UChicago Medicine in Chicago, IL seeks a Sourcing Category Leader to lead sourcing teams and drive supplier strategies within the Supply Chain unit. The role is based in the greater Chicagoland area with a hybrid work arrangement.

Responsibilities include contract support, procurement activities, and Lean initiatives to optimize cost, quality, delivery, and service with suppliers. Strong analytical skills and experience in strategic sourcing are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, or Purchasing preferred.
• Lean/Process Improvement and Six Sigma experience preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Access, Visio, Project, PowerPoint and Word required.

Responsibilities

• SOURCING: Leads Sourcing Teams and VAT, develops supplier strategies, and secures data from suppliers and internal sources.
• PROCUREMENT: Conducts industry/product research, leads supplier meetings, and assists RFIs/RFQs/RFPs.
• CONTRACT SUPPORT: Executes contract renewals, service and maintenance agreements, and negotiates under guidance.
• LEAN: Supports Lean initiatives, uses 5S and Kaizen to drive efficiency and cost savings.
• COMMUNICATION: Communicates with management, co-workers, and suppliers to ensure alignment and transparency.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel

Access

Visio

Project

PowerPoint

Word

Strategic Sourcing

Total Cost of Ownership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain

Master's degree

Job description

Job Description

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system,

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine as a Sourcing Category Leader at our Hyde park location. You will need to be based in the greater Chicagoland area.

The Sourcing Category Leader develops sourcing strategy for specified key spend categories to achieve key organizational and departmental goals. Reviews and selects appropriate suppliers. Works with Materials Admin team to negotiate contracts and ensure that terms of established contracts are maintained and properly executed.

Essential Job Functions

• SOURCING: Leads Sourcing Teams and Value Analysis Teams (VAT) under direction of Assistant Director, Strategic Sourcing. Independently secures data from suppliers and internal sources, and performs effective analysis of findings to DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT and MONITOR supplier strategies and relationships in all aspects of cost, quality, delivery, technology and service.
• PROCUREMENT: Conducts industry and product research, and leads supplier meetings. Assists in the solicitation of Requests for Information (RFIs), Requests for Quote (RFQs) and Requests for Proposal (RFPs) as required by Assistant Director. Gathers and compiles information from a variety of sources to contribute to analyses.
• CONTRACT SUPPORT: Executes contract renewals, service and maintenance agreements, and unique sourcing activities for assigned categories. Prepares negotiation plan and executes under direction of Assistant Director.
• LEAN: Supports Lean process initiatives through use of 5S, Value Stream Maps, and Kaizen improvement events. Recognizes opportunities to maximize savings and increase efficiencies through shorter cycle times, first time quality measures, and process mapping, and drives changes accordingly.
• COMMUNICATION: Provides effective communication to management, co-workers, and suppliers to establish collaborative communication, especially as related to activity status of supply chain initiatives. Serves as a professional and knowledgeable representative of organization to outside suppliers.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum Education: Required: Bachelors Degree Preferred: Masters Degree
• Specify Degree(s): Business, Supply Chain, Purchasing
• Minimum Experience: Required: 1-3 years of previous job-related experience Preferred: 3-5 years of previous job-related experience Details: Lean/Process Improvement, process mapping, and Six Sigma experience strongly preferred. Healthcare experience NOT REQUIRED
• Preferred: Materials - Certified Purchasing Professional (CPP), Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM), Certified Materials & Resource Professional (CMRP) Six Sigma Green Belt
• Required: Strong analytical abilities including high aptitude for Microsoft Excel, Access, Visio, Project, PowerPoint, and Word. Strategic Sourcing and Total Cost of Ownership improvement process experience.

Position Details

• Job Type/FTE: Full Time (1.0FTE)
• Shift: Days, Monday-Friday
• Work Location: Hybrid
• Unit/Department: Supply Chain
• CBA Code: Non-Union

About Us

We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.

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UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.

As a condition of employment, all employees are required to complete a pre-employment physical, background check, drug screening, and comply with the flu vaccination requirements prior to hire. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered for flu vaccination consistent with applicable law.

Compensation & Benefits Overview

UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits. The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.

The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.

Review the full complement of benefit options for eligible roles at Benefits - UChicago Medicine.