Sourcing Specialist - Clinical Strategic Sourcing (Full-Time/Day) Center City

Health Partners Plans; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Health Partners Plans is seeking a procurement professional to lead timely and cost-effective strategic sourcing across complex categories, impacting multiple locations. You will advise business units on procurement philosophies, guide sourcing, contracting, and procurement activities, and influence teams to leverage buying power for optimal savings.

The role requires interacting with leadership, finance, and suppliers to identify total costs and realize savings, across the network.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree as min qualification or equivalent experience.
• 4 years in the facilitation and negotiating of contracts, managing stakeholder interests and expectations.
• 4 years developing, initiating, and managing sourcing strategies with tactical processing capabilities and building strategic supplier relationships.
• 4 years project management experience, applications of supply chain management and practices and facilitating day-to-day operational and strategic objectives.
• 4 years experience within Supply Chain capability areas relevant to Strategic Sourcing.
• Problem-solving, financial, and analytical process skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist category manager on complex sourcing initiatives and coordinate between Supply Chain Services teams and other Network colleagues.
• Drive assigned sourcing initiatives to milestone completion per the project timeline.
• Develop sourcing initiatives including requirements, RFx, supplier recommendations, scoring, and lead scoring teams.
• Analyze supplier proposals, facilitate fact-based supplier selections, and prepare leadership Deal Reviews.
• Ensure savings delivery and realization of benefits while aligning with category plans.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Stakeholder management

Sourcing strategies

Project management

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Healthcare or equivalent experience

Job description

Number of Positions In Requisition

1

Job Details

Responsible for the timely and cost-effective strategic sourcing of complex goods and/or services. This position supports the category manager by advising and guiding business units regarding the application and integration of procurement philosophies and techniques to meet the needs of identified internal customer requirements using a global category view. This individual is responsible for supporting the process of sourcing, contracting, and procuring complex categories by influencing teams with various levels of employees and management to leverage buying power and recommend appropriate procurement strategies and tactics to obtain desired results. Extensive interaction with business units, leadership, finance, and suppliers is required to ensure that total costs are identified and optimal savings are realized when executing a contract. Goods and services are reviewed by this position and managed across the network for all locations.

Job Description

Summary

Responsible for the timely and cost-effective strategic sourcing of complex goods and/or services. This position supports the category manager by advising and guiding business units regarding the application and integration of procurement philosophies and techniques to meet the needs of identified internal customer requirements using a global category view. This individual is responsible for supporting the process of sourcing, contracting, and procuring complex categories by influencing teams with various levels of employees and management to leverage buying power and recommend appropriate procurement strategies and tactics to obtain desired results. Extensive interaction with business units, leadership, finance, and suppliers is required to ensure that total costs are identified and optimal savings are realized when executing a contract. Goods and services are reviewed by this position and managed across the network for all locations.

Job Duties

With the support of the category manager, working on complex sourcing initiatives requires high technical, market impact, and supply-base competence. Actively driving assigned sourcing initiatives to accomplish project milestones in accordance with the project timeline. This includes coordination between Supply Chain Services teams and other Network colleagues and leaders. Developing sourcing initiatives, including requirements development, RFx, supplier recommendations, participating in scoring, and leading the scoring team through the process. Analyzing supplier proposals and facilitating fact-based supplier selection processes; preparing Deal Reviews for leadership. Reviewing supplier financial analysis and credential check and facilitating implementation activities for new and existing corporate contracts. Ensure savings are delivered promptly and achieve the realization of expected benefits.

Balancing strategy development with the tactical execution necessary throughout all procurement processes. Gathering/analyzing customer requirements and facilitating buy-in to support the setting of category strategies for assigned categories. Meeting with members of the strategic sourcing teams to review the status of progress against the category plan. Driving continuous improvements.

Interfacing with and managing business units for assigned strategic sourcing area(s) and working with business units to plan and set targets for sourcing activity for assigned complex categories. Actively participating in business strategy meetings to understand direction and offer supply trend impact. Ensuring high-quality customer service, including conducting sourcing analysis and addressing sourcing-related questions and problems.

Developing technical and market expertise in assigned categories, including knowledge of changes in the industry. Performing market/supplier analysis at the base level, understanding key business drivers and translating into key supply arrangement and processes to fit business requirements. Leveraging market data, external expert resources, spend analytics, and cost modeling to drive fact-based decision-making. Supporting supplier diversity and sustainability goals by explaining them and advocating for diverse suppliers and sustainable options when they are viable.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Healthcare or equivalent experience.
• 4 years in the facilitation and negotiating of contracts, managing stakeholder interests and expectations or
• 4 years developing, initiating, and managing sourcing strategies with tactical processing capabilities and building strategic supplier relationships or
• 4 years project management experience, applications of supply chain management and practices and facilitating day-to-day operational and strategic objectives or
• 4 years experience within Supply Chain capability areas relevant to Strategic Sourcing.
• Problem-solving, financial, and analytical process skills.

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