Strategic Sourcing Analytics Lead

Health Care Service Corp.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 121,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Health Care Service Corporation seeks a senior analytics leader to guide a team supporting Strategic Sourcing, Contracting, and Vendor Management. You will translate spend, supplier, contract, and market data into actionable insights that drive cost optimization, risk mitigation, and supplier performance improvements.

You will establish data governance, partner with Procurement, Finance, and operations, and deliver executive‑level visuals and insights to enable data‑driven decisions across the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Math, Actuarial Science, Business Statistics, Accounting or Finance OR 4 years’ experience.
• 7 years’ experience interfacing with internal stakeholders and/or internal clients.
• 7 years’ experience with data analysis and reporting relating to healthcare data.
• 4 years’ leadership experience, including 2 years in a management position.
• Experience with vendor contracts, metadata, and procurement-related data assets.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative standards, performance measures, and statistical methodologies.
• Negotiation, decision-making, and analytical skills.
• Verbal and written communication skills, including presentation skills.
• PC proficiency to include Access, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• 5 years’ experience interfacing with Procurement and/or Supply Chain professionals.
• Master’s Degree in Business Analytics or Information Management.
• Alteryx Certification (Essentials, Designer Core, or Designer Advanced).
• Ability to code in Python and Microsoft Visual Studio Code.
• Microsoft PowerBI Certification (PL-300 or DP-600).

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of analytics professionals supporting Sourcing, Contracting, and Vendor Management.
• Develop actionable insights from spend, supplier, contract, and market data to drive cost optimization and risk mitigation.
• Establish data ownership, governance standards, and accountability for procurement data assets.
• Partner with Procurement, Finance, Operations, and stakeholders to deliver executive‑level insights and visuals.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Negotiation

Communication

Organizational skills

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Math, Actuarial Science, Business Statistics, Accounting or Finance

Master’s Degree in Business Analytics or Information Management

Tools

Python

Alteryx

Power BI

Visual Studio Code

Access

Job description

Health Care Service Corporation seeks a senior analytics leader to guide a team supporting Strategic Sourcing, Contracting, and Vendor Management. You will translate spend, supplier, contract, and market data into actionable insights that drive cost optimization, risk mitigation, and supplier performance improvements.

You will establish data governance, partner with Procurement, Finance, and operations, and deliver executive‑level visuals and insights to enable data‑driven decisions across the