STRATEGIC SOURCING CONSULTANT (3824)

Memorial Health; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 41,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

401(k) match

Health/dental/vision insurance

Job summary

Memorial Health seeks a Strategic Sourcing Consultant to lead strategic sourcing, contracting, and supplier management across assigned spend categories. You will partner with clinical and administrative leaders to drive cost reductions, standardization, and service improvements while maintaining quality.

Responsibilities include developing sourcing strategies, leading RFPs/RFQs, negotiating contracts, and presenting recommendations to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Requires experience leading sourcing initiatives and contract negotiations.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling abilities.
• Proven ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Leads sourcing initiatives and category management for assigned areas.
• Develops and executes sourcing strategies to optimize total cost of ownership.
• Leads competitive sourcing processes including RFPs/RFQs and negotiations.
• Negotiates pricing, terms, SLAs, rebates, and other arrangements.
• Facilitates multidisciplinary sourcing and stakeholder committees.
• Provides guidance to analysts and presents to executive leadership.

Skills

Negotiation

Facilitation

Stakeholder management

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Data analysis tools

Job description

Position Type

On-site

Job Description Summary

The Strategic Sourcing Consultant is responsible for leading strategic sourcing, contracting, supplier management, and value optimization initiatives across assigned categories of spend, including products, supplies, equipment, purchased services, technology solutions, and operational services. This role independently manages sourcing projects and category portfolios while partnering with operational, clinical, financial, and administrative leaders to drive standardization, cost reduction, service improvement, and operational excellence. The Strategic Sourcing Consultant develops sourcing strategies, leads competitive bid processes, negotiates contracts, facilitates stakeholder committees, and identifies opportunities to improve total cost of ownership while maintaining quality and service expectations. This role serves as a trusted advisor to leadership and drives initiatives with enterprise-wide operational and financial impact. The Strategic Sourcing Consultant embodies the Memorial Health Performance Excellence Standards of Safety, Quality, Integrity, and Stewardship in support of the mission, vision, and values of the health system.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Healthcare Administration, or related field required.
• Master's degree preferred.

Licensure/Certification/Registry

• Certified Materials & Resource Professional (CMRP), Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM), or equivalent certification preferred.
• Certification required within two years of hire.

Experience

• Three to seven years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, contracting, supply chain, value analysis, finance, healthcare operations, or related field.
• Experience leading sourcing initiatives and contract negotiations required.
• Healthcare experience preferred.

Other Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Strong negotiation, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multiple sourcing initiatives simultaneously.
• Strong financial analysis and business case development capabilities.
• Experience facilitating multidisciplinary committees and stakeholder groups.
• Ability to present recommendations to senior and executive leadership.
• Strong project management, communication, and organizational skills.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and data analysis tools.
• Working knowledge of contract structures and contracting principles.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Leads sourcing initiatives and category management activities for assigned areas of responsibility.
• Develops and executes sourcing strategies that optimize quality, service, utilization, standardization, and total cost of ownership.
• Leads competitive sourcing processes including RFPs, RFQs, supplier evaluations, negotiations, and contract implementation activities.
• Negotiates pricing, contract terms, service level agreements, performance guarantees, rebate programs, and other commercial arrangements.
• Facilitates multidisciplinary sourcing, value analysis, and stakeholder committees to evaluate products, services, technologies, and supplier solutions.
• Consults with operational, clinical, financial, and administrative leaders regarding sourcing opportunities, capital acquisitions, purchased services, and supplier solutions.
• Conducts financial analyses and develops business cases supporting sourcing decisions and implementation recommendations.
• Evaluates and recommends opportunities for standardization, utilization management, and cost reduction.
• Develops and presents sourcing recommendations and project outcomes to organizational leadership.
• Manages supplier relationships and monitors supplier performance related to cost, service, quality, and contract compliance.
• Develops and maintains reports and metrics used to track sourcing performance, savings, supplier performance, and implementation results.
• Ensures contracts and sourcing initiatives receive appropriate review, approval, and stakeholder alignment prior to implementation.
• Supports capital and supply acquisition processes through supplier evaluation, financial analysis, competitive bidding, and contract negotiations.
• Provides guidance and mentorship to Strategic Sourcing Analysts.

Performance Excellence Standards

Embodies the Memorial Health System Performance Excellence Standards of Safety, Courtesy, Quality, and Efficiency that support our mission, vision and values:

• SAFETY: Prevent Harm - I put safety first in everything I do. I take action to ensure the safety of others.
• COURTESY: Serve Others - I treat others with dignity and respect. I project a professional image and positive attitude.
• QUALITY: Improve Outcomes - I continually advance my knowledge, skills and performance. I work with others to achieve superior results.
• EFFICIENCY: Reduce Waste - I use time and resources wisely. I prevent defects and delays.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. Incumbents may be requested to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Pay Transparency $29.44 - $45.64 Additional compensation in the form(s) of participation in our annual incentive program are dependent on role. Pay is based on factors such as work experience, education, certification(s), training, skills, and competencies related to the role.

Memorial Health also offers a comprehensive benefits plan, which includes paid time off, 401(k) match, and health/ dental/ vision insurance options.

All benefits can be found at https://jobs.memorial.health/about/benefits/.

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