Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Job Description

Essential Duties & Responsibilities including but not limited to:

• Develops and implements BILH contracts to ensure cost-effective and quality-driven equipment and services
• Manages vendor relationships, develops contract/relationship performance goals and criteria, and serves as a subject matter expert resource
• Works collaboratively with all key stakeholders, including supply chain, clinical departments, and finance on cost savings initiatives specifically relating to contracting operations
• Ledds and/or staffs multi-disciplinary teams to select/standardize contracting choices that maximize supply chain savings while meeting clinical and operational needs. Conducts and/or staffs group meetings to facilitate contract review, trials, and implementation.
• Evaluates the success of the contract once implemented, reconciles problems between BILH and vendors, and makes relevant recommendations to best meet the supply chain needs of the system.
• Analyzes data and provide cost savings reports to leadership on a routine basis
• Shares information and educates managers and physicians throughout the system to advance others' ability to improve supply chain performance
• Buils, maintains, and manages strong partnerships with our strategic vendors

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in business administration, finance, supply chain management, or a closely related field is preferred; Master’s Degree preferred
• Licensure, Certification & Registration: Certified Materials and Resource Professional (CMRP) certification preferred
• Experience: Seven (7) years of purchasing, contracting, or materials management experience, preferably in a healthcare setting
• Five (5) years or more of contract negotiating experience.

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Workday experience preferred
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong project management skills including the ability to plan, organize, and complete work projects in a cross-functional team setting
• Results and deadline-oriented with the ability to manage competing priorities under pressure
• Strong relationship management skills with the ability to gain buy-in from employees not directly under his/her span of control
• Able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing

Pay Range

$100,060.00 USD – $140,005.00 USD