Strategic Sourcing Sr. Manager

A healthcare client is looking for a Strategic Sourcing Sr. Manager

Location: Georgia, Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon(remote but with 20% travel to different KP facilities)

Position: Strategic Sourcing Sr. Manager

Pay Rate: $83-$95.54/ hr

Temp to Hire

Expected Shift: 8am to 5pm (Mondays to Fridays)

JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for leading end to end spend management for assigned categories to drive value, service, quality, and innovation for KP. The work includes category strategy development in line with stakeholder goals, execution of bids, negotiations, contract negotiations and managing internal/external relationships. Also, support supplier performance management through contracts and ongoing participation. Provide industry expertise to drive strategic initiatives and impact change across the organization.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Client & Supplier Relationship management: Work closely with key customers, identify and understand their key initiatives. Identify and understand their short, medium, and long-term goals. Work with the suppliers to identify and pursue opportunities to drive interventions in line with client expectations to drive value, innovation, service/supply resiliency, quality of care and governance.
• People development: Invest in self-development for category management/supply chain skills via KP’ Category Management training program.
• Category Management/Strategic Sourcing: Develop category/spend strategies for all key categories with an extensive knowledge of the markets, suppliers and stakeholder needs. Drive clear, informed decisions based upon a multi-year strategy. Owns end to end delivery of business needs for the categories under management.
• Negotiations/Bids/Contract management: Proven track record leading commercial negotiations or bids to deliver value. Have strategic approach to the process. Able to lead negotiation of contracts in partnership with legal.
• Communication: Required to interact with senior leadership frequently to review and drive decisions. Required to have exceptional verbal and written communication and coaching skills.
• Citizenship - Contribute to KP’s Sustainability and Environmental goals; in addition, responsible to help KP to further advance results in the EPP (Environmentally Preferable Purchasing).
• Analytics and Digital mindset: Demonstrated track record of leveraging analytics and insights in driving decisions. Have a digital mindset to adopt new technologies in the source to pay space.
• Additional detailed responsibilities/functions to support above: Stay current on external and internal influences that may impact the larger organization, including Healthcare Reform, macroeconomic issues, etc. Collaborate with other Portfolio Leads, Sourcing, Procurement Operations, Supply Chain, Finance and SRM COE Teams to advance Category Management capabilities.
• Change Management - Adopting change practices with customers, suppliers and stakeholders to implement programs like Source to Pay transformation, Category Management training program.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Education:

• High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.
• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Management Science, Business, Finance, Accounting, contract administration, procurement or a related field required.

Basic Qualifications:

· 3-6 years’ experience in category management required.

Additional Requirements:

· Experience Source to Pay transformation projects.

Licenses and Certifications

· N/A

At a minimum, a 7-year background check, education verification, employment verification, and drug screen will be conducted upon hire. Your suitability for employment is contingent upon successfully passing these required pre-employment screenings.

Our client is one of the largest non-profit health plans founded in 1945 which offers comprehensive, affordable health coverage plans for individual & family, Medicare, employers, and large group.

This particular client is requiring that all new hires show proof of vaccination. However, accommodations may be made for those with disabilities or religious reasons who cannot obtain a vaccine.

Since 1980 APR Consulting, Inc. has provided professional recruiting and contingent workforce solutions to a diverse mix of clients, industries, and skill sets nationwide.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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