Strategic Sourcing Manager (Indirect)

Cambia Health Solutions

Vancouver, WA

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JOB DETAILS

JOB TYPE

Full-time, Employee

SKILLS

Alliance/Partner Management, Business Process Outsourcing, Category Development, Category Management, Change Management, Continuous Improvement, Contract Analysis, Contract Creation, Contract Management, Contract Negotiation, Contract Processing, Cost Control, Establish Priorities, Expense Analysis, Health Economics, Healthcare, Industry Standards, Leadership, Pricing, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Process Management, Professional Services, Project/Program Management, Purchasing/Procurement, Regulations, Sourcing Strategy, Statement of Work (SOW), Strategic Planning, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), Supply Chain Management, Systems Maintenance, Vendor/Supplier Management, Vendor/Supplier Planning, Vendor/Supplier Relations, Vendor/Supplier Selection, eSourcing

LOCATION

Vancouver, WA

POSTED

30+ days ago

STRATEGIC SOURCING MANAGER (Indirect) (HEALTHCARE)

Work a hybrid schedule within Oregon, Washington, Idaho or Utah

Build a career with purpose. Join our Cause to create a person-focused and economically sustainable health care system.

Who We Are Looking For:
Every day, Cambia's dedicated Sourcing Team is living our mission to make health care easier and lives better. As a member of the Sourcing Team, you'll deliver best-in-class strategic sourcing, contract management, and negotiation for complex, indirect spend categories. Develop category strategies, serve as the primary contact for business customers, and drive fact-based group decisions with significant operational or financial impact. - all in service of making our members' health journeys easier.

If you're a motivated and results-driven sourcing professional looking to make a difference in strategic sourcing and contract management, apply for this exciting opportunity today!

What You Bring to Cambia: Qualifications and Certifications:

* The Strategic Sourcing Manager II would have a Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management, or related field and 7 years sourcing and contracting experience or related field.

Skills and Attributes:

* Create and influence category strategies within assigned business units.

* Apply in-depth knowledge to solve broad issues that are complex in scope, and establish medium to long- range plans.

* Lead favorable results through providing leadership to the function.

* Develop sustainable strategies for moderately complex categories that include spend analysis, market and geographic considerations, and strategic importance, etc.

* Negotiate and manage contracts moderate in complexity for assigned commodities ensuring the relentless pursuit of cost savings and favorable terms.

* Recommend and implement sourcing, contracting and supplier management policies and procedures that provide for financial strength of the company and asset security.

* Drive continuous improvement in all aspects of the procurement process including the evaluation of existing contracts for savings opportunities.

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* Develop sustainable sourcing strategies for assigned spend categories by considering spend profiles, market and geographic considerations, Cambia's strategic objectives, etc.

* Lead sourcing events that produce value in alignment with Cambia's objectives.

* Negotiate contracts and craft SOWs for assigned spend categories in order to obtain the best value to the company through favorable contracting terms and pricing.

* Prepare and present contract executive summaries and obtain contract approvals in accordance to governance policies.

* Create, manage and promote sound relationships with strategic suppliers and internal business partners.

* Partner with Supplier Relationship Managers as needed to resolve supplier issues.

What You Will Do at Cambia:

* In depth knowledge of sourcing and contract fundamentals. Demonstrated knowledge of indirect spend categories, contracting skills and principles, laws, regulations, and industry standards.

* Prior experience in all elements of sourcing and category management for indirect services, including professional services and business process outsourcing.

* Experience in the 7-step strategic sourcing process with emphasis in the areas of category strategy development, RFx sourcing processes and contract management.

* Prior experience in desired spend categories.

* Project management skills with the ability to lead and prioritize activities.

* Strong leadership and change management skills

* Demonstrated strong experience in leading major sourc
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