Strategic Sourcing Manager
About The Position
The Strategic Sourcing Manager is a key member of Supply Chain, coordinating and collaborating with Supply Chain teams, clinical and non-clinical teams, administration, department stakeholders, and vendors to advance organizational and departmental goals related to cost savings, process improvement, standardization, utilization reduction, and other supply chain initiatives. The role manages multiple indirect or direct spend categories and partners with the Strategic Sourcing and Value Analysis teams to develop category sourcing strategies. The Manager serves as a primary point of contact between ECU Health teammates and vendors across functional areas and applies strategic and analytical thinking, project management, and organizational skills. ECU Health Medical Center is a 974-bed flagship academic medical center and the primary teaching hospital for The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. It provides acute and intermediate care, rehabilitation, and outpatient health services to a 29-county region.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, Accounting, Management, or a related field.
- 3–5 years of business experience, with a focus on contract analysis and negotiation.
- Experience in budgeting, vendor relations, performance or process improvement, and project management.
- Excellent communication, analytical, negotiation, project management, organizational, interpersonal, and critical-thinking skills.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree preferred.
- Healthcare industry experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Lead all aspects of the strategic sourcing process for assigned categories, including market and financial analyses, sourcing strategy development, RFIs/RFPs, stakeholder engagement, contract negotiations, and supplier relationship management.
- Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with ECU Health leadership, clinicians, department stakeholders, and vendors to integrate cost-savings programs into departmental services and deliver results.
- Engage Value Analysis managers in clinical efficacy research, cost analyses, monitoring actions and outcomes for new product requests, standard reporting, and clinical stakeholder engagement as needed.
- Proactively manage upcoming contract expirations using a contract calendar.
- Manage and execute RFP processes at contract expirations in assigned categories when market and benchmark data indicate a savings opportunity.
- Bring forward cost-saving ideas for review, including product replacements, new technology, standardization, vendor consolidation, and other appropriate initiatives.
- Develop and communicate cost-benefit analyses and scenario-based savings options, incorporating industry benchmarks and other decision points.
- Pursue cost-savings discussions with vendors and work with internal stakeholders on negotiation strategies; close contracts with optimal terms.
- Draft, negotiate, and execute contracts for assigned categories, compare those categories with industry trends and market standards, and support requests for non-strategic products or services as required.
- Ensure contracts are current and include essential terms that comply with internal standards, risk considerations, and legal prerequisites.
- Perform duties consistently with ECU Health values and leadership competencies.
- Demonstrate leadership, critical thinking, self-direction, initiative, effective interpersonal skills, and oral and written communication skills.
- Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability in the workplace.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
