Strategic Sourcing Manager (Full-Time/Day) Center City

Thomas Jefferson University • Philadelphia, PA

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About The Position

Lead the creation, execution and management of comprehensive sourcing strategies for clinical supply and service categories that ensure lowest total cost of ownership through managed demand, utilization, and optimal pricing. Negotiate, benchmark, implement, and monitor large scale acquisitions, contracts, and product portfolios to ensure Jefferson. takes full advantage of value based, state of the art equipment, devices, and opportunities for a group of categories which may include IT, Marketing, Facilities, HR Services, Legal, Travel, and other categories. Lead cross-functional project teams and develop and leverage supplier partnerships, Jefferson Health System relationships, and group purchasing organization (GPO) contracts to meet business requirements to create sustainable solutions that maximize cost effectiveness for the institution and support its strategic direction.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in business is required.
• Five to seven years progressively responsible experience in purchasing, contract management, or materials management setting
• Must have Fortune 500, Pharmaceutical, IT, FMCG, CPG, Consulting or equivalent industry experience

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree is preferred.
• C.P.M. from the Institute for Supply Management, Inc. or a CMRP certification from the Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management of the American Hospital Association is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Supports partnerships with aligned departments and builds relationships at Associate Vice President, Director, or Manager level.
• Helps Develops and executes strategic sourcing plans across a sub-group of product and service categories that appropriately factor departmental needs alongside institutional challenges and directives
• Manages, on average, $50-$100M in annual spend
• Deliver, at a minimum, $5M – $8M annually in budget-impact cost savings and avoidance
• Manages all stages of sourcing process from situation analysis, business requirements gathering, market research and intelligence, strategy creation, request for proposal, negotiation, award, implementation, and budgetary compliance
• Initiates bid process and utilizes eSourcing technology to increase value delivery and increase efficiency of the bidding process.
• Analyzes responses, awards business, develops contracts and engages appropriately with Jefferson and vendor legal departments to implement, monitors vendor performance post-award through structured and well-defined supplier relationship management
• Supports strategic supplier relationships through establishment and measurement of KPIs and other performance measures to deliver enterprise-wide cost optimization and maintain focus on pioneering, innovate products and services
• Responds appropriately and proactively to customer needs and supports departmental, hospital, and university initiatives.
• Highly organized, self motivated decision-maker working with minimal supervision and able to manage multiple priorities.
• Conforms to and follows all internal directions and guidelines established for the Department by the Associate Vice President Strategic Sourcing and Vice President for Strategic Sourcing and Value Analysis .
• Treats all patients, visitors, co-workers, and/or customers with sensitivity, dignity, and respect.

Benefits

• Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.
• Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.
• All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps ), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.
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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level