Strategic Sourcing Specialist-I/II
About The Position
The Strategic Sourcing Specialist collaborates with internal stakeholders, including Category Management and Legal and Compliance teams, to gather requirements and information. This informs negotiation strategy, recommendations for taking work to market, contract template selection, and drafting and executing contracts that support Intermountain’s interests and mitigate risk. The role negotiates pricing and terms, manages project and work requests, and handles relevant contract repository entries. The specialist works with internal customers to define business requirements, initiative scope, request expectations, quality measures, strategy, and reasonable milestone timelines. The role frequently manages low- to medium-complexity sourcing projects and periodically handles high-complexity projects. Preferred candidates have 2–5 years of contracting and sourcing experience. The position is based at the Supply Chain Center in Midvale, Utah, with 40 scheduled hours per week. The listed hourly range is $31.01–$48.84, depending on experience. Candidates in California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington are currently paused for sourcing, as are new relocation requests for current caregivers.
Requirements
- Demonstrated experience managing projects and prioritizing work in a fast-paced business environment.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to provide high levels of customer service and work as part of a team.
- General digital dexterity and demonstrated mastery of office technology tools, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Nice To Haves
- 2–5 years of contracting and sourcing experience.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business, healthcare, supply chain, law, or an equivalent field.
- One year of experience in a role requiring industry expertise in healthcare contracting and sourcing.
- Experience with sourcing methodologies, negotiation strategies, and/or contract language and construction.
- Project management experience.
- Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including problem identification, research, and resolution.
Responsibilities
- Gather information and requirements from internal stakeholders to inform sourcing and negotiation strategies.
- Recommend when to take work to market and select appropriate contract templates.
- Draft, negotiate, and execute contracts that support Intermountain’s interests and mitigate risk.
- Negotiate pricing and contract terms.
- Manage project and work requests and relevant contract repository entries.
- Collaborate with internal customers on business requirements, initiative scope, request expectations, quality measures, strategy, and milestone timelines.
- Frequently manage up to 20 concurrent low- to medium-complexity sourcing projects, including statements of work, amendments, and full agreements in product and indirect services.
- Periodically negotiate and manage high-complexity sourcing projects.
- Assist in developing pricing strategies, including competitive quotes and bids.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders in the sourcing process.
- Identify continuous improvement opportunities and participate in improvement initiatives.
- Participate in team learning and growth exercises.
Benefits
- A comprehensive benefits package with programs intended to support well-being across health, security, connection, and engagement.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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