Sourcing Specialist - Clinical Strategic Sourcing (Full-Time/Day) Center City
Thomas Jefferson University & Jefferson HealthNumber of Positions In Requisition 1

 Job Details Responsible for the timely and cost-effective strategic sourcing of complex goods and/or services. This position supports the category manager by advising and guiding business units regarding the application and integration of procurement philosophies and techniques to meet the needs of identified internal customer requirements using a global category view. This individual is responsible for supporting the process of sourcing, contracting, and procuring complex categories by influencing teams with various levels of employees and management to leverage buying power and recommend appropriate procurement strategies and tactics to obtain desired results. Extensive interaction with business units, leadership, finance, and suppliers is required to ensure that total costs are identified and optimal savings are realized when executing a contract. Goods and services are reviewed by this position and managed across the network for all locations. Job Description Summary Responsible for the timely and cost-effective strategic sourcing of complex goods and/or services. This position supports the category manager by advising and guiding business units regarding the application and integration of procurement philosophies and techniques to meet the needs of identified internal customer requirements using a global category view. This individual is responsible for supporting the process of sourcing, contracting, and procuring complex categories by influencing teams with various levels of employees and management to leverage buying power and recommend appropriate procurement strategies and tactics to obtain desired results. Extensive interaction with business units, leadership, finance, and suppliers is required to ensure that total costs are identified and optimal savings are realized when executing a contract. Goods and services are reviewed by this position and managed across the network for all locations. Job Duties With the support of the category manager, working on complex sourcing initiatives requires high technical, market impact, and supply-base competence. Actively driving assigned sourcing initiatives to accomplish project milestones in accordance with the project timeline. This includes coordination between Supply Chain Services teams and other Network colleagues and leaders. Developing sourcing initiatives, including requirements development, RFx, supplier recommendations, participating in scoring, and leading the scoring team through the process. Analyzing supplier proposals and facilitating fact-based supplier selection processes; preparing Deal Reviews for leadership. Reviewing supplier financial analysis and credential check and facilitating implementation activities for new and existing corporate contracts. Ensure savings are delivered promptly and achieve the realization of expected benefits. Balancing strategy development with the tactical execution necessary throughout all procurement processes. Gathering/analyzing customer requirements and facilitating buy-in to support the setting of category strategies for assigned categories. Meeting with members of the strategic sourcing teams to review the status of progress against the category plan. Driving continuous improvements. Interfacing with and managing business units for assigned strategic sourcing area(s) and working with business units to plan and set targets for sourcing activity for assigned complex categories. Actively participating in business strategy meetings to understand direction and offer supply trend impact. Ensuring high-quality customer service, including conducting sourcing analysis and addressing sourcing-related questions and problems. Developing technical and market expertise in assigned categories, including knowledge of changes in the industry. Performing market/supplier analysis at the base level, understanding key business drivers and translating into key supply arrangement and processes to fi…