Sourcing Manager - Purchased Services

				Overview:

At St. Luke's, we pride ourselves on fostering a workplace culture that values diversity, promotes collaboration, and prioritizes employee well-being. Our commitment to excellence in patient care extends to creating an environment where our team can thrive both personally and professionally. With opportunities for growth, competitive benefits, and a supportive community of colleagues, St. Luke's is truly a great place to work.

We are looking for a Sourcing Manager to lead strategic sourcing activities in Clinical Purchased Services, including specialized service lines such as Healthcare Tracking Management (HTM), Information Technology, and Laboratory Services. In this key role, you'll have the opportunity to lead transformative sourcing initiatives by driving supplier negotiations, managing service agreements, and helping identify cost-saving opportunities that improve service levels and operational efficiency - directly contributing to improved patient care and operational excellence. By joining us, you'll not only make a difference in the healthcare sector but also enjoy:

* Work-Life Balance: Take advantage of a hybrid work schedule, offering flexibility and the ability to work remotely.
* Career Growth: We provide ample opportunities for career advancement and skill development.
* Meaningful Impact: Your work will directly contribute to improving healthcare services while driving cost efficiencies.
* Innovative Culture: Be part of a team that is at the forefront of healthcare procurement transformation, using cutting-edge tools and strategies to lead the industry.
* Comprehensive Benefits: Competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package to support your overall well-being.

What You Can Expect

* Lead Strategic Sourcing: Manage a wide range of clinical and specialized services categories, overseeing the end-to-end sourcing process, including supplier identification, contract negotiation, and management.
* Drive Cost Savings: Utilize strategic sourcing methodologies to identify cost-saving opportunities and ensure the long-term sustainability of supplier contracts.
* Collaborate Across Teams: Partner with internal teams, external suppliers, and key stakeholders to align sourcing strategies with organizational goals and create consensus on major decisions.
* Optimize Supplier Performance: Manage and develop relationships with suppliers, continuously measuring performance to ensure quality, compliance, and value delivery.
* Manage Service Agreements: Oversee service agreements related to medical equipment and other clinical services, ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements and organizational needs.
* Use Data to Inform Decisions: Leverage spend data and market insights to identify opportunities for savings, supplier consolidation, and process improvement across clinical categories.
* Healthcare Tracking Management (HTM): Work with teams to track, monitor, and manage HTM service agreements, ensuring contract compliance and driving performance improvements.
* Strategic Leadership: Lead sourcing initiatives across multiple sites, driving standardization, cost reduction, and process optimization.

Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in lieu of degree.
* At least 7 years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

* Strategic Sourcing Expertise: Proven experience in leading strategic sourcing processes, particularly in healthcare or clinical services.
* Supplier Management: Strong background in managing long-term supplier relationships and driving continuous improvements.
* Healthcare Tracking Management (HTM): Familiarity with HTM processes and service agreements, particularly in the medical equipment or clinical services domain.
* Negotiation Skills: Advanced skills in negotiating complex contracts, focusing on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) to drive value.
* Market Knowledge: Deep understanding of market dynamics and supplier capabilities within clinical services.
* Analytical Skills: Ability to assess spend data and market trends to make data-driven decisions.
* MS Excel: Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including advanced functions (e.g., VLOOKUP, pivot tables) to analyze procurement data and trends.

Responsibilities:

Sourcing Manager 3 leads supply management activities within specialized procurement spend categories across the Information Technology, Purchased Services, Laboratory or other specialized service lines. Responsible for identifying cost savings opportunities and supplier selection processes in within the assigned category including, but not limited to, contract management, supplier negotiation, utilization improvements and standardization.

* Utilizes strategic sourcing process to manage assigned category of products/services for multiple locations of the organization. Identifies all stakeholders and builds case for significant change while developing consensus among key stakeholders.

* Develops and maintains key performance measures for chosen suppliers and negotiates on multiple variables to award longer-term strategic contracts that result in category standardization, cost reduction and improved service levels.

* Demonstrates expert knowledge of market conditions, market dynamics and supplier capabilities. Develops and executes sourcing strategies for acquiring goods and services in assigned category including negotiations, RFP's, auctions, etc.

* Through influence, leads system-wide strategic sourcing activities within category. Facilitates and is a key contributor of supplier business reviews with all suppliers within category.

* Uses strategic sourcing approach focused on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and not just price improvement to facilitate successful negotiation and closure of contracts with suppliers managed.

* Leads supplier management process, including supplier development activities. Promotes better practices and operational excellence within category and benchmarks performance

* Supports Category Leader in providing strategic sourcing guidance to all levels of stakeholders to achieve agreed system results. Responsible for executing effective and collaborative category strategic sourcing processes.

* Leads effectiveness, efficiency and control of operational procurement within assigned category. Partners with supply chain employees and key stakeholders to support the execution of procurement category strategy.

* Supports category initiatives and contract management to operationalize contract management process and compliance process.

* Perform complex analysis and recommendations of spend data and market trends to prioritize and launch sourcing initiatives Actively contributes and identifies savings opportunities and set strategies for assigned category.

* Analyzes current spend and evaluates current suppliers. Consolidates spend across multiple manufacturing locations to create leverage, grows preferred market share, analyzes purchasing trends and develop sourcing alternatives. Identifies new high potential suppliers.

* Understands supply chain requirements, regulatory requirements and what is required to align supplier capabilities so that basic purchasing and supply can be executed.

* Manages respective supplier relationships and performance, including but not limited to contributing in the management of dispute resolution. Serves as first point of escalation for the Buyers on supplier issues. Drives timely resolution of quality issues raised by customers or staff.

* Maintains awareness and understanding of new services and products, industry and market trends, and anticipates implications for the St. Luke's Consolidated Service Center.

* Partners closely with key stakeholders, administration, Supply Chain team members and suppliers to achieve year-over-year improvements in standardization, cost, quality and service. 

* Provides support in executing Category Management proposals for strategic sourcing projects within categ
			

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