A Procurement or Sourcing Specialist is responsible for sourcing and purchasing the goods or services required by an organization, especially tracking overall spend and improving bidding processes. Responsible for maintaining supplier relationships. May also be responsible growing supplier relationships with new and/or existing suppliers.
Supply Chain Management Sourcing Specialist McLaren Health Care - 3.2 Grand Blanc, MI Job Details Full-time 3 hours ago Qualifications High school diploma or
GED Full Job Description Position Summary:
Responsible for the review, evaluation, and standardization of products and purchased services. The Sourcing Specialist works with all McLaren subsidiaries to identify and coordinate the vendor selection process to utilize economies of scale and realize cost savings for the corporation. Negotiates contracts and pricing and ensures compliance to the contracting standards.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
Develops standards of MHC Supply Chain Management including: evaluation, qualification, and selection of vendors; the cost analysis, request for quote (RFQ), request for purchase (RFP), negotiation of services and equipment, placement agreements; the evaluation of vendor performance and ongoing compliance towards contract terms. Performs analysis of a widely diversified group of materials, equipment and purchased services, such as medical, surgical, laboratory, pharmacy supplies, dietary supplies, etc. and negotiates to capture best price for the organization. Drive savings to help organization reach the fiscal year savings target. Confers with departments regarding requirements, specifications, quantity and quality of materials, equipment, services and delivery requirements. Recommends substitutes to save costs and/or improve delivery. Examines and makes decision on special requests throughout the organization covering materials, equipment and purchased services under their jurisdiction. Oversees all efforts/workflow of all contract stages including but not limited to review, negotiation, execution, and storage. Facilitates product or purchased service conversions. Partner with Value Analysis to champion clinical conversions.
Qualifications:
Required:
High School Diploma 7 years of experience in Sourcing, Contracting, Supply Chain, or Negotiation in a Health Care or Business environment OR Associates degree in Health Care, Business, or related field 5 years of experience in Sourcing, Contracting, Supply Chain, Negotiation, in a Health Care or Business environment OR Bachelor degree in Health Care Administration, Supply Chain Management, Business, Nursing, or related field 3 years of experience in Sourcing, Contracting, Supply Chain or Negotiations in a Health Care or Business environment
Preferred:
Supply Chain or business-related certifications (e.g., Project Management Professional (PMP), APICS (American Production and Inventory Control Society) Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) Clinical certifications or licensure (Allied Health Professional, Certified Pharmacy Technician, Registered Nurse, etc)
Additional Information Schedule:
Full-time Requisition ID:
26003954
Daily Work Times:
8am - 4:30pm
Hours Per Pay Period:
80
On Call:
No Weekends:
No About Us McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan's largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.
