Position Summary: 

The Strategic Sourcing Specialist is responsible for the relationship and commodity contract management between The Guthrie Clinic and suppliers/vendors for his/her assigned service line.  This position will lead and facilitate all phases of the strategic sourcing process (spend & market opportunity analysis, providing leadership to value analysis committees on financial & product analysis, negotiates and implements contracts and product standardization efforts, manages vendor performance and relationships throughout the life of the agreements) to achieve the lowest total cost and maintain the expected level of clinical quality to provide the optimum quality of patient care.   In addition, this position provides guidance and mentorship to the buyers on supply chain improvements with a focus on contact compliance.

Education, License & Cert: 

A Bachelor’s degree in healthcare or a related field is preferred. A minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent is required.

Experience: 

Minimum five or more years of progressively responsible related experience in healthcare and or supply chain.  Hospital experience preferred.

Essential Functions: 

1. Identifies and implements cost reduction strategies for supplies and services. Lead / direct product conversions and implementations resulting from savings opportunities.

2. Utilize existing data sources and reports, analyze product/equipment/ service requirements, related costs, to support appropriate planning, acquisition, inventory management, and/or disposition strategies.

3. Monitors supply chain benchmarks for supply costs.

4. Deliver financial savings by effectively addressing contract opportunities (rebid, extend, convert, or customize/enhance existing contracts). Lead the contracting process including RFP development and assessment, negotiation, extensions and compliance.

5. Analyzes contract compliance, supply utilization, and standardization opportunities and presents findings to value analysis manager.

6. Supports any existing value analysis teams, group purchasing organizations, and other hospital committees and business partners.

7. Reviews the item master file and accounts payable file for contract gaps.

8. Manage supplier performance and ensure resolution of issues related to accurate price management and service quality.

9. Conduct quarterly business reviews with key suppliers.

10. Provides financial impact reports for each group purchasing agreement and negotiated contract.

Other Duties: 

1.  Develop effective working relationships with department leaders, staff and suppliers to support a collaborative environment for minimizing supply, equipment, and/or purchased services expenditures while ensuring appropriate quality & supplier service levels.

2.  Stay current with market trends and new technology for supplies, equipment and services.

3.  It is understood that this description is not intended to be all‐inclusive and that other duties may be assigned as necessary in the performance of this position.