Strategic Sourcing / Contract Management

Strategic Sourcing Specialist

The Strategic Sourcing Specialist supports sourcing activities and helps to develop cost-reduction opportunities for service lines. This role ensures optimal vendor value by monitoring performance and quality products and implements strategic sourcing strategies to lower costs and achieve benchmark pricing.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provides guidance to department management on priority items and overall sourcing plans and initiatives.
• Assists in negotiating contracts that include both local and national purchasing agreements.
• Manages and maintain strong end user and vendor relationships that include our Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) and distribution partners.
• Evaluate operational conditions and processes to ensure any special terms or provisions applicable to the Strategic Sourcing Award Strategy are covered during negotiations or other procurement requests such as Request for X (RFx) documents.
• Maintains measurable and quantifiable performance metrics for all contracting activities in their managed categories.
• Research alternative supplier options to ensure supply chain resiliency is maintained.
• Ensures all suppliers meet service benchmarks and performs periodic evaluations of supplier companies.
• Works effectively with Legal Counsel to resolve and prevent any contractual concerns.
• Decision Making: Independent judgment in making decisions involving non-routine problems under general supervision.
• Working Relationships:
• Works with internal and/or external customers via telephone or face to face interaction.
• Works with other healthcare professionals and staff.
• Works frequently with individuals at Director level or above.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Minimum two (2) years of experience in a procurement, negotiations and contract, analytics, or in a vendor/supplier management environment.
• Knowledge in supply chain contracting strategies, strategic sourcing, spend analytics, benchmarking, RFx engagements, and achieving cost reductions across assigned product and services categories while maintaining or improving quality.
• Basic knowledge of finances and economic sourcing, capital equipment, clinical products, and purchasing services.
• Knowledge of contract lifecycle management, including drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and executing agreements in accordance with established contracting policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of day-to-day contracting activities such as renewals, modifications, price discrepancies, and supplier performance concerns.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and influencing skills with the ability to maintain strong business relationships.
• Strong analytical skills to enable sourcing/contracting decisions based on evaluation of previous data sources.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities with competing deadlines.

Required Education:

Bachelor's degree

Required Certifications & Licensure:

• Certified Sourcing Professional (CSP)
• Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM)

Preferred Certifications & Licensure:

• Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)

EEO Employer

Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.