Sourcing Specialist

A healthcare network in New York City seeks a new Sourcing Specialist to join their team for a 6 month assignment.

About the Opportunity :

Schedule : Monday to Friday

Hours : 9am to 5pm

Setting : Remote

Responsibilities :

Handling the organization's end to end sourcing operations by implementing sourcing plans and tactics to effectively manage assigned commodities.

Ability to appraise and improve organization sourcing activities by analyzing the company's spending, supply partnerships and identifying new opportunities to improve cost savings.

Develop sourcing strategies that align with organizational goals / objectives, budget targets and operational requirements to minimize the organizational risk. Strategies should be developed using spend analysis data, stakeholder input and knowledge of the supplier community.

Perform data collection and conduct spend analysis at the organizational level, divisional level, commodity level and supplier level to identify opportunities and cross-over of common items purchased.

Craft negotiation strategies and close deals with optimal terms.

Identify and vet preferred supplier capabilities, financial stability and standing in the market.

Develop good working relationships with the end-user community by establishing ongoing, consistent meetings to gather ongoing spend requirements that will enable the departments to manage business operations.

Gather information on supplier performance in order to provide input into the strategic sourcing process for future sourcing events.

Develop annual individual development plan to gain additional knowledge in areas of healthcare Industry, changes in the industry and procurement functions.

Qualifications : Bachelor's Degree

4-7 years of sourcing experience.

Demonstrated project management skills required including identifying project deliverables and developing critical milestones to meet project goals.

Negotiation of contracts.

Creating and developing relationships and leading projects and sourcing events.

Leading meetings with Suppliers and Customers to keep project goals and objectives on track.

Excellent customer service and multitasking abilities

Desired Skills :

Healthcare industry experience

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