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Supply Chain Management Sourcing Specialist

McLaren Health Care Corporation • Grand Blanc, MI 48439 • Posted 7 days ago

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In-person • Full-time • Mid Level

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The Supply Chain Management Sourcing Specialist at McLaren Health Care Corporation is responsible for reviewing, evaluating, and standardizing products and purchased services across all McLaren subsidiaries. This role involves identifying and coordinating vendor selection to leverage economies of scale and realize cost savings, negotiating contracts and pricing, and ensuring compliance with contracting standards. The specialist also performs analysis of a diversified group of materials, equipment, and purchased services to negotiate the best prices for the organization.

Responsibilities

  • Develops standards of MHC Supply Chain Management including evaluation, qualification, and selection of vendors; cost analysis, request for quote (RFQ), request for purchase (RFP), negotiation of services and equipment, placement agreements; 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

  • Bachelor's degree in Health Care, Supply Chain Management, Business or Nursing
  • Three years' experience in Sourcing, Contracting, Supply Chain, and/or Health Care environment.
  • Three years' experience in performing complex analysis.

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)

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:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Examines and makes decision on special requests throughout the organization covering materials, equipment and purchased services under their jurisdiction.
  5. Oversees all efforts/workflow of all contract stages including but not limited to review, negotiation, execution, and storage.
  6. Facilitates product or purchased service conversions. Partner with Value Analysis to champion clinical conversions.


Qualifications:

Required:
  • Bachelor's degree in Health Care, Supply Chain Management, Business or Nursing
  • Three years' experience in Sourcing, Contracting, Supply Chain, and/or Health Care environment.
  • Three years' experience in performing complex analysis.

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)