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Senior Sourcing Executive – Healthcare
Vizient, Inc
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Irving • Colorado, Illinois, Texas • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $88,900 - $155,500 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Serve as a strategic sourcing expert, delivering best-in-class sourcing and contracting strategies that optimize value for Vizient clients
- Lead all aspects of the sourcing process, including opportunity identification, strategy development, contract execution, negotiations, implementation, and supplier relationship management
- Collaborate with stakeholders and suppliers to design and execute customized sourcing strategies that drive cost savings, improve contract terms, and create new value propositions while building trusted, long-term relationships
- Lead the development and execution of sourcing workplans that align with client objectives and savings goals
- Analyze category spend and market trends to prioritize initiatives and develop sourcing roadmaps
- Partner with clients to create customized contract portfolios
- Manage sourcing projects from RFP development through negotiation, award, and implementation
- Monitor pricing and contract performance using Vizient tools and market intelligence to support negotiations
- Collaborate with legal and cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with organizational standards
- Communicate updates on sourcing opportunities, progress, and challenges to stakeholders
- Facilitate stakeholder feedback to drive continuous improvement
Requirements
- Relevant degree preferred
- Advanced degree desired
- 5 or more years of relevant experience required (i.e., strategic sourcing, contract management, and/or supply chain)
- Experience in a healthcare setting preferred
- Experience across multiple healthcare supply categories preferred
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office with ability to translate data into strategic insights
- Experience with procurement or contracting platforms a plus
- Skilled in fostering collaboration and alignment, leveraging strong interpersonal and communication abilities to influence and partner with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders
- Willingness to travel
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits plan
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
strategic sourcingcontract managementsupply chaincategory spend analysisnegotiationRFP developmentcontract executionsupplier relationship managementsourcing strategy developmentmarket trend analysis
Soft skills
collaborationcommunicationinterpersonal skillsinfluencestakeholder managementcontinuous improvementrelationship buildingstrategic insight translationteam alignmentproblem-solving