Job Description:

• Lead end-to-end sourcing events for assigned categories, from strategy through award recommendation
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies delivering competitive pricing, resilient supply, and clinical and operational value
• Serve as primary supplier negotiator for commercial and non-financial terms
• Oversee sourcing project plans, timelines, deliverables, governance, and regulatory adherence
• Collaborate with Service Line, Legal, Finance, Clinical/Value Analysis, Contract Management, suppliers, and member committees
• Coach and mentor Specialists/Analysts supporting sourcing events
• Develop strategic sourcing roadmaps using market intelligence, supplier landscape, cost drivers, and risk/resiliency considerations
• Analyze member purchasing data, utilization, and spend patterns to identify aggregation, standardization, and contracting opportunities
• Design and manage RFPs, supplier Q&A, response collection, evaluation criteria, scoring, and bid analysis
• Facilitate evaluation committees and member advisory groups
• Develop and present award recommendations with scenario analyses and rationale
• Partner with Legal and Contract Management to reflect negotiated terms in final contracts and complete post-award handoff
• Manage concurrent sourcing project plans, milestones, risks, dependencies, roadblocks, and issue resolution
• Communicate project status, risks, and decisions to leadership, cross-functional partners, and member stakeholders
• Champion standard sourcing tools, templates, methodologies, data-driven decision-making, process improvement, automation, and supplier/member experience
• Uphold fair and transparent bid processes, conflict-of-interest requirements, and documentation standards
• Provide day-to-day guidance, coaching, and informal leadership to sourcing team members

Requirements:

• 5 or more years of applicable experience
• High School Diploma or GED (Required)
• Strategic Sourcing, Contracting, Distribution and Vendor Program Management
• Contract Negotiations
• Contract Operations
• Clinical Supply Chain
• Purchased Services
• History of sourcing and negotiating agreements
• Experience in a healthcare Group Purchasing Organization (GPO), health system supply chain, or medical device / pharmaceutical manufacturer
• Familiarity with sourcing platforms, e-sourcing tools, and contract lifecycle management systems
• Healthcare experience
• Remain in a stationary position for prolonged periods of time
• Be adaptive and change priorities quickly; meet deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Operate computer programs and software
• Ability to communicate effectively with audiences in person and in electronic formats
• Day-to-day contact with others (co-workers and/or the public)
• Making independent decisions
• Ability to work in a collaborative business environment in close quarters with peers and varying interruptions
• Travel 1-20% within the US

Benefits:

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401k retirement program
• Paid time off
• Participation in Premier’s employee incentive plans
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
• Perks and discounts
• Access to on-site and online exercise classes
• Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with a disability or sincerely held religious belief