Sourcing and Contracting Specialist (Remote)

Now hiring a Sourcing and Contracting Specialist

Responsible for supporting the Sourcing and Contracting Managers and their activities associated with proactively identifying savings opportunities, managing expiring contracts, and addressing new supplies and services requests and process changes.
Responsible for supporting the Manager of Value Analysis with the VA process. These activities include but not limited to presentation prep, meeting minutes, meeting invites, etc.

How you belong matters here.

We value our employees' differences and find strength in the diversity of our team and community.

At Presbyterian, it's not just what we do that matters. It's how we do it - and it starts with our incredible team. From Information Technology to Food Services and beyond, our non-clinical employees make a meaningful impact on the healthcare provided to our patients and members.

Why Join Us

• Full Time - Exempt: Yes
• Remote work from home: This job is intended to be conducted in the State of New Mexico
• Work hours: Days
• Benefits: We offer a wide range of benefits including medical, wellness program, vision, dental, paid time off, retirement and more for FT employees.

Ideal Candidate

High School Diploma. Two years of related experience preferably in the healthcare industry.

• High School Diploma or GED Required. Associated Degree Preferred.
• 2 years of related required. Experience in the healthcare industry or contracting is preferred. Experience with Microsoft Office Suite
• Superior oral, written, presentation and interpersonal communication skills required.
• Strong organizational and personal computing skills.

• Provides customer service support to the Sourcing and Contracting department.
• Performs Sourcing and Contracting department administrative work at the direction of the Sourcing and Contracting Managers.
• Manages the sourcing and contracting email box.
• Support Manager of Sourcing and Value Analysis with preparing for VAT meetings, conducting research for opportunity identification and vetting, prioritizing initiatives, recording minutes, and performing follow-up activities and communications for VAT action items.
• Supports Sourcing and Contracting Managers with the activities of the contracting life cycle.
• Provide support for activities related to the execution of contracts.
• Performs GPO price activations at the director of the Sourcing and Contracting Manager.
• Manages contract expiration calendar.
• Support activities associated with Opportunity Identification and documentation using VAT tools and methodologies to analyze and address existing supplies and services, expiring contracts, and new supplies and services requests and process changes; and lead efforts to proactively identify opportunities.
• Support managing and maintaining the pipeline and savings tracker to ensure its accuracy for VASC reporting and for annual budget preparation.
• Conduct certain aspects of preliminary financial analysis.
• Provide support for opportunity evaluation and vetting to include determining current contract obligations.
• Support the Sourcing and Contracting managers in completing tasks associated with Pursuit activities such as improving current pricing, standardizing supplies, consolidating suppliers, improving contractual language and performance standards, improving utilization, processes, reducing inventory, and outcomes.
• Provide support for activities related to the Implementation process of approved opportunities, such as utilizing the VAT Decision/ Implementation Checklist to ensure steps that apply to this opportunity are completed.
• Support holding key supply chain suppliers accountable for service standards.
• Support education and communications plans for all user-departments and key stakeholders to ensure compliance with Supply Chain Policies and Procedures and to support VAT initiatives.
• Stay abreast of industry best practices and trends.
• Other tasks as assigned.
  
  

All benefits-eligible Presbyterian employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, group term life insurance and other optional voluntary benefits.

Wellness
Presbyterian's Employee Wellness rewards program is designed to provide you with engaging opportunities to enhance your health and activate your well-being. Earn gift cards and more by taking an active role in our personal well-being by participating in wellness activities like wellness challenges, webinar, preventive screening and more.

Why work at Presbyterian?
As an organization, we are committed to improving the health of our communities. From hosting growers' markets to partnering with local communities, Presbyterian is taking active steps to improve the health of New Mexicans.

About Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.

USD $34.27/Hr.

The compensation range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to experience and training, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs.