Job Details

The Sourcing Manager is responsible for the timely and cost-effective strategic sourcing of complex goods and/or services within the assigned categories. This role focuses on the development and execution of category strategies based on rigorous analysis of spend data, market dynamics, category intelligence, business requirements, continuous/sustainable supply of quality goods and/or services and optimizing costs while ensuring compliance with organizational policies and enhancing supplier performance.

Job Description

Essential Functions

Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.

Strategic Mindset:

• Execute sourcing strategies for assigned categories, ensuring cost-effective procurement, adherence to policies and procedures.
• Ensures savings are delivered promptly and that the enterprise is achieving the realization of expected benefits.

Policies and procedures:

• Implements process improvements for operational efficiency at sourcing.

Vendor and contract management:

• Conduct supplier research, RFPs (Request for Proposals), and contract negotiations within assigned categories. 
• Developing and executing negotiation strategies to maximize total value and minimize risk.
• Manage day-to-day vendor relationship including but not limited to, contracts, consignment agreements, rental agreements among others.
• Recommends vendor selections and contract terms for review by Strategic Sourcing leadership. Presents bid submission results to Strategic Sourcing leadership and appropriate stakeholders to aid in decision making around sourcing events.

Market analysis and trend monitoring:

• Monitor vendor performance, resolve supply chain issues, and ensure contract compliance.  The goal of this role is to eventually become an SME (Subject Matter Expert) in assigned categories.
• Regularly monitoring the market for category-leading practices and demand/supply shifts, such as supply consolidation and technology innovations.
• Leverage market data, external expert resources, spend analytics, and cost modeling to drive fact-based decision making.

Cross-functional collaboration:

• Collaborate with internal departments (clinical teams, finance, logistics, value analysis) to address sourcing needs.
• Partnering with key stakeholders to build influence, evaluate, and set targets for sourcing activities for assigned complex categories.

Financial and operational performance:

• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of sourcing initiatives and make data-driven decisions. Track supplier performance and ensure compliance with contract terms.
• Preparing and presenting business cases and should-cost models.
• Performing complex data analysis and building financial models (i.e., ROI, supplier scorecards, savings tracking, make vs. buy decision models).

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required):

Soft skills:

• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills
• Strategic thinking
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities
• Problem-solving capabilities

Technical skills:

• Proficiency in data analysis tools
• Knowledge of healthcare regulations

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferable in healthcare administration, business, or related field.

AND

Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in  sourcing, or the facilitation and negotiation of contracts within strategic or supply chain, or developing, initiating, and managing sourcing strategies, or identifying and implementing sourcing objectives and goals supporting organizational strategies, or experience within a Supply Chain capability area relevant to Strategic Sourcing

Minimum Certifications, Registration or License Requirements:

• C.P.M. or equivalent certification preferred.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

1101 Market, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.    

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. 

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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