Sourcing and Vendor Management Agent

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Join a team where your work matters every moment every patient every community. At SSM Health youll be empowered to grow supported to thrive and inspired to make a lasting impact.

In this role you will provide hands-on support in a fast-paced environment where every shift makes a direct impact on patients and families. Your attention to detail compassion and ability to work closely with various teams will help create a safer smoother care experience. If you want to grow in a collaborative care setting this role is perfect for you.

• Department: Corporate Supply Chain
• Schedule: Full time Day shift M-F no nights weekends or holidays.

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Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Negotiates pricing and contract terms and conditions to minimize risk to the organization while involving key stakeholders through the finalization of contracts.
• Helps measure and monitor cost-reduction opportunities at a system-level through contract development and modifications in utilization
• Perform contract management and maintenance including amendments extension of terms and product additions and removals.
• Builds effective working relationships with suppliers and customers. Incorporates the appropriate feedback and perspectives to improve outcomes resolve issues and enhance processes.
• Coordinates legal and excluded provider reviews per legal and corporate guidelines.
• Generates and supports cost reduction ideas and initiatives through collaboration with analytics.
• Creates effective relationships and timely communications with vendors end-users and supply chain colleagues across the organization.
• Facilitation of communicating relevant information such as contract updates category strategies and educational opportunities
• Develops knowledge of product and service needs and on-going market developments related to assigned areas.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Bachelors degree or equivalent years of experience or education

EXPERIENCE

• One years experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting standing walking reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms malfunctioning machinery etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending stooping kneeling squatting twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

• None

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