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Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager

At UPMC, we're all here for the same reason to make Life Changing Medicine happen. Join our team and you will play a unique and important role in our mission to change healthcare for the better.

Why Join UPMC? We don't just take care of patients we take care of our team, too. And we have the data to prove it. In addition to the benefits you'd expect from an industry leader you can expect :

• AWARD-WINNING WORKPLACE : Ranked #1 for Best Places to Work for Women & Diverse Managers by Diversity MBA
• A recent study showed that UPMC benefits are 20% higher in value than other healthcare providers in our market.
• Competitive pay
• Tuition reimbursement
• Opportunities to grow in your career at UPMC

UPMC is looking for a full-time Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager. This position works Monday-Friday, standard daylight hours. This is a hybrid position with 1-2 days per week required in office.

Purpose :

The Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager reflects the mission, vision, and values of UPMC, adheres to the organization's Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards. The Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager (Sr. SSM) will maintain and direct sourcing functions for assigned spend categories across UPMC supply chain and includes the following objectives : drive and deliver competitive advantage and cost savings for UPMC by managing the execution of a comprehensive category approach that includes in-depth global market analysis as part of the overall detailed strategic sourcing plan, establish a strategic category group structure and corresponding category strategies. Serves a key role in planning, managing, and measuring sourcing engagements and takes lead in working with organizational leadership on priority objectives to meet strategic priorities. This position is responsible for leading the respective sourcing team with a focus on helping the company meet enterprise-wide objectives, reduce risk, and deliver substantial cost savings. Responsibilities include managing, supervising, planning, and organizing the activities of the sourcing staff. Additionally, this role will be responsible to source for key business areas or product category. A primary objective will be to work collaboratively with internal UPMC leaders to capture business requirements, provide in-depth market analysis, and develop sourcing strategies and plans to deliver best in class value to the organization. The Sourcing to Pay Departmental mission is to ensure the preservation and improvement of the quality of patient care while reducing or maintaining costs and risks related to the procurement and the use of products and services at all UPMC business units and facilities through collaborative efforts and effective communication by a mode of service line steering teams and specialty sub-committees.

Responsibilities :

One of the following combinations of education and experience is required :

Previous supervisory or management experience required. Understanding of financial analysis and quantitative / qualitative assessment data.

Advance skills in spreadsheet, word and presentation computer applications (PowerPoint).

Consulting or group presentation skills.

Ability to organize workload and set priorities.

Adept communication skills, negotiating skills a plus.

Deliver presentations to a variety of audiences at various levels.

Demonstrated ability to facilitate change and achieve savings goals

High level of expertise in UPMC's toolset including Office Suite, Power BIo, SmartSheeto, Aribao, Categorization and Analytics / Premier ABI

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances :

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran