Strategic Sourcing Manager

Position Title:

Strategic Sourcing Manager

Job Description:

Location: This position will work a hybrid model (remote and office) which requires working in the nearest Elevance Health office 1-2 times per week. The rest of the time would be working remotely (from home). The ideal candidate will live within 50 miles of one of our Elevance Health office locations. Target locations include Indianapolis, Atlanta, and Chicago

Strategic Sourcing Manager

The Healthcare Clinical Sourcing Team manages a Sourcing portfolio of member and client facing products and programs across Commercial and Government business units. This position is part of Elevance Health's Global Supply Chain Team and will work on supplier contract deals that interface with the Government Business Division, specifically with Medicaid and Medicare. This position will also serve as a project manager for several key initiatives in the supply chain department and facilitate large, complex supplier contract projects. Categories under spend management may include, Medicare Product/Supplemental Benefits, Over the Counter member benefit programs, Medicaid Redetermination vendors and Clinical Domains (Diabetes, Substance Use Disorder, Food as Medicine, etc.) where members conditions are managed through a mix of clinical and technology solutions.

How you will make an impact:

• Executes standardized strategic sourcing processes for assigned projects
• Builds and maintains strong working relationships with internal customers and key suppliers for sourcing categories and various projects

• Strong contract negotiation and legal understanding of terms and conditions.
• Focuses on cost savings and cost avoidances during negotiations
• Works in cross-functional teams to aggressively track and improve supplier performance.
• Participates in fact-based negotiations and executes contracts utilizing approved terms and conditions, while facilitating across multiple subject matter expert teams in the company
• Implements sourcing recommendations and develops complex Sourcing category strategies jointly with the product business teams

• Serves as a project manager for several key initiatives in the supply chain department
• Works with stakeholders on new business case development for senior leadership
• Cross-coordinates initiatives with the digital team's health solutions
• Aggressively monitors, tracks and reports supplier compliance and performance benefits.

Minimum Qualifications:

Requires a BA/BS; 8 years of experience in sourcing/supplier selection with at least 6 years experience with negotiation of pricing and contract terms and conditions; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Qualifications:

MBA preferred.

CPM preferred.

Job Level:

Non-Management Exempt

Workshift:

1st Shift (United States of America)

Job Family:

PUR > Sourcing

Be part of an Extraordinary Team

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities - and making healthcare simpler. A Fortune 20 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, we are looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve. You will thrive in a complex and collaborative environment where you take action and ownership to solve problems and lead change. Do you want to be part of a larger purpose and an evolving, high-performance culture that empowers you to make an impact?

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy, providing various levels of flexibility while also ensuring that associates have opportunities to connect in-person. Unless in a designated virtual-eligible role and specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process. Candidates must reside within 50 miles or 1-hour commute each way of a relevant Elevance Health location.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide - and Elevance Health approves - a valid religious or medical explanation as to why you are not able to get vaccinated that Elevance Health is able to reasonably accommodate. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health has been named as a Fortune Great Place To Work in 2022, has been ranked for five years running as one of the 2023 World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune magazine, and is a growing Top 20 Fortune 500 Company. To learn more about our company and apply, please visit us at careers.ElevanceHealth.com. Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact [email protected] for assistance.