Sourcing Specialist [C]

Job Title: Sourcing Specialist

Location: New York NY 10017
Duration: 3 months Contract

Job Description:

The Sourcing Specialist is responsible for handling the organization's end to end sourcing operations by implementing sourcing plans and tactics to effectively manage assigned commodities. Responsibilities include the ability to appraise and improve organization sourcing activities by analyzing the company's spending, supply partnerships and identifying new opportunities to improve cost savings.

Sourcing Strategy and Development:

• Develop sourcing strategies that align with organizational goals/objectives, budget targets and operational requirements to minimize the organizational risk. Strategies should be developed using spend analysis data, stakeholder input and knowledge of the supplier community.
• Perform data collection and conduct spend analysis at the organizational level, divisional level, commodity level and supplier level to identify opportunities and cross-over of common items purchased.
• Conduct Market Research to identify new technologies, identify sourcing/supplier trends.
• Complete robust spend analytics to mine opportunities.
• Craft negotiation strategies and close deals with optimal terms.

Sourcing Management:

• Oversee the RFx process and provide the leadership role in sourcing events to be executed.
• Negotiate contracts that support the sourcing strategies, collaborating with key stakeholders and departments.
• Negotiate and develop contract terms and conditions that minimize risks to company and are consistent with the service level expectations of the internal client and the statement of work defined for the competitive bid process.
• Develop and route the contract cover sheet.
• Identify and vet preferred supplier capabilities, financial stability and standing in the market.
• Identify optimal method(s) of supplier selection when identifying new opportunities or product pricing.
• Manage cross-organizational integrative activities with suppliers and the rest of the organization.

Customer Relationship Management:

• Develop good working relationships with the end-user community by establishing ongoing, consistent meetings to gather ongoing spend requirements that will enable the departments to manage business operations.
• Act as internal consultant, facilitator, and problem solver.

Supplier Relationship Management:

• Understand the supplier business regarding existing product line, and research and development of future technology with potential impact to contract terms and pricing.
• Gather information on supplier performance in order to provide input into the strategic sourcing process for future sourcing events.

Professional Development:

Develop annual individual development plan to gain additional knowledge in areas of healthcare Industry, changes in the industry and procurement functions

Dexian stands at the forefront of Talent + Technology solutions with a presence spanning more than 70 locations worldwide and a team exceeding 10,000 professionals. As one of the largest technology and professional staffing companies and one of the largest minority-owned staffing companies in the United States, Dexian combines over 30 years of industry expertise with cutting-edge technologies to deliver comprehensive global services and support.

Dexian connects the right talent and the right technology with the right organizations to deliver trajectory-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals.To learn more, please visit https://dexian.com/.

Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.