The Purchasing Department provides centralized procurement services for the acquisition of a wide array of supplies, equipment, and services to support the needs of the health system including UC Davis Medical Center, UC Davis Children’s Hospital, Same-Day Surgery Center, Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Division including 17 Primary Care Clinics. The Procurement Manager will be responsible for leading a team of procurement and sourcing professionals to achieve the operational, tactical, and strategic objectives for the department.

Job Summary

We offer exceptional employment benefits including medical, dental, and vision plans, generous paid vacations and holidays, excellent retirement savings and investment plans, continuing education, and reduced fee and scholarship programs.

THIS IS NOT AN H1- B OPPORTUNITY

Responsibilities

The primary role of the strategic sourcing professional is to support the procurement and sourcing activities for the entire health system. Responsibilities include researching, identifying, and evaluating contracting opportunities across multiple categories. Negotiate contract prices, terms, and conditions, write and award contract/agreements and perform related analytical and highly technical work. Reviews the current, revised, and new GPO and/or local purchasing agreements to determine cost benefit to the organization and compliance with internal policies and requirements. Develop Request for Quotations/Proposals, manage competitive bidding and contract award activities, perform cost analysis and contract negotiations, develop vendor partnerships and building stakeholder relationships. Monitor existing contracts to identify compliance issues, non-contract spends, off-contract spend, pricing discrepancies and work with appropriate parties to resolve. Identify and execute sourcing initiatives to drive savings, standardization, and clinical integration. Maintain vendor relations and serve as a liaison between vendor and stakeholders. Manage short-term projects and/or programs assignments which are often complex in nature. Special program/projects duties as required.

Qualified applicants must have thorough knowledge of strategic sourcing policies, practices, and systems with expertise in more than one commodity or market area. The Strategic Sourcing Professional 3 must be highly skilled in performing analysis using various tools and have advanced negotiation skills. The Strategic Sourcing Professional 3 works independently and pro-actively with decision-making responsibility under the general direction of the procurement manager. Applicants must demonstrate strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

Required Qualifications

Applicants are encouraged to upload license and certification if required of the position.

Preferred Qualifications

Special Requirements

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