Strategic Sourcing Manager (Indirect)

STRATEGIC SOURCING MANAGER (Indirect) (HEALTHCARE)

Work a hybrid schedule within Oregon, Washington, Idaho or Utah 

Build a career with purpose. Join our Cause to create a person-focused and economically sustainable health care system.  

Every day, Cambia’s dedicated Sourcing Team is living our mission to make health care easier and lives better. As a member of the Sourcing Team, you’ll deliver best-in-class strategic sourcing, contract management, and negotiation for complex, indirect spend categories. Develop category strategies, serve as the primary contact for business customers, and drive fact-based group decisions with significant operational or financial impact. – all in service of making our members’ health journeys easier.  

• The Strategic Sourcing Manager II would have a Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management, or related field and 7 years sourcing and contracting experience or related field.

Skills and Attributes:  

• Create and influence category strategies within assigned business units.

• Apply in-depth knowledge to solve broad issues that are complex in scope, and establish medium to long- range plans.

• Lead favorable results through providing leadership to the function.

• Develop sustainable strategies for moderately complex categories that include spend analysis, market and geographic considerations, and strategic importance, etc.

• Negotiate and manage contracts moderate in complexity for assigned commodities ensuring the relentless pursuit of cost savings and favorable terms.

• Recommend and implement sourcing, contracting and supplier management policies and procedures that provide for financial strength of the company and asset security.

• Drive continuous improvement in all aspects of the procurement process including the evaluation of existing contracts for savings opportunities.

• Develop sustainable sourcing strategies for assigned spend categories by considering spend profiles, market and geographic considerations, Cambia's strategic objectives, etc.

• Lead sourcing events that produce value in alignment with Cambia's objectives.

• Negotiate contracts and craft SOWs for assigned spend categories in order to obtain the best value to the company through favorable contracting terms and pricing.

• Prepare and present contract executive summaries and obtain contract approvals in accordance to governance policies.

• Create, manage and promote sound relationships with strategic suppliers and internal business partners.

• Partner with Supplier Relationship Managers as needed to resolve supplier issues.

• In depth knowledge of sourcing and contract fundamentals. Demonstrated knowledge of indirect spend categories, contracting skills and principles, laws, regulations, and industry standards.

• Prior experience in all elements of sourcing and category management for indirect services, including professional services and business process outsourcing.

• Experience in the 7-step strategic sourcing process with emphasis in the areas of category strategy development, RFx sourcing processes and contract management.

• Prior experience in desired spend categories.

• Project management skills with the ability to lead and prioritize activities.

• Strong leadership and change management skills

• Demonstrated strong experience in leading major sourcing events involving multi-department stakeholders

• Strong Project Management skills and experience

• Proven negotiation skills and the ability to apply key sourcing principles.

• Effective communication and collaboration skills with a wide variety of stakeholders, including leadership and large groups.

• Demonstrated competency in facilitating, leading and influencing decision-making.

• Excellent problem solving and risk management skills.

• Ability to accomplish results through others by establishing relationships, effective controls and monitoring processes.

• Ability to develop and analyze business cases, spend analytics, and financial models.

• Ability to translate data into convincing information.

• Experience with AI tools and technologies to enhance productivity and decision-making in professional settings highly desired

The expected hiring range for a Strategic Sourcing Mgr II is $101,150.00 - $136,850.00 depending on skills, experience, education, and training; relevant licensure / certifications; performance history; and work location. The bonus target for this position is 15%.  The current full salary range for this role is $95,000.00 to $155,000.00.                                                                 

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About Cambia

Working at Cambia means being part of a purpose-driven, award-winning culture built on trust and innovation anchored in our 100+ year history. Our caring and supportive colleagues are some of the best and brightest in the industry, innovating together toward sustainable, person-focused health care.  Whether we're helping members, lending a hand to a colleague or volunteering in our communities, our compassion, empathy and team spirit always shine through.

Why Join the Cambia Team?

At Cambia, you can:  

• Work alongside diverse teams building cutting-edge solutions to transform health care.  
• Earn a competitive salary and enjoy generous benefits while doing work that changes lives.  
• Grow your career with a company committed to helping you succeed. 
• Give back to your community by participating in Cambia-supported outreach programs.  
• Connect with colleagues who share similar interests and backgrounds through our employee resource groups.  

We believe a career at Cambia is more than just a paycheck – and your compensation should be too. Our compensation package includes competitive base pay as well as a market-leading 401(k) with a significant company match, bonus opportunities and more.  

In exchange for helping members live healthy lives, we offer benefits that empower you to do the same. Just a few highlights include: 

• Medical, dental and vision coverage for employees and their eligible family members, including mental health benefits. 
• Annual employer contribution to a health savings account.  
• Generous paid time off varying by role and tenure in addition to 10 company-paid holidays. 
• Market-leading retirement plan including a company match on employee 401(k) contributions, with a potential discretionary contribution based on company performance (no vesting period). 
• Up to 12 weeks of paid parental time off (eligibility requires 12 months of continuous service with Cambia immediately preceding leave). 
• Award-winning wellness programs that reward you for participation. 
• Employee Assistance Fund for those in need. 
• Commute and parking benefits. 

Learn more about our benefits. 

We are happy to offer work from home options for most of our roles. To take advantage of this flexible option, we require employees to have a wired internet connection that is not satellite or cellular and internet service with a minimum upload speed of 5Mb and a minimum download speed of 10 Mb.