What are the responsibilities and job description for the Procurement Initiatives Lead position at Medica?
Description
The Procurement Initiatives Lead will report to the VP, Sourcing & Procurement at Medica and plays a critical role in enhancing the efficiency and productivity of the newly formed Enterprise Sourcing & Procurement team, responsible for delivering savings, mitigating risk, ensuring quality, and maximizing value from third party vendors.
The ideal candidate will be extremely organized and efficient, with a strong background in project management, financial acumen, exceptional verbal and written communication skills, and proven ability to deliver on defined goals and objectives.
Key Accountabilities
- Creating the infrastructure and alignment necessary to define, prioritize, and deliver short- and long-term Sourcing & Procurement team goals and objectives.
- Driving transformational change across the organization related to the Sourcing & Procurement function by continually shaping the narrative to advance the information, actions and behaviors of the organization.
- Evolve the Sourcing & Procurement team culture, within Medica's culture, ensuring we live our values daily and deliver "customer service first" to our business partners and, ultimately, our clients and members.
Minimum Qualifications
Skills and Abilities
Proficiency in project management, executive calendaring, and other necessary tools and software.
This position is an Office role, which requires an employee to work from our Minnetonka, MN office on average, 2 times per week.
The full salary range for this position is $98,400 - $168,600. Annual salary range placement will depend on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, education, work experience, applicable certifications and / or licensure, the position's scope and responsibility, internal pay equity and external market salary data. In addition to compensation, Medica offers a generous total rewards package that includes competitive medical, dental, vision, PTO, Holidays, paid volunteer time off, 401K contributions, caregiver services and many other benefits to support our employees.
The compensation and benefits information is provided as of the date of this posting. Medica's compensation and benefits are subject to change at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.
Medica's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) includes unifying our workforce through learning and development, recruitment and retention. We consistently communicate the importance of DEI, celebrate achievements, and seek out community partnerships and diverse suppliers that are representative of everyone in our community. We are developing sustainable programs and investing time, talent and resources to ensure that we are living our values. We are an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer, where all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment indiscriminate of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Salary : $98,400 - $168,600
