What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager position at medstar-pilot?
Responsible for developing a sourcing strategy, setting priorities based on greatest impact on cost of goods,services and equipment, lead times, product availability, and total cost of ownership, expansion of supply agreements with key supplier/partners, and broadening the MedStar sourcing footprint. Develops, tracks, and reports key performance metrics. Coordinates with all levels of management to gather, analyze, summarize,and prepare recommendations on sourcing strategies, practices and procedures. Responsible for management of all activities regarding contracting with suppliers. This includes but is not limited to supplier selection, contract negotiation, contract implementation, contract utilization tracking, providing contracting support on new strategic programs and projects, and maintaining effective partnerships with our distributors,manufacturers, and other suppliers. Actions include negotiating non-GPO contracts, review existing, new and revised GPO agreements. Leads standardization efforts relating to equipment, consumables, and services.Develops and executes sourcing strategies that reduce total cost at ownership (TCO) for capital, medical,surgical, service supply expense. Work with natural owners to ensure sourcing process is embraced by the organization. Has the ability to manage contracts and vendors for a variety of service lines. Serves as the primary negotiator for high-value and/or high-risk projects.
