Manager, Strategic Sourcing

2000 16th Street, Denver, Colorado, 80202, United States of America

Job Description

At DaVita, we find that our best leaders are those who create an inspiring vision for the future and empowers their team to achieve success. They have always enjoyed tackling difficult problems and believe that the best way to solve them is through collaborative, team efforts. They take ownership of results and instill accountability in those they lead. They are driven, strong communicators, relationship builders, and find real fulfillment in challenging work.

Sound like you? Then you might be a great fit for Manager, Strategic Sourcing with DaVita.

Here's what you can expect as a Manager, Strategic Sourcing at DaVita:

• The Manager, Strategic Sourcing position will focus on managing the end to end sourcing of products and services essential for DaVita operations.
• The teammate will select, evaluate and manage vendor relationships using data analytics to solve problems, identify cost saving opportunities, create competitive environments and achieve business goals.
• The position will also partner with others on DaVita's Enterprise Strategic Sourcing team on various projects and will focus on reducing spending and supply risk in a variety of direct spend categories.
• The ideal candidate must have excellent communication skills as they will be working with DaVita teammates and DaVita Vendors.
• Requires a high level of strategic and analytical thinking, project management, and organizational skills.
• The Manager has 5+ years of Strategic Sourcing experience and must be able to drive projects from start through completion.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Develop extensive market knowledge and a deep understanding of the assigned categories
• Have experience leading all aspects of the sourcing process from end to end including RFIs/RFPs, bid analysis, supplier negotiation, and contracting
• Develop category strategies to increase our innovation pipeline, drive cost savings, and influence industries to transform themselves.
• Manage overall strategic supplier relationships including developing supplier performance (KPIs), capability development, cost and quality improvements for key suppliers and product categories
• Perform spend analysis and develop a sourcing roadmap focused on identifying cost savings, reducing supply risk, and identifying process improvements in a variety of direct spend categories.
• Provide insights and recommendations based on analysis, research, industry trends, benchmarking, and best practices
• Identify and document supplier risk items and develop mitigation strategies and plans
• Monitor contract compliance and ensure contract terms are being met
• Collaborate with internal operational, clinical and technical business partners to understand demand and supplier trends
• Ability to balance multiple tasks and competing priorities simultaneously

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 4+ years of strategic sourcing experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. The position requires interaction with teammates in various departments and with supplier partners
• Experience developing and implementing category strategies required
• Able to work independently to balance multiple tasks and competing priorities simultaneously
• Experience leading & executing RFPs and competitive bidding processes required
• Strong strategic mindset and analytic skills - the ability to work with large amounts of data to drive strategic decisions.
• Excellent computer skills in Excel, PowerPoint & Word

At DaVita, we strive to be a community first and a company second. We want all teammates to experience DaVita as "a place where I belong." Our goal is to embed Diversity & Belonging into everything we do in our Village, so that it becomes part of who we are. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. As such, individuals are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Salary/ Wage Range

$92,000.00 - $138,000.00 / year

Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience and may fall outside of the range shown. DaVita offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Learn more at https://careers.davita.com/benefits