Sourcing Category Leader

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine as a Sourcing Category Leader at our Hyde park location. You will need to be based in the greater Chicagoland area.

The Sourcing Category Leader develops sourcing strategy for specified key spend categories to achieve key organizational and departmental goals.  Reviews and selects appropriate suppliers. Works with Materials Admin team to negotiate contracts and ensure that terms of established contracts are maintained and properly executed. 

Essential Job Functions

• SOURCING: Leads Sourcing Teams and Value Analysis Teams (VAT) under direction of Assistant Director, Strategic Sourcing. Independently secures data from suppliers and internal sources, and performs effective analysis of findings to DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT and MONITOR supplier strategies and relationships in all aspects of cost, quality, delivery, technology and service.
• PROCUREMENT: Conducts industry and product research, and leads supplier meetings. Assists in the solicitation of Requests for Information (RFIs), Requests for Quote (RFQs) and Requests for Proposal (RFPs) as required by Assistant Director. Gathers and compiles information from a variety of sources to contribute to analyses.
• CONTRACT SUPPORT: Executes contract renewals, service and maintenance agreements, and unique sourcing activities for assigned categories. Prepares negotiation plan and executes under direction of Assistant Director.
• LEAN: Supports Lean process initiatives through use of 5S, Value Stream Maps, and Kaizen improvement events. Recognizes opportunities to maximize savings and increase efficiencies through shorter cycle times, first time quality measures, and process mapping, and drives changes accordingly.
• COMMUNICATION: Provides effective communication to management, co-workers, and suppliers to establish collaborative communication, especially as related to activity status of supply chain initiatives. Serves as a professional and knowledgeable representative of organization to outside suppliers.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum Education:
  Required: Bachelors Degree
  Preferred: Masters Degree
• Specify Degree(s): Business, Supply Chain, Purchasing
• Minimum Experience:
  Required: 1-3 years of previous job-related experience
  Preferred: 3-5 years of previous job-related experience
  Details: Lean/Process Improvement, process mapping, and Six Sigma experience strongly preferred.  Healthcare experience NOT REQUIRED
• Preferred:
  Materials - Certified Purchasing Professional (CPP), Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM), Certified Materials & Resource Professional (CMRP)
  Six Sigma Green Belt
• Required:
  Strong analytical abilities including high aptitude for Microsoft Excel, Access, Visio, Project, PowerPoint, and Word.  Strategic Sourcing and Total Cost of Ownership improvement process experience.

Position Details

• Job Type/FTE: Full Time (1.0FTE)
• Shift: Days, Monday-Friday
• Work Location: Hybrid
• Unit/Department: Supply Chain
• CBA Code: Non-Union