Procurement Specialist

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McKesson Provider Solutions is seeking a driven, enthusiastic Procurement Specialist to join our team. The Procurement Specialist will be responsible for supporting the building, maintaining, and coordinating the relationships and contracts of vendors and their staff. This role will contribute to transforming the fight against debilitating diseases such as cancer and macular degeneration and improving the lives of patients.

The Procurement Specialist will support the strategic perspective to build and maintain the vendor relationships critical to driving the success of the product portfolio.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain supplier relationships using McKesson processes.

• Onboard suppliers by coordinating activities with Legal, Compliance, Third-Party Risk Management, Data Privacy, and Insurance teams.

• Monitor and manage delivery of vendor services through periodic reviews, responsible for the contract renewals process for software and professional services.

• Support diverse onshore and offshore vendor relationships across various capabilities/functions

• Communicate with suppliers as needed to help solve supplier issues including, but not limited to payments, uploading to the Ariba portal, past invoices, etc. Coordinate meetings and communication between relevant McKesson departments and suppliers as needed.

• Process supplier payments such as check requests, wire transfers, PO payments, etc. and submit for approval in a timely manner (monthly, quarterly, yearly).

• Manage effective supplier transitions and offboarding.

• Create annual blanket POs, communicate with internal departments and suppliers to ensure proper paperwork has been submitted for onboarding.

• Track supplier payments, troubleshoot issues and help resolve payment issues to maximize uptime and prevent/avoid system outage.

• Assist in sourcing and contracting with new and existing suppliers to create sustainable, reliable pipelines of suppliers.

• Support IT vendor management contract negotiations, representing thoughtful adherence to budgets and cashflow and partnering with Enterprise Sourcing & Procurement as needed.

• Work cross-functionally with Engineering, Finance, Product, and Project and Program Management to improve vendor onboarding, training, and performance management.

• Document and resolve any vendor performance variance or failed KPIs/SLAs.

• Assist in assessing and addressing risk and growth areas through the strategic management of vendor relationships. Meet with Product and Engineering teams to develop strategies for vendor relationships.

• Prepare and conduct presentations to leadership team on vendor performance, highlighting successes, risks, and process improvements.

As a member of the team, you will succeed in this role if you:

• Deliver on your promises, responsibilities and commitments.

• Create repeatable processes and playbooks.

• Demonstrate collaborative and cross-functional execution success (Product, UX/UI, Engineering, Agile Project Management, Finance).

• Act as a people leader who cares about building and nurturing collaborative partnerships.

• Lead and deliver positive outcomes in large, complex programs with numerous and diverse stakeholders.

• Practice continual improvement of project and product success.

• Draw out the best ideas from teams and individuals.

• Align with departmental leaders and business stakeholders to meet operational needs, including security, scalability, and sustainability.

• Be transparent with your decision-making process.

• Demonstrate willingness and ability to teach others and to learn.

Minimum Requirement:

• Degree or equivalent and typically requires 4+ years of relevant experience.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree or formal education in relevant disciplines (Business, Finance, Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, Mathematics, or relevant degree).

Critical Skills:

• 4+ years of experience in program management, customer relationship management, or vendor management where you have designed and executed performance monitoring and reporting strategies, including a vendor scorecard, contractual/SLA compliance, and issue/grievance resolution.

• 1+ years of experience collaborating with IT stakeholders and leaders and leading executive briefings.

• Experience building vendor management dashboards or executive reports that demonstrate the value of the function and celebrate wins and successes.

• Experience rationalizing the vendor portfolio annually to ensure that the business is focused on the most strategic vendors.

• Experience developing and implementing contracts.

• Project Management (PMI) or Agile Certification preferred.

• Experience working in a healthcare, medical research, or hospital/practice preferred.

Additional Skills:

• Knowledge of Vendor Management strategies and best practices.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to successfully interact with technical teams and senior leadership/stakeholders.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Great collaboration skills to partner with IT and Corporate teams to integrate Vendor Management into strategic sourcing processes.

• Solid grasp of financial concepts, such as depreciation schedules, dollar costing and total cost of ownership.

• Well-versed in key contract terminology and legal language/concepts used in vendor contracts.

• Process improvement and customer-centric mindset.

• Strong work ethic with demonstrated willingness to help others and go the extra mile.

• Strong project management skills, attention to detail, and multitasking abilities.

• Customer-centric mindset with the skill to translate that mindset into the product development process.

• Self-driven needing minimal guidance.

• Knowledge of electronic health records (EHRs), interoperability, patient portals, and ambulatory care practice administration tools.

• Able to motivate others and work under pressure.

Travel:

• Occasional travel (up to 10%).

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, pleaseclick here.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

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