Procurement Specialist

Procurement Specialist

Requirements

• Degree or equivalent and typically requires 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or formal education in relevant disciplines (Business, Finance, Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, Mathematics, or relevant degree).
• 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.

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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management (PMI) or Agile Certification preferred.
• Experience working in a healthcare, medical research, or hospital/practice preferred.