Sourcing Specialist, Principal - Information Technology and Health Solutions

Job description

Your Role The Global Business Services team is responsible for the execution of the sourcing process for goods and services, including supporting the business by making effective sourcing decisions and establishing supplier contracts. The Sourcing Specialist Principal will report to the Director, Sourcing for the IT Stellarus team. In this role you will provide sourcing strategy, advice and objectives to support the operational business initiatives. Your Work: In this role, you will: Be responsible for the overall prioritization, quality and delivery of strategic sourcing initiatives to support Blue Shield’s and Care1st’s culture of affordability Act as a trusted advisor and provide leadership through sourcing strategy advice and consultation to best achieve the business strategy and culture of affordability objectives Provide guidance to Business partners and seek alignment to influence spend and cost savings/total cost of ownership through supplier rationalization and driving economies of scale Be a liaison with business users and SMEs to understand requirements and priorities of the field, provide input for requirements to ensure upon business model Validate key inputs and assum...