Role: Strategic Sourcing Analyst

Profile

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented individual to join our procurement team as a Strategic Sourcing Analyst. This procurement role will support our People Services (Human Resources) and Corporate Travel sourcing lanes by conducting data analysis, generating reports, and assisting in the management of vendor relationships. This is intended to be an entry level role with a path to management by learning contract negotiation and administration of requests for proposal under supervision. The role will primarily be focused around products and services including but not limited to airline and hotel rates, contract labor rates and general benchmarking; it does not require expertise in these areas and is intended to be a generalist role. If you are a proactive problem solver with strong analytical skills and a passion for contributing to a dynamic team, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with internal business partners to help facilitate Request for Proposals, Request for Quotes and Invitations to Bid under supervision.
• Review simple contracts for products and services, particularly in the facilities space.
• Facilitates delivery of all relevant contract documentation including pricing and other key terms to the procurement systems team to enable purchasing.
• Maintains documentation on all procedures including final contracting commercial terms, final supplier quotes, contact information and RFP/ RFI documentation.
• Partners with Category Managers in data gathering, stakeholder discussions and contract support.
• Assists Category Managers in evaluating supplier performance as applicable.
• Researches relevant market, suppliers and technologies and makes recommendations to internal customers based on analysis.
• Correspond with suppliers including gathering supplier data, proposals and creating templates to gather relevant information from suppliers to facilitate evaluation.
• Perform the Category Manager’s roles if needed to support the Procurement team and demonstrates potential to advance to a managerial role.

Skills

• Excellent customer service skills when partnering with the Davita teammates at all levels of the organization. Will also work with suppliers to negotiate without damaging relationships but rather work in a spirit of partnership by utilizing the skills of persuasion and influence.
• Must have strong communications skills, both oral and written, and participate and/or lead RFP related meetings.
• Must manage the selection and evaluation of preferred suppliers including documenting the selection process, evaluating and comparing supplier quotes, bids and information, and making a recommendation based on the findings. Will present these findings in presentations and provide supporting documentation.
• Should demonstrate the desire to continually learn and evolve
• Must be adaptable and flexible to market changes, bringing an innovation mindset to the items they are responsible for by leveraging relationships with internal customers and suppliers
• Ability to conform to shifting priorities in spend strategies, product demands and sourcing / purchasing timelines

Experience and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, business degree preferred. Ideal coursework includes strategy, finance, supply chain operations or consulting projects.
• Candidate should have between 0-2 years of business experience, procurement experience preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple projects.
• Excellent Skills in MS Outlook, Word, and Excel. Coupa and other eSourcing platforms - preferred.
• Proficient in MS PowerPoint with experience presenting to a group.
• Should possess desire to succeed and willingness to advance.

Salary/ Wage Range

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