SENIOR SOURCING MANAGER

Occupational Summary

Reporting to the Senior Director of Purchased Services, the Research Senior Sourcing Manager is responsible for long-term planning, strategy development, and leading continuous improvement of assigned Research Supply spend categories. The position will be responsible for the development and implementation of Research sourcing strategies and standards across the assigned spend categories to meet Duke University and Duke Health System needs by achieving high quality, reduced cost, and simplified procurement strategies.

 

The Research Senior Sourcing Manager operates independently and is responsible for driving Research sourcing strategies, managing the bid process, end-to-end contract lifecycle management, managing risk, and complex negotiations for Supplies and Services. This person will be required to build relationships with vendors and key suppliers, independently analyze spend areas within assigned categories, provide recommendations on sourcing strategies, and deliver savings to the University and Health System. The successful candidate must show confidence and executive presence in business situations and be able to influence and persuade, demonstrate domain expertise and be able to quickly pivot as demands change. This person should promote a positive work environment, spirit of cooperation and support for coworkers.

 

Work Performed

Responsible for the drafting, negotiation and management of Research Services vendor contracts; serve as category leader, mentor, coach and operational resource for Sourcing teams; (some supervisory, if applicable); The Research Senior Sourcing Manager will plan, coordinate, and implement enterprise-wide plans used to inform the Duke community about sourcing initiatives, procedures and impact.  Specific responsibilities include:

• Lead cross functional and multi-departmental sourcing activities for assigned category(ies);
• Serve as an category manager and focus on planning for and executing a model to capture, manage and control spend reductions as a result of procurement activities that improve category spend performance and utilization;
• Perform analysis on a multitude of Research related commodities
• Lead sourcing processes in a matrixed environment including RFI/RFP’s and negotiations or renegotiations:
  • Sourcing functions include but is not limited to preparing market research, development of category strategies, sourcing templates, spreadsheets, reviewing specifications, statements of work, KPI’s, and drafting and negotiating contracts;
  • Create evaluations models and assist stakeholders in evaluation during formal, informal, and sole source solicitations;
• Develop sourcing plans, benchmarks suppliers, contracts, and services and evaluates various Business Unit level requirements, existing opportunities, or new initiatives, including but not limited to setting sourcing strategies and executing those strategies to deliver improvements on quality, value, contract, price, and service. Provide analytics to enable comprehensive and informed purchase decisions;
  • Partner with Duke’s GPO, as applicable
• Analyze business processes and identify opportunities to increase efficiency while reducing costs. Identify and recommend cost savings opportunities through data analysis and negotiations;
• Stay current with relevant advances in technologies. Responsible for maintaining and updating knowledge of policies and procedures. This can include on-the-job training, attending courses or conferences, reading, and independent research, Develop and follow best practices and procedures and share knowledge with team members;