Capital and Construction Strategic Sourcing Manager

Occupational Summary

 

Proactively identify and negotiate construction and capital equipment contract opportunities to leverage the buying power of Duke University Health System, Inc. (DUHS), as well as Duke University (DU), to lower the cost of procurement of goods and services.  Ensure contracts are best-in-class while meeting federal regulations and customer needs.

 

Duties and Responsibilities of this Level

• Strategically source supplies and services for Duke, evaluate bids and proposals utilizing standardized sourcing methodology, pre-requisite sourcing strategy, benchmark data, life of ownership and return on investment analysis to make award decisions.
• Facilitate successful contract negotiations, draft and negotiate contracts with suppliers, review and interpret vendor contracts for accuracy and completeness
• Manage a portfolio of contracts with suppliers to ensure supplier compliance; analyze supplier contract language change requests to existing contracts and approve changes or revisions that are consistent with Duke’s acceptable language. Interpret and analyze contract requirements such as: market share and/or performance requirements.
• Work closely with Duke’s group purchasing organization to ensure maximum administrative fees are realized for the organization.
• Participate on procurement sourcing teams for the research, bid and contract management of supplies and services. Participate in strategic planning to target future cost savings. Leverage all initiatives and dollars spent against all capital equipment sourcing initiatives to achieve best pricing for Duke.
• Evaluate supplier performance through review of reports, rebate audits, and customer feedback; resolve issues and implement solutions to address negative supplier performance. Perform regular audits to ensure agreement-based compliance management, resulting in an overall reduction in clinical variation in use and the migration to product standardization.
• Act as liaison between users and suppliers or subcontractors to implement fulfillment of contracts. Facilitate the resolution of disputes with supplier or wholesaler(s) to ensure optimal customer satisfaction.
• Track markets to anticipate customer needs, changes to those needs, and the impact to existing contracts or development of future contracts; monitor inflation and its impact on forecasting. Maintain and document tracked savings and other key performance indicators.
• Be responsible to negotiate best-in-class terms related to any service agreement related attribute that impacts overall operating expense, i.e. warranty, service, parts replacement, etc.
• Interface with multiple departments across Duke (i.e. legal, compliance, ISO, etc.) and/or Duke Procurement to facilitate successful contract negotiations.

 

**Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein. **

 

 

Required Qualifications at this Level

 

Education/Training

Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance and/or other related field required. Master's degree strongly preferred, but not required.

Professional certifications in Supply Chain or related field strongly preferred, but not required.

 

Experience

Requires five years of progressively responsible contract administration/procurement-related experience. OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

 

Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification: N/A

 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

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