Education Qualification:
*This position requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; and four (4) to six (6) years' experience in a relevant functional assignment (e.g. Professional Services, Facilities, HR, Marketing, IT, IT Services, or other applicable procurement focus area).
Required Skills:
*Extensive experience in managing the end-to-end sourcing process from requirements gathering through RFx and contracting.
*Robust pricing and contractual negotiations with suppliers.
*Effective presentation and influencing skills to interface with multiple levels of management.
*Experience in analyzing pricing and determining price reasonableness.
*Proven experience with key category suppliers.
*Excellent project and time management skills including risk assessment, workplan development, and management.
*Developed analytical, organizational, and coordination skills.
*Able to apply complex problem-solving abilities to achieve problem and process solutions.
*Ability to spot, communicate, and mitigate issues.
*Experience in the Health Insurance industry.
*Knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).
*Knowledge of Ariba or similar procurement automation tools.
*This is a fully Remote Role