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Description
SHIFT: Day JobSCHEDULE: Full-time
Your Talent. Our Vision. At Anthem, Inc., it’s a powerful combination, and the foundation upon which we’re creating greater access to care for our members, greater value for our customers, and greater health for our communities. Join us and together we will drive the future of health care.
This is an exceptional opportunity to do innovative work that means more to you and those we serve at one of America's leading health care companies and a Fortune Top 50 Company.
Location: It is preferred that the selected candidate be located at or near (commuting distance) to the following Anthem offices Minneapolis, MN, Atlanta, GA, Woodland Hills, CA, Mason, OH, Virginia Beach, VA or Indianapolis, IN
Strategic Sourcing Manager
The Strategic Sourcing Manager will be responsible for supporting Procurement and supporting the Marketing function. Responsible for the conversancy with marketing and marketing systems, from agencies to IT to data management, social media and digital applications. Primary duties may include, but are not limited to:
- Executes standardized strategic sourcing processes for assigned sub-categories.
- Builds and maintains strong working relationships with internal customers and key suppliers for sub-categories.
- Focuses on cost savings; data and market analysis, relationship management, project management (i.e. creating and leading RFI/RFP processes), contract review and negotiations, crafting category strategies, and data management for the assigned categories.
- Participates in cross-enterprise commodity teams for sub-categories and aggressively tracks and improves non-compliance preferred supplier(s).
- Participates in fact-based negotiations and executes contracts utilizing approved terms and conditions.
- Implements sourcing recommendations and develops and manages e-procurement catalog content.
- Aggressively monitors, tracks and reports supplier compliance and performance benefits.
Qualifications
- Requires a BA/BS; 8 years of experience in sourcing/supplier selection with at least 6 years experience with negotiation of pricing and contract terms and conditions; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.
- MBA or a degree in Marketing, Economic and/or Sourcing is a plus!
- Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint is required
- Familiarity with Ariba Procure-to-Pay and Domo systems is a plus!
- Experience in Sourcing particularly experience in Marketing
- Having a deep understanding of the Marketing function; particularly with the technical aspects (quantitative/data/IT Security) is highly preferred
We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.
Anthem, Inc. is ranked as one of America’s Most Admired Companies among health insurers by Fortune magazine and has been named a 2019 Best Employers for Diversity by Forbes. To learn more about our company and apply, please visit us at careers.antheminc.com. An Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran. Anthem promotes the delivery of services in a culturally competent manner and considers cultural competency when evaluating applicants for all Anthem positions.