Senior Sourcing & Procurement Consultant

We'll put you in the driver's seat on vital projects that have strategic importance to our mission of helping people lead healthier lives. Yes, we share a mission that inspires. We need your organizational talents and business discipline to help fuel ours. It's the opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)

As the Senior Sourcing and Procurement Consultant, you will be challenged to oversee the strategic sourcing, procurement, and contracting efforts across the enterprise.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop, lead and execute category management strategies, conduct sourcing / RFX events, manage suppliers and conduct financial analysis
• Draft, Review, and lead negotiations of third-party supplier contracts, including Master Services Agreements (MSAs), Statements of Work (SOWs), Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) and amendments in cooperation with legal, internal stakeholders and external business partners
• Advise and influence business stakeholders on supplier and sourcing strategies to maximize enterprise leverage and secure the most favorable commercial and legal terms
• Negotiate rates, service level agreements (SLAs), key performance indicators (KPIs) and other legal and business terms
• Develop strong and collaborative working partnerships with key internal stakeholders including both business partners and support functions (legal, finance and risk)
• Support business objectives: revenue growth, risk mitigation, supplier innovation and expense management
• Develop supplier partnerships to minimize cost and maximize performance objectives
• Contribute to the development of annual cost reduction plans and responsible for meeting or exceeding the agreed upon goals
• Conduct market research and spend analysis
• Support supplier performance initiative by participating in periodic business reviews
• Cultivate diverse supplier sourcing opportunities
• Manage supplier risk through effective contracting and risk remediation efforts
• Supervise, mentor and manage direct reports.

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• 5 years of healthcare experience in an operations or Clinical capacity
• 5 years of Sourcing and Procurement experience
• Experience in the following: end-to-end contracting, supplier negotiations, or strategic sourcing

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA or JD
• Proficiency with spreadsheet modeling and analysis (Microsoft Excel)
• Experience with Ariba and/or PeopleSoft; previous experience utilizing Procure-to-Pay
• Contract management, drafting, development, edit/mark-ups, and negotiation experience
• Experience leading a team, directly or indirectly
• Demonstrated negotiating, influencing, interpersonal and communication skills in order to effectively consult with senior-level business partners
• Solid analytical skills and comfortable leading with a data-driven problem-solving approach
• High level of comfort with ambiguity
• Demonstrated organizational and project management skills
• Solid written and verbal communication skills

Careers with Optum. Our objective is to make health care simpler and more effective for everyone. With our hands at work across all aspects of health, you can play a role in creating a healthier world, one insight, one connection and one person at a time. We bring together some of the greatest minds and ideas to take health care to its fullest potential, promoting health equity and accessibility. Work with diverse, engaged and high-performing teams to help solve important challenges.

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, or Washington Residents Only: The salary range for California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island or Washington residents is $101,200 to $184,000. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. 

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission. 

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.