Strategic Sourcing Manager - Remote

At Vitalant, the impact you make doing work that is purposeful, meaningful, and worthwhile is vital. As a member of our non-profit organization, you can be impact-inspired to provide vital clinical services to communities nationwide, vital products to those in need of a donor's generosity, or vital scientific research that advances blood safety worldwide.

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Job Description:

Join Vitalant’s mission to save and improve lives through blood donation and beyond!  As a Sourcing Manager,  you’ll be responsible for developing sourcing and procurement strategies for assigned equipment, supply, and service categories across the Vitalant System.  The Sourcing Manager will lead cross-functional sourcing projects, vendor selection, contracting and contract management initiatives in support of Vitalant, affiliates and related entities.  This is an individual contributor position and does not supervise staff. 

What to Expect

Schedule: Monday - Friday  Dayshift 

Remote Work Schedule

Compensation: 85,000 - 95,000 Per Year

Our comprehensive total rewards support you, your family, and your future with: 

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance 
• 401K + 5% company match 
• Tuition assistance up to $5k per year 
• Free basic life and AD&D insurance 
• Free short-and-long-term disability insurance 
• Paid time off 
• Employee Resource Groups 
• Recognition and perks  

As a Sourcing Manager, you'll get to:

• Conduct market research for alternative products/services and procurement sources.
• Analyze trends in commodity markets, changes in industry, technology, regulatory changes and trends in Vitalant spend.
• Prepare and maintains basic project plans. Use a plan to align team members and successfully achieve timing milestones and outcomes. 
• Evaluate RFI and RFP responses and broadly consider vendor sourcing opportunities.  Lead a cross-functional team through a structured bid evaluation and selection process.
• Negotiates contracts for capital equipment, supplies and services.  Provides transitional project planning and oversight of switch-overs when awarding contracts to new suppliers.
• Independently develops RFP documents to meet Vitalant stakeholder needs.  Ensures RFP bid and negotiation process is conducted in the most fair and ethical manner.
• Prepares accurate bid analysis and creates presentations and cost modules to recommend the most responsive and responsible bidder on Total Cost of Ownership.  Presents and makes recommendations to leadership.
• Applies fact-based negotiation tactics to resolve differences between vendor and 
  Vitalant ensuring an acceptable outcome for both parties. Seeks assistance from 
  Senior Sourcing Manager as needed.
• Provides support to management (inside and outside Corporate Supply Chain) in 
  planning and executing sourcing strategies for specific projects. Facilitates 
  constructive change through strong communication and leadership skills.
• Establishes and maintains strong relationships with strategic vendors to ensure key 
  spend categories are under contract. Mitigates supply risk by monitoring and adapting 
  to changes in the supplier’s operations, product quality, capabilities to supply, key 
  personnel or other factors that could impair Vitalant operations.
• Decides if proposed contract changes and modifications are reasonable and in the best 
  interest of Vitalant. Consults with Strategic Sourcing Manager as appropriate.

Note: Salary will be determined based on Years of Experience and Geographic Location.

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Contact Information: careers@vitalant.org

If you are impact-inspired to help others, and making a difference is vital for you, you'll experience a career built on purpose, a company created to care, and a team committed to lead - together.