Procurement Specialist - Wellpath
Nashville, TN 37211
About the Job
You Matter:
• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities
Join us and find a career that supports:
• Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients
• Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
• Autonomy in a warm team environment
• Growth and training
Perks and Benefits
In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including:
• DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!
• Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching
• Company paid life insurance
• Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)
• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts
• Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans
*Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service.
Why Us:
Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.
If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.
Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.
We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.
How you make a difference:
The Procurement Specialist is a crucial member of the procurement team responsible for managing strategic sourcing and tactical purchasing activities to support various functional groups, including Operations, Clinical Administration, and IT. This role involves utilizing strategic sourcing levers to deliver cost reductions while improving service levels and managing vendor partners effectively. The Procurement Specialist also works closely with internal stakeholders to ensure their procurement needs are met and provide support as necessary.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead contract negotiations and renewals through the RFI/RFP process to maximize enterprise-wide purchasing power, and drive contract and vendor compliance to national agreements.
- Maintain strong vendor relationships and continually seek opportunities for cost savings and value maximization, while monitoring savings and tracking budget impact.
- Manage formulary/catalog, ensuring timely updates and effective management of inventory.
- Contribute to cross-functional teams in developing sourcing strategies, and develop project plans and timelines for new programs or projects.
- Uphold internal and external policies, regulations and laws to ensure ethical and professional behavior by the organization.
Qualifications & Requirements:
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in economics, business, or finance.
Experience
- Large corporate experience is preferred.
- Must be able to manage and complete multiple projects and RFP’s driving excellent results.
We are an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer:
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.
Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.