Procurement - Category Lead - HYBRID

Requirements

• REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Required Work Experience
• 2 years of experience in procurement lifecycle, including requirement gathering, contracting, and post-purchase vendor management (level 1)
• 2 years of experience of the procurement operation functions including transaction management, sourcing, and pricing analytics (level 1)
• 4 years of experience in procurement lifecycle, including requirement gathering, contracting, and post-purchase vendor management (level 2)
• 4 years of experience of procurement operation functions including transaction management, sourcing, and pricing analytics (level 2)
• Required Education
• High-School Diploma or GED in field of study
• Required Licenses
• N/A
• Required Certifications
• Preferred Work Experience
• 2 years of experience in procurement lifecycle, including requirement gathering, RFx, negotiation, contracting, and post-purchase vendor management (level 1)
• 4 years of experience in procurement lifecycle, including requirement gathering, RFx, negotiation, contracting, and post-purchase vendor management (level 2)
• 4 years of experience of the procurement operation functions including transaction management, sourcing, and pricing analytics (level 2)
• Preferred Education
• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business, accounting, or finance.
• Preferred Licenses
• Preferred Certifications
• Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M. or C.P.S.M)
• Institute of Supply Management (I.S.M.) affiliation
• ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Ownership of assigned product category including, spend analytics, category and supplier performance management, risk identification, analysis, and mitigation.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to understand business needs and align procurement strategies.
• Strategic engagement with supplier communities to develop and implement initiatives that enable profitable growth.
• Develop category and market expertise that allows the organization to effectively compete in target market segments; this includes market trends and competitive analysis, as inputs to the development of our assortment strategy.
• Leverage market intelligence to validate and benchmark costs and competitive pricing.
• Develop product pricing/costing models that demonstrate value, impact, and opportunity.
• Lead RFx processes, contract negotiations and supplier selection, ensuring cost effectiveness & value add.
• Manage on-going supplier relationships and execute supplier performance management initiatives in accordance with standards and guidelines and in collaboration with business partners.
• Manage multiple pr

Benefits

Additional Information

Awarded a Healthiest Employer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona aims to fulfill its mission to inspire health and make it easy. AZ Blue offers a variety of health insurance products and services to meet the diverse needs of individuals, families, and small and large businesses as well as providing information and tools to help individuals make better health decisions. At AZ Blue, we have a hybrid workforce strategy, called Workability, that offers flexibility with how and where employees work. Our positions are classified as hybrid, onsite or remote. While the majority of our employees are hybrid, the following classifications drive our current minimum onsite requirements: Hybrid People Leaders: must reside in AZ, required to be onsite at least twice per week Hybrid Individual Contributors: must reside in AZ, unless otherwise cited within this posting, required to be onsite at least once per week Hybrid 2 (Operational Roles such as but not limited to: Customer Service, Claims Processors, and Correspondence positions): must reside in AZ, unless otherwise cited within this posting, required to be onsite at least once per month Onsite: daily onsite requirement based on the essential functions of the job Remote: not held to onsite requirements, however, leadership can request presence onsite for business reasons including but not limited to staff meetings, one-on-ones, training, and team building Please note that onsite requirements may change in the future, based on business need, and job responsibilities. Most employees should expect onsite requirements and at a minimum of once per week. This position is hybrid within the state of AZ only. This hybrid work opportunity requires residency, and work to be performed, within the State of Arizona. PURPOSE OF THE JOB The Category team will develop and maintain best practice Procurement to Pay (P2P) processes that maximize the value for the business, the experience for the internal customers and the partnership with an inclusive supplier base. Manage and maintain, based on business segment requirements, supplier/vendor categories, support business case development for on-going business needs and projects, and ensure strategic sourcing initiatives are embraced.

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