Sourcing Specialist, Principal - Information Technology and Health Solutions
Blue Shield of CA, Oakland, CA, United States
Your Role
The Global Business Services team is responsible for the execution of the sourcing process for goods and services, including supporting the business by making effective sourcing decisions and establishing supplier contracts. The Sourcing Specialist Principal will report to the Director, Sourcing for the IT Stellarus team. In this role you will provide sourcing strategy, advice and objectives to support the operational business initiatives.
Your Knowledge and Experience
Requires a college degree or equivalent experience
Requires a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience in strategic sourcing/contracting
Requires a minimum of 7 years negotiating technology agreements (SaaS, data services, managed services/outsourcing, healthcare services) with direct ownership of deals in the multimillion-dollar range
Requires mastery level knowledge of Sourcing/Supplier Relationship Management area typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience. May have deep knowledge of project management.
Requires excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills.
Hybrid
This role requires employees to be in‑office based on our hybrid workplace model, balancing purposeful in‑person collaboration with flexibility. For most teams, this means coming into the office two days each week.
Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location will work with their manager to determine in‑office time based on business need.
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The Global Business Services team is responsible for the execution of the sourcing process for goods and services, including supporting the business by making effective sourcing decisions and establishing supplier contracts. The Sourcing Specialist Principal will report to the Director, Sourcing for the IT Stellarus team. In this role you will provide sourcing strategy, advice and objectives to support the operational business initiatives.
Your Knowledge and Experience
Requires a college degree or equivalent experience
Requires a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience in strategic sourcing/contracting
Requires a minimum of 7 years negotiating technology agreements (SaaS, data services, managed services/outsourcing, healthcare services) with direct ownership of deals in the multimillion-dollar range
Requires mastery level knowledge of Sourcing/Supplier Relationship Management area typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience. May have deep knowledge of project management.
Requires excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills.
Hybrid
This role requires employees to be in‑office based on our hybrid workplace model, balancing purposeful in‑person collaboration with flexibility. For most teams, this means coming into the office two days each week.
Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location will work with their manager to determine in‑office time based on business need.
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