Sourcing Manager

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Sourcing Manager

Job Code:5283

FLSA: E

Supervisory Responsibility: No

Pay Target: F2

General Description of the Job Class

Proactively identify and negotiate contract opportunities to leverage the buying power of the University and Duke University Health System to lower the cost of procurement of goods and services. Ensure that contracts meet all federal regulations and customer needs.

Duties and Responsibilities of this Level

Negotiate contracts with suppliers; evaluates bids and proposals and makes award decisions; review and interpret vendor contracts for accuracy and completeness.

Manage contracts with suppliers to ensure supplier compliance; analyzes supplier change requests to existing contracts and approves changes or revisions.

Participate on procurement sourcing teams for the research, bid and contract management of supplies and services.

Participate in strategic planning to target future cost savings with appropriate commodity. Track markets to anticipate customer needs, changes to those needs, and the impact to existing contracts or development of future contracts; monitor inflation and its impact on forecasting. Evaluate Supplier performance through review of reports and customer feedback; resolve issues and implement solutions to address negative supplier performance.

Act as liaison between university and subcontractors to implement fulfillment of contracts.

Facilitate the resolution of disputes with supplier to ensure optimal customer satisfaction.

Coordinate the integration of new suppliers into the procurement system.

Create and review reports showing status of contract activity.

Ensure compliance with federal, state and local laws.

Required Qualifications at this Level

Education: Work requires the completion of a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting or business related field.

Experience: Requires five years of progressively responsible contract administration/procurement-related experience.

OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification

N/A

Distinguishing Characteristics of this Level

N/A

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Analyze Trends

Duke Accounting System

Customer Service

Data Analysis

PC Word Processing Software

PC Spreadsheet Software

PC Database Management Software

Contacts:

Frequent contact with procurement leadership in establishing strategic initiatives for cost savings. Frequent contact with external suppliers in the negotiation and implementation of contracts. Frequent contact with customers in the assessment and fulfillment of needs.Frequent contact with all of the procurement teams in the daily operations of procurement process.

Essential Skills and Knowledge:

Communication and interpersonal skills

Customer Service skills

Negotiation skills

Knowledge of procurement, purchasing systems and contract negotiation

Job Code: 00005283 SOURCING MANAGER
Job Level: F2

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