"Strategic Sourcing Professional 4 - Procurement and Contracting - FT - Day - Hybrid"

Who We Are

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org.

Your Role on the Team

Position Summary:

Incumbent is responsible for using expert contract administration skills and soliciting quotations and requests for proposals for highly specialized and complex transactions. Develops strategies that result in best-in-class strategic sourcing practices and supplier relationships. Identifies projects to apply sourcing and purchasing / procurement methodology to leverage annual purchase volume and rationalize supplier base to ensure benefits / savings to University. Partners with internal clients and stakeholders to identify sourcing needs; conduct buyer / market profiles; share marketplace trends; develop sourcing strategies; share best practices and define acceptable service levels.

What It Takes to be Successful

Total Compensation

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.

Required Qualifications:

• Thorough knowledge of strategic sourcing policies, practices and systems.
• Strong ability to independently gather, organize, and perform analytical or sourcing assignments.
• In-depth knowledge of sourcing commodities / categories.
• Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.
• Advanced organizational, meeting facilitation, and decision making skills.
• Advanced listening and communication skills including the ability to present information in a clear and concise manner verbally and in writing.
• Advanced knowledge of Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, and other tools in the Microsoft Office

Req ID: 96953
Location: Fullerton, California
Division: Medical Center
Department: Procurement and Contracting
Position Type: Full Time
Salary Range Minimum: USD $108,100.00/Yr.
Salary Range Maximum: USD $204,900.00/Yr.