A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your reume.  The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relates to this position.

Responsible for the review, evaluation, and standardization of medical devices. The Sourcing Specialist collaborates with faculty, clinical, and supply chain teams to identify and coordinate the vendor selection process to utilize economies of scale and realize cost savings for University of Michigan Health. Sourcing Specialist will also ensure compliance to the contracting standards.

Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations, and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research, and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally.  Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 30,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world’s most distinguished academic health systems.  In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.

What Benefits can you Look Forward to?

• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
• 2:1 Match on retirement savings

• Develops, revises, and executes standards for product selection including evaluation, selection of vendors, cost analyses, contracting strategy within designated product categories, request for quote (RFQ), request for purchase (RFP), evaluation of vendor performance and ongoing compliance towards contract terms.
• Confers with departments, faculty, and other clinical stakeholders regarding requirements, specifications, quantity and quality of materials, equipment, services, and other relevant
  requirements.
• Performs analysis of diversified portfolio of medical devices and equipment helping to set contracting strategy to capture best price for the organization.
• Utilizes and extends use of relevant internally and externally available data for assigned categories.
• Continually grows subject matter expertise on all aspects of assigned categories, suppliers, and sourcing best practices to define alternative supplier relationship structures and pricing models.
• Uses supplier performance systems and information to evaluate suppliers and identify candidates for strategic partnerships and/or replacements.
• Identifies strategies for cost reduction and improved efficiencies across the supply chain.
• Implements initiatives through coordinated work with clinical, operational, and administrative team.
• Partners with Value Analysis to champion and facilitate clinical product conversions.
• Analyzes GPO contracts for contract adherence and pricing to optimize value.
• Establishes role as a valued advisor to clinical, administrative, and supply chain partners.
• Functions as a valued member of the Supply Chain Service Team.

• Bachelors degree in Health Care, Supply Chain Management, Business, or Nursing or equivalent experience.
• Three to five years experience in Sourcing, Contracting, Supply Chain, and/or Health Care environment.
• Three to five years experience in performing complex analysis.
• High level of professionalism, honesty, and integrity.
• Dedicated to continuous improvement and personal development.
• Able to create and maintain enthusiasm for new and challenging goals.
• Serves as a role model by promoting new ideas and positive change.

Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:00pm

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third-party administrator to conduct background screenings.  Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.