About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Admin.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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What You’ll Do

The Strategic Sourcing Analyst will support end-to-end sourcing and category management for enterprise purchased services and other indirect procurement categories. This is an entry-level opportunity to gain hands-on experience in procurement, sourcing events, supplier contracting, and spend analysis.

• Support sourcing projects from intake through supplier selection, contracting, implementation, and savings validation
• Collect, cleanse, organize, and analyze spend, pricing, utilization, contract, supplier, and operational data using Excel and procurement tools
• Assist with Requests for Information (RFI), Requests for Proposal (RFP), Requests for Quotation (RFQ) and other competitive sourcing events
• Prepare bid comparison models, supplier scorecards, pricing analyses, savings projections, and recommendation summaries for stakeholders
• Coordinate project timelines, meetings, action items, supplier communications, and stakeholder inputs
• Provide research and market analysis to prepare negotiation scenarios and identify cost drivers
• Assist with contract workflow, document collection, renewal tracking, and coordination with legal and business owners
• Maintain sourcing records, supplier documentation, and procurement systems according to policy
• Track and report cost savings, project status, contract milestones, and supplier performance metrics
• Support supplier relationship management, including business-review preparation and issue tracking
• Contribute to continuous improvement of sourcing templates, processes, and reporting

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Who You Are (Qualifications)

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, supply chain, finance, healthcare administration, or related field
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills; ability to organize data, identify trends, and communicate findings
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook; aptitude to learn procurement, contract management, analytics, and ERP systems
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to prepare concise business summaries and presentations
• Organized with attention to detail and ability to manage multiple assignments and deadlines
• Collaborative, professional approach when working with internal stakeholders and external suppliers
• Problem-solving mindset, intellectual curiosity, and eagerness to learn sourcing, contracting, negotiation, and category management
• Ability to handle confidential and commercially sensitive information with appropriate judgment

Preferred

• Internship, co-op, project, or up to two years’ experience in procurement, sourcing, supply chain, finance, consulting, analytics, or related field
• Exposure to healthcare, hospital, or health system operations
• Experience with data analysis, financial modeling, supplier research, competitive bidding, or project management
• Familiarity with contracts, supplier management, or indirect spend categories

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Employment Details

• Location: Addison, TX
• Employment type: Full time; Contract roles may be considered (CONTRACTOR | FULL_TIME)
• Estimated salary (from source): $78,390 per year — estimated (subject to verification)
• This role is for candidates authorized to work in the United States. Any required pre-employment checks or legally required health measures will follow applicable federal, state, and local law.

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Benefits

The following benefits are listed by our client and may be available depending on employment status and local law:

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability and AD&D
• Paid time off (vacation & sick leave) and paid holidays
• Discretionary 401(k) with employer match (where offered)
• Health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts
• Employee assistance and discount programs
• Voluntary benefits (pet insurance, legal plans, accident/critical illness, long-term care, etc.)
• State- or locality-specific benefits will be provided in accordance with applicable law

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Why Apply through Careertakes

• Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform that may give you access to additional matched roles
• We use industry best practices from third-party recruiting to help present qualified candidates to our client
• All candidate screening and final hiring decisions are made by the client

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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