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, Healthcare.

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 within a healthcare organization. This entry-level role focuses on data-driven sourcing, RFP execution, supplier contracting support, savings tracking, and cross-functional coordination.

• 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 RFIs, RFPs, RFQs and related competitive sourcing events
• Build bid comparison models, supplier scorecards, pricing analyses, savings projections, and stakeholder-ready summaries
• Coordinate project timelines, meetings, action items, supplier communications, and approvals
• Partner with clinical, operations, finance, legal, compliance, IT, HR, facilities, and business owners as needed
• Prepare negotiation materials by researching suppliers/markets, documenting commercial terms, and modeling scenarios
• Support contract workflow and administration: document collection, term summaries, renewal tracking, coordination with legal/business owners
• Maintain sourcing project records, supplier documentation, and procurement system entries per policy and controls
• Track and report cost savings, cost avoidance, project status, contract milestones, and supplier performance metrics
• Support supplier relationship management activities, performance reviews, and issue tracking
• Perform market research and benchmarking to inform sourcing recommendations and category strategies
• Contribute to continuous improvement of procurement templates, reporting, and stakeholder experience

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Typical Categories Supported

• Professional & Administrative Services — consulting, staffing, purchased labor, language services, background screening
• Technology & Business Services — software, AI tools, telecommunications, managed services, subscriptions
• Revenue Cycle & Financial Services — billing support, revenue cycle management, collections, payment services, BPO
• Marketing, HR & Other Indirect Services — advertising, creative services, media, promotional items

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Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, supply chain, finance, healthcare administration, or related field
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills; able to organize data, identify trends, and present findings clearly
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel; familiarity with PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and ability to learn procurement/ERP tools
• Strong written and verbal communication; able to prepare concise business summaries and presentations
• Excellent organization, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
• Collaborative mindset and professional interaction with internal stakeholders and external suppliers
• Problem-solving curiosity and willingness to learn sourcing, contracting, negotiation, and category management
• Ability to handle confidential and commercially sensitive information with good judgment

Preferred

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

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Benefits & Additional Info

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, AD&D and life insurance (subject to employment status)
• Paid time off (vacation & sick leave) and 10 paid holidays per year
• Discretionary 401(k) with up to 6% employer match
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance Program, employee discounts, and voluntary benefits (pet insurance, legal, accident, critical illness, long-term care, elder & childcare, auto & home)
• For Colorado employees, paid leave in accordance with Colorado’s Healthy Families and Workplaces Act
• Confidential Client may require compliance with applicable vaccination policies or testing where lawfully required; reasonable accommodations provided where appropriate
• Role type: Contract and/or Full-Time (as posted)

Confidential Client participates in applicable employment verification programs and complies with federal, state, and local employment laws. Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified applicants with disabilities.

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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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