Procurement Analyst

The expected pay range is based on many factors such as geography, experience, education, and the market. The range is subject to change.

Come join our team as a Procurement Analyst

Remote position - Must reside in California

What You Will Be Doing:

Under general supervision, responsible for evaluating and analyzing procurement data, trends and costs and providing analytics insight and recommendations for procurement contracting efforts. Work is varied and moderately complex and requires a moderate degree of discretion and independent judgment.   

Eligible for remote work.

Our Vision:

Continuously improve the health of our community.

Our Mission:

We provide healthcare value and advance wellness through community partnerships.

Essential Functions:

• Develops, maintains, and monitors vendor scorecards.
• Works with stakeholders to develop vendor evaluation plans, including service level agreements, financial viability assessments and contract performance criteria.
• Conducts cost: benefit analyses on potential suppliers and products and presents findings and recommendations to management.
• Analyzes vendor performance against identified criteria; takes action based on findings.
• Analyzes and forecasts future costs of services and materials based on historical purchasing costs.
• Schedules and leads vendor review sessions; identifies areas of improvement and develops action plans.
• Analyzes overall and vendor-specific costs to identify savings opportunities.
• Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to identify and implement process improvement opportunities.
• Develops, implements, and maintains procedures, processes, models and other documentation.
• Assists in the development of sourcing strategies and activities.
• Provides input for vendor contract negotiations to secure optimal pricing, terms, and conditions.
• Ensures that data and information is captured, recorded, stored, and reported in an accurate and timely manner.  
• Compiles, develops, and submits reports with written summaries and recommendations to management and stakeholders on a monthly, quarterly, annual, and as-needed basis.

What You Bring:

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies

Required

• In-depth knowledge of financial analysis principles, concepts, best practices and performance measures, including forecasting, and ability to effectively use, implement and maintain them. 
• Data accuracy and process: Ability to conduct accurate analysis validation processes to ensure data accuracy and reliability and drive data decisions. 
• Synthesizing and Analytical Skills: Applies knowledge of various analytical techniques to boil down multiple, related issues of varying complexity to their essential elements and communicate trends, advice and recommendations in terms easily understood. 
• Data Visualization: Implements techniques and visual displays to present patterns, trends, and analytical insights from data for the target audience. 
• Problem-solving Approach: approaches a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach. 
• Requirements Gathering: Identifies, scopes and documents moderately complex requirements and priorities through information gathering, probing questions, and analysis as well as clarification of the solutions, initiatives, and programs. 
• Business Knowledge:   Ability to understand business operations and translate into meaningful analysis.
• Strong vendor management skills, with ability to objectively evaluate, assess, select, and manage vendors. 
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate professionally to diverse individuals and groups inside and outside of HPSJ, and explain complex information. 
• Strong listening skills, with the ability to accurately receive and understand messages. 
• Intermediate project management skills, with ability to lead department and cross-functional projects to successful conclusion. 
• Strong prioritization, planning, and organizing skills, ability to work consistently with strategic goals to identify priority activities. 
• Relates openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people; interacts effectively with individuals both inside and outside of HPSJ; establishes and maintains effective working relationships. 
• Demonstrates initiative; identifies what needs to be done and takes appropriate action. 
• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to influence without authority, establish direction, build alliances, and motivate others. 
• Produces work that is accurate and complete. 
• Produces the appropriate volume of work. 
• Actively learns through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures to learn. 
• Rebounds from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations. 
• Knows the most effective and efficient process to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement in functional area and across the organization. 
• Uses time effectively and efficiently; values time; concentrates his/her efforts on the more important priorities; can attend to a broader range of activities; meets deadlines. 
• Demonstrates commitment to HPSJ’s strategy, vision, mission, and values. 
• Advanced skills in Excel, including ability to create complex formulas, pivot tables, data tables, simulations, and solvers. 
• Ability to speak and be understood in English. 
• Ability to treat confidential information with appropriate discretion. 
• Familiar with data sources, how to find benchmarks, reporting,
• Basic knowledge of change management theory and ability to apply it. 

What You Have:

Education and Experience

Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance or Data Analytics; and
• At least five years of experience in financial analysis; or 
• Equivalent combination of education and experience. 

Preferred

• Procurement or supply chain management experience
• Experience in procurement or supply chain management in a healthcare organization or public entity

Licenses, Certifications

None

What You Will Get:

HPSJ Perks:

• Competitive salary
• Robust and affordable health/dental/vision with choices in providers
• Generous paid time off (starting at 3 weeks of PTO, 4 paid floating holidays including employee’s birthday, and 9 paid holidays)
• CalPERS retirement pension program, automatic employer-paid retirements contributions, in addition to voluntary defined contribution plan
• Two flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Employer-Paid Term Life and AD&D Insurance
• Employer-Paid Disability Insurance
• Employer-Paid Life Assistance Program
• Health Advocacy
• Supplemental medical, legal, identity theft protection
• Access to exclusive discount mall
• Education and training reimbursement in addition to employer-paid elective learning courses.
• A chance to work for an organization that is mission-driven – our members and community are at the core of everything we do.
• A shorter commute ­– if you’re commuting from the Central Valley to the Bay Area.
• Visibility and variety – you have a chance to work with people at all levels of the organization, and work on diverse projects.

We are an equal opportunity employer and diversity is one of our core values. We believe that differences including race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and other characteristics, will help us create a strong organization that is sensitive to the needs of those we serve. Employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications and merit.

HPSJ provides equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination based on color, race, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin (including language use) or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical condition), genetic information, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, political affiliation or any other characteristic made unlawful by applicable Federal, State or local laws. It also prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has these characteristics, or is associated with anyone who has or is perceived to have these characteristics.

Important Notice: This job description is not a contract between HPSJ and the employee performing the job. The duties listed in the job description may be changed at the discretion of HPSJ, and HPSJ may request the employee to perform duties that are not listed on the job description.