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Sourcing Analyst - Supply Chain

Full Time Administration & Operations Healthcare IT

Job Description

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Thank you for your interest in career opportunities with the University of Mississippi Medical Center.  Please review the following instructions prior to submitting your job application:

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Human Resources

Important Applications Instructions:

Please complete this application in entirety by providing all of your work experience, education and certifications/

license.  You will be unable to edit/add/change your application once it is submitted.

Job Requisition ID:

R00045405

Job Category:

Professional and Technical

Organization:

SC-Non-Clinical Category Management/Procurement

Location/s:

Central Billing Office-Clinton

Job Title:

Sourcing Analyst - Supply Chain

Job Summary:

This position supports negotiations and monitors compliance for system-wide product and service-related information through analysis of product and contract utilization and data to formulate recommendations. The Analyst will interact with national Group Purchasing Organization (GPOs) and/or manufacturers to resolve contract-related issues; work with various sources to obtain product information; and investigate potential contracting opportunities as directed. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to analyze and comprehend large amounts of data, create basic to complex reports, charts, and graphs from various sources of healthcare information and effectively facilitate discussions with decision-making bodies.

Education & Experience

Education and Experience Required:

Bachelor's Degree and one (1) year of sourcing, procurement, or supply chain analysis experience.

Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required:

N/A

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of clinical operations is preferred. Skill in the use of computers and related software applications. Verbal and written communication skills. Skill in interacting diplomatically with persons of various educational, social, and cultural backgrounds. Analytical, technical, troubleshooting, and problem resolution skills. Project management skills. Ability to gather data, compile information, and prepare reports. Ability to establish and maintain effective collaborative working relationships. Ability to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations, policies, and procedures. Verbal and written communication skills. Ability to identify and implement measures to improve process flow.

Responsibilities:

  • Analyze data related to system-wide proposals and contracts.
  • Assist in tracking system-wide supply chain savings and the progress of supply chain initiatives, GPO contracts and/or value analysis committees.
  • Creates ad hoc queries and reports or provides quantitative data to meet data needs of the business unit or department.
  • Interact with professional associations, vendors, supplier, other facilities, and internal stakeholders.
  • Compile information, prepare and distribute reports, contract proposal and utilization analyses.
  • Design, analyze and share results of information surveys and contract proposals as assigned. Evaluate results, prepare and present cost analyses, and make recommendations.
  • Ability to pull, transfer, arrange and utilize data from available information systems.
  • Maintain working knowledge of ERP system, third party market intelligence, and distribute to stakeholders.
  • Apply and enforce procurement practices in accordance with established purchasing guidelines.
  • Monitors vendor performance objectives.
  • Develop and maintain price management analysis tools and reports.
  • Able to use database tools to analyze and identify price management initiatives.
  • Interact with to utilize available analytical tools and data in support of price management initiatives.
  • Responsible for assisting category manager in developing price management strategy.
  • All other duties or assignments as directed.

Physical and Environmental Demands:

Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environments, such as high noise levels and exposure to heat and cold, occasional exposure to bio-hazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, bloodborne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 75 pounds, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, occasional reaching, constant sitting, frequent standing, occasional twisting, and frequent walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more).

Time Type:

Full time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt:

Yes

Pay Class:

Salary

FTE %:

100

Work Shift:

Day

Benefits Eligibility:

Grant Funded:

No

Job Posting Date:

09/12/2025

Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified):

University of Mississippi Medical Center
About University of Mississippi Medical Center



The University of Mississippi Medical Center, located in Jackson, is the state’s only academic medical center. UMMC encompasses five health science schools, including medicine, nursing, health related professions, dentistry and graduate studies, as well as the site where University of Mississippi pharmacy students do their clinical training.

The Medical Center’s health-care enterprise includes five hospitals and University Physicians, the faculty group practice. The Medical Center’s threefold mission is to educate tomorrow’s health-care professionals, conduct innovative research to improve human health, and to provide the highest quality care available to the state’s population. A major goal of the Medical Center is the improvement of the health of Mississippians and the elimination of health disparities.

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