Strategic Sourcing Manager

Logistics & Procurement

Overview

As we celebrate our Centennial year, we invite you to join us in shaping the next century of impact. Be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives as we remain devoted to a future of health and hope for everyone, everywhere. At the American Heart Association, your contribution matters, and so does your career.

The American Heart Association has an excellent opportunity for a Strategic Sourcing Manager based out of our National Center office located in Dallas, TX.

This position will work in a hybrid setting (in office approximately 1-2 days a week and as needed) in our Dallas, TX. office.

The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations. To help you be successful, you will have access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as additional training and support, locally.

#TheAHALife is our company culture, our way of life, reflecting our diversity, equity & inclusion, our focus on work-life harmonization and our Guiding Values. Discover why you will Be Seen. Be Heard. Be Valued™ at the American Heart Association by following us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and at heart.jobs.

Responsibilities

Subject matter expert who sources products or services of significant importance to the organization. Negotiates favorable terms, volume discounts, and long-term contracts with critical suppliers. Prepares and processes legal and commercial documents to procure goods and services for customer-related business processes or internal use.

• Manages or performs work associated with sourcing, negotiating, and securing procurement proposals, bids, and contracts with suppliers/vendors of substantial importance to the organization. Analyzes and evaluates purchasing requests.
• Identifies sources for products or services of substantial cost to the organization, develops procurement plans, negotiates terms, and processes purchasing documents. Engages in complex pricing, delivery, service, and vendor quality negotiation. A player-coach and leads others.
• Administers more complex contractual agreements for specific items and services as needed in compliance with organization policies and procedures. Monitors cost, schedule, and scope of assigned service agreements and subcontracts to ensure the best quality and best value.
• Develops cost-benefit analysis, project estimates, strategic purchasing plans, and contingency plans to maximize profit or minimize loss caused by unplanned events.
• Recommends procurement methods, scope and terms of supply agreements, critical supplier sources, and short and long-term procurement plans.
• Coordinates with internal stakeholders to define material, quality, service requirements, and standards.
• Nurtures supplier relationships, tracks KPI, and monitors scorecards to measure and evaluate supplier performance.
• Analyzes the organization’s supplier spending and contracts to assess opportunities to conduct supplier sourcing and accomplish cost savings.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope and responsibility of the job level and family.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• Minimum five (5) years of relevant experience
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Validated experience with Accounting, Budgeting, Business Acumen, Business Process Improvement, Contract Management, and Coordination
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Inventory Control, Inventory Management, Logistics Management, Material Management, Inspiring Others, Negotiating, Organizational Leadership, Procurement, Project Management, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Planning, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain Management
• Performance Management, Talent Management
• Ability to travel up to 5% local and overnight stay

Compensation & Benefits

The American Heart Association invests in its people. Here are the main components of our total rewards package. Visit Rewards & Benefits to see more details.

• Compensation – Our goal is to ensure you have a competitive base salary. That’s why we regularly review the market value of jobs and make adjustments, as needed.
• Performance and Recognition – You are rewarded for achieving success by merit increases and incentive programs, based on the type of position.
• Benefits – We offer a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, along with a robust retirement program that includes an employer match and automatic contribution. As a mark of our commitment to employee well-being, we also offer an employee assistance program, employee wellness program and telemedicine, and medical consultation.
• Professional Development – You can join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program. HeartU is the Association’s national online university, with more than 100,000 resources designed to meet your needs and busy schedule.
• Work-Life Harmonization – The Association offers Paid Time Off (PTO) at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees. The number of days will increase based on seniority level. You will also have a total of 12 paid holidays off each year, which includes several days off at the end of the year.
• Tuition Assistance - We support the career development of all employees. This program provides financial assistance to employees who wish to further their education and career in relation to their current duties and responsibilities, or for potential future positions in the organization.

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The American Heart Association’s 2024 Goal: Every person deserves the opportunity for a full, healthy life. As champions for health equity, by 2024, the American Heart Association will advance cardiovascular health for all, including identifying and removing barriers to health care access and quality.

**At American Heart Association | American Stroke Association, our mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, age, language, sexual orientation, national origin and physical or cognitive abilities. We're committed to ensuring our workforce, workplace culture and mission have a shared impact across a diverse set of backgrounds.

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