Description
Summary
Part of the Mars Petcare family of businesses, Mars Veterinary Health is a purpose-driven team of 70,000 passionate, pet-loving Associates spanning preventive, general, specialty, and emergency veterinary care. We set a standard for high-quality care delivered through millions of pet visits each year across 3,000 veterinary clinics worldwide. Together, we are dedicated to harnessing our combined knowledge, talent, and resources to lead the veterinary profession in making A Better World For Pets – and the people who care for them.
Overview/Purpose:
- The Sourcing Specialist – Direct supports the Category Manager & Sr. Specialists in maximizing value in the assigned categories which are critical to the business. The role is responsible for the sourcing of veterinary goods and services and leading the contracting process with those suppliers. The Sourcing Specialist supports strategic initiatives defined by the Category Manager. The Sourcing Specialist must also be strategic within their assigned categories.
The Sourcing Specialist works to ensure MVH hospitals have an uninterrupted supply of goods, services and equipment at the lowest overall demonstrated cost and to develop, foster and maintain effective communication and relationships with all internal and external customers. They participate in the development, implementation, managing and monitoring of world class supply network practices ensuring the best value to the organization.
They will fulfill their purpose through proactive problem solving and communication skills, a focus on the internal customer, and contributing to our Mars Petcare purpose of a better world for pets.
Context/Scope:
- Function as a Commercial expert, guiding vendors and partners to proper purchasing and vendor management behaviors
- Develop and maintain relationships with category-based suppliers to achieve desired performance and savings results of category plan/strategy. Draft and negotiate mutually beneficial contracts that achieve desired results and mitigate risk
- Develop and maintain collaborative partnerships across MVH Commercial and business unit stakeholders. Serve as a resource regarding procurement strategies and purchasing policies and procedures
Key Responsibilities:
- Negotiate price, terms, conditions, and supplier returns/allowances and serve as a point of contact on contracts. Implement new and renewed contract terms and services through the Coupa system, coordinating with related teams.
- Develop sourcing strategies, build a scope, stakeholder map, sourcing approach and spend analysis. Identify current and future business needs, business capabilities and constraints. Define the market, cost structure and suppliers.
- Negotiate and set up confidentiality and purchasing agreements with suppliers, understanding ownership and rights as it pertains to intellectual property. - Develop appropriate supplier relationship management strategies, analyzing cost reductions and supplier performance improvement opportunities or risks.
- Partner with Finance to determine input for the business operating plans, regularly communicating any risks and opportunities or variances versus plan.
- Maintain strong business relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders, seamlessly incorporating appropriate strategies and tactics to creatively solve negotiations.
- Participate in ongoing purchasing process improvement efforts; evaluate and recommend best purchasing methods (formal and informal bid processes, purchase orders, disbursements, procurement cards, etc.).
- Recognize intellectual property risks, manage issues that arise and elevate appropriately in a confidential manner.
- Interpret and evaluate contract provisions, conduct research on requirements, evaluate findings, and make recommendations.
- Conduct spend, internal and market analysis, preparing, coordinating and conducting negotiations.
- Prepare purchase orders through Coupa system, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and compliance with existing policies and procedures.
- Compare quotes with the specifications and availability of good and services, placing practice wide orders accordingly.
- Demonstrate continuous effort to improve operations, decreasing turnaround times and streamlining work. Determine quantity, product availability and sources of supply. Organize, update, and retain product information files and purchase order records.
- Other job duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree
- 4-years of experience in purchasing cycles and buying processes
- Knowledge of purchasing regulations, legal compliance, policies and procedures with demonstrated advanced negotiations, contract and sourcing skills
- Background and experience in at least one or more of the following sourcing categories: IT, Facilities, Legal, Marketing, Corporate Affairs, HR and/or Consultants
- Preferred: Strong understanding of the veterinary health market, including products, services and customer needs
- Preferred: Ability to understand and interpret key financial statements and components of ROTA.
- Preferred Understanding of and ability to conduct SWOT, TOWS Matrix, and/or Porter's Five Forces Model
Key Functional Competencies:
- Effective Sourcing - Able to execute complex sourcing activities using a large range of buying techniques (including E-Procurement) to deliver competitive value for materials or services under their responsibility.
- Sourcing Category Expertise - Possess detailed knowledge of their prospective buying areas and able to gather market and supplier intelligence using a variety of different tools and methods to stay current and up to date on changing market dynamics.
- Stakeholder Engagement - Can influence key stakeholders without authority and leverage tools like RACI, Service Level Agreements or others to clearly define roles and responsibilities in a mutual and collaborative way.
- Supplier Relationship Management - Able to differentiate supplier relationships and develop appropriate supplier relationship management strategies and plans to maximize value in the relationship and drive supplier performance.
Salary Range: $59,682 - $89,523
What We Offer – The Good Stuff:
- Competitive salary with paid time off & holidays so you can spend time with the people you love.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your loved ones.
- Fertility and family-building assistance.
- Paid Parental leave.
- Practice Paid Basic Life Insurance.
- Practice Paid Short- and Long-Term Disability.
- Competitive referral program – join our team, bring your friends, and get paid.
- Automatic enrollment 401(k) Savings Plan after 60 days of employment with generous company match
- Commuter Benefits.
- Legal Plan.
- Health Savings Account & Flexible Spending Account.
- Mental health support and resources.
- Paid Volunteering.
- Optimum Wellness Plans® for up to three pets.
- Continuing Education allowance & MED hours for eligible positions.
- Student Debt Relief (for full-time DVMs).
- A Variety of discounts including Mars, PetSmart, Royal Canin, fitness, cellular and so much more.
WE ARE A DRUG-FREE, SMOKE-FREE, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
Mars Veterinary Health (MVH)® strongly supports and values the uniqueness of all individuals and promotes a work environment where diversity is embraced. MVH is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability. MVH complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every MVH location.
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