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Strategic Sourcing Sr Advisor

IL - Chicago💼 Full-time💰 $102,000–$102,000🗓 2026-08-06 → 2026-09-26

Core

Develop and execute category strategies for IT Professional Services (Consulting, Managed Services, Outsourcing) to balance cost, quality, and risk for a major healthcare plan.

Role type

Senior Strategic Sourcing Advisor (Procurement)

Builds

Category strategies, supplier relationships, and commercial agreements for IT services

Domain

Healthcare / IT Professional Services

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Strategic sourcing, category management, commercial negotiation, financial analysis, market research, supplier benchmarking, TCO assessment, executive stakeholder management, contract management, cost reduction, supplier consolidation

Preferred skills

MBA or Masters Degree, experience with IT Staff Augmentation, knowledge of BPO models, e-Procurement systems, advanced data analysis

Technologies

MS Excel, MS Word, MS Outlook, MS PowerPoint, e-Procurement systems

Responsibilities

Lead strategic sourcing activities including RFPs, RFIs, and market assessments; Partner with business and technology stakeholders to define requirements; Conduct financial analysis and TCO assessments; Lead complex commercial negotiations including MSAs and SOWs; Develop supplier management strategies for performance and risk mitigation; Manage multiple sourcing initiatives simultaneously; Prepare executive-level presentations and business cases.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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