Agent, Sourcing

Posted 2025-08-23
Remote, USA Full Time Immediate Start
<h3>Details </h3><ul><li><strong>Department:</strong>Office Operations</li><li><strong>Schedule:</strong> Full time, days</li><li><strong>Location:</strong> Remote</li><li><strong>Salary:</strong> $75,295.00 - $104,957.00 per year</li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;">To ensure cohesion and collaboration in the workplace, Resource Group associates filling remote roles are expected to be available for meetings and other work related needs between 9AM-4PM CST. Customer facing positions may have other preferences which will be discussed during the interview process.</span></strong></p><br><h3>Benefits </h3><p style="margin: 0px;">Paid time off (PTO)<br>Various health insurance options &amp; wellness plans<br>Retirement benefits including employer match plans<br>Long-term &amp; short-term disability<br>Employee assistance programs (EAP)<br>Parental leave &amp; adoption assistance<br>Tuition reimbursement<br>Ways to give back to your community</p><p style="margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px;"><br><em>Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.</em></p><br><h3>Responsibilities </h3><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;">The Resource Group, a subsidiary of Ascension, is a business transformation services organization that specializes in resource and supply chain management. The Resource Group transforms the resource and supply function within healthcare by delivering value to its customers and remaining rooted in the ideals of hospitality. We know success is measured by the satisfaction of our customers and believe in:</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;">1) Hiring talent from all industries and demographics to foster innovation and diversity of thought</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;">2) Investing in people who deliver long-term success to our Participants</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;">3) Cultivating a culture of curiosity to encourage continuous learning and, in turn, transform the organizations we serve</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;">This role falls within The Resource Group's Strategic Sourcing Solution which focuses on contracting for the supplies and services that meet the criteria determined by caregivers. This group also continuously develops innovative approaches to contracting to further drive savings. Information about the responsibilities for this role can be found below:</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p><ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><li style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;">Negotiates pricing and contract terms and conditions to minimize risk for all healthcare Participants</span></li><li style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;">Performs contract management and maintenance tasks including amendments, extension of terms, and product additions and deletions</span></li><li style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;">Reviews and analyzes sourcing data, market trends, benchmarking best practices, and maintain market awareness to provide continuous improvements for sourcing strategies</span></li><li style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;">Develops and facilitate collaborative working relationships with Finance, Corporate Risk, Legal, Contract Design and Integration teams through communications and timely reporting of changes in critical business matters</span></li><li style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;">Consistently works to achieve a competitive advantage in total cost, quality, technology, and supply continuity across disciplines to ensure achievement of acceptable products and vendors as indicated by end-user groups</span></li><li style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;">Ensures consistent and defendable sourcing strategies and supply chain processes are in place and properly administered in compliance with all regulations and policies</span></li><li style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;">Provides regular updates on category strategies and supplier relationship management programs, including key performance metrics and status of process improvement initiatives</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;">#LI-Remote</span></p><br><h3>Requirements </h3><p style="margin: 0px;">Licensure / Certification / Registration:</p><ul><li>Paralegal preferred. Licensure required relevant to state in which work is performed.</li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;">Education:</p><ul><li>High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree OR 4 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.</li></ul><br><h3>Additional Preferences </h3><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;">All Resource Group associates embody the following soft skills and attributes: Nice, Bright, High-Energy, Inclusive, Willing to Give Away Power, Inspired by Mission, Invigorated by Change. In addition, we like to see:</span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><li style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;">A Bachelor's degree&nbsp;</span></li><li style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;">0-3 years of professional experience OR previous internship experience (healthcare supply chain, project management, or other relevant experience)&nbsp;</span></li><li style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;">Professional working proficiency of Google Workspace applications (Docs, Slides, Sheets, etc)</span></li></ul><br><h3>Why Join Our Team </h3><p style="margin: 0px;">Ascension associates are key to our commitment of transforming healthcare and providing care to all, especially those most in need. Join us and help us drive impact through reimagining how we can deliver a people-centered healthcare experience and creating the solutions to do it. Explore career opportunities across our ministry locations and within our corporate headquarters.</p><p style="margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px;">Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.</p><p style="margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px;">Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.</p><br><h3>Equal Employment Opportunity Employer </h3><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.</p><p style="margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;">For further information, view the&nbsp; </span><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights_10_20.pdf" target="_blank" style="color: #0000ff;" rel="noopener">EEO Know Your Rights (English)</a></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;"> poster or <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRightsSp_10_20.pdf" target="_blank" style="color: #0000ff;" rel="noopener">EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish)</a> </span>poster.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;">As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #1155cc; font-weight: 400;">Pay Non-Discrimination Notice</span></a></p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;">Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. 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