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Location: ChicagoIL 60601 Document ID: A9471-3U5O Posted on: 2015-11-2311/23/2015 Job Type: Regular

Job Schedule:Full-time
Minimum Education: Not Specified2015-12-23
 

Strategic Marketing Sourcing Consultant Senior

JOB TITLE:
Strategic Marketing Sourcing Consultant Senior - (Thousand Oaks, CA; Chicago, IL; or Indianapolis, IN) - 111787

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:
Anthem, Inc. is the nation's leading health benefits company serving the needs of approximately 28 million medical members nationwide.

 

DESCRIPTION/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Anthem, Inc. is one of the nation's leading health benefits companies and a Fortune Top 50 company. At Anthem, Inc., we are working together to transform health care with trusted and caring solutions. Bring your expertise to our innovative culture where you will have the opportunity to make a difference in people’s lives, and to take your career further than you can imagine.

Strategic Sourcing Consultant Senior

*this position will be filled in our Thousand Oaks, CA; Chicago, IL; or Indianapolis, IN office

 

Responsible for the execution and implementation of traditional, less complex sub-category sourcing strategies and ad-hoc sourcing. Primary duties may include, but are not limited to:

      * Executes standardized strategic sourcing processes for assigned sub-categories.

      * Builds and maintains strong working relationships with internal customers and key suppliers for sub-categories.

      * Focuses on driving value by creating a combination of value enhancements in relationships with agencies and cost transparency, understanding drivers and negotiating contracts with appropriate controls and incentives.

      * Participates in cross-enterprise commodity teams for sub-categories and aggressively tracks and improves non-compliance preferred supplier(s).

      * Participates in fact-based negotiations and executes contracts utilizing approved terms and conditions.

      * Implements sourcing recommendations and develops and manages e-procurement catalog content.

      * Aggressively monitors, tracks and reports supplier compliance and performance benefits.

 

 

REQUIRED SKILLS:

The ideal candidate will have:

      * Requires a BA/BS (Marketing degree or Business degree with Marketing emphasis preferred); or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

      * MBA or equivalent preferred.

      * Must have marketing experience either working in marketing or marketing sourcing; or with a degree in marketing.

      * 5 years of experience in sourcing/supplier selection with at least 3 years of experience with negotiation of pricing and contract terms and conditions.

      * Familiarity with marketing terminology, experience working in (or supporting) marketing, especially brand, social, creative, strategy, mobile, digital, and consulting.

      * Excellent project management skills

      * The ability to work in a matrixed environment with comfort

      * Familiarity with contractual terms; ability to lead negotiations that involve both business and legal terms

      * Excellent verbal and written communication skills

      * The ability to build and maintain excellent and trust-based relationships with key internal customers

      * The desire to embrace challenges and continued growth

Our expectation of procurement discipline execution is traditional, our approach is not. We encourage you to:

      * Think big: Think broadly for the company, build comprehensive commercials solutions.

      * Love it: be passionate about building and enriching stakeholder and supplier relationships.

      * Lead it: be courageous for Anthem, Inc.! Step forward to address difficult issues and in doing so lead courageously, putting self on the line to deal with important problems, standing firm when necessary for the good of the company.

      * Own it: take ownership and drive for results while exemplifying a positive attitude.

      * Solve it: apply critical thinking to simplify complex problems.

      * Get it done: be proactive, action-oriented, and solution focused.

 

Anthem, Inc. is ranked as one of America’s Most Admired Companies among health insurers by Fortune magazine, and is a 2015 DiversityInc magazine Top 50 Company for Diversity. To learn more about our company please visit us at www.antheminc.com/careers. EOE.M/F/Disability/Veteran.

 

To apply for this position, please use the following URL:

https://ars2.equest.com/?response_id=8e56e5fef827953265e9f0878f98973b

     
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