Associate Director, Sourcing and Procurement - National Remote

At UnitedHealthcare, we're simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and equitable. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

We'll put you in the driver's seat on vital projects that have strategic importance to our mission of helping people lead healthier lives. Yes, we share a mission that inspires. We need your organizational talents and business discipline to help fuel ours.

This position offers an exciting opportunity within UnitedHealth Group's Enterprise Procurement group for an experienced sourcing and contracting professional. The role will involve the procurement of strategic suppliers in support of critical enterprise operations to advance the quality, competitiveness, and agility of UnitedHealth Group.

The Sourcing & Procurement Associate Director will collaborate with business leaders on supplier strategy, negotiate contract terms, develop supplier solutions, and complete contracts for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) engagements within our Revenue Cyle Management (RCM) and Collections category. This is a challenging position requiring well-rounded knowledge of Revenue Cycle Management operations as well as outsourcing-related supplier solutions for unique needs across UnitedHealth Group entities. We are looking for a proven procurement professional who can juggle multiple priorities, solve complex problems and successfully deliver on initiatives that will often have broad and meaningful impact on the business.

Working within Procurement, your main functions will include Category Strategy and Planning, Business Collaboration, Contract Negotiations and Execution, Strategic Sourcing and Contract Execution.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Drive solid results by effectively cultivating relationships with Enterprise leaders, including Customers, Risk, Legal, Privacy, Reporting, Operations and other Category teams
• Draft, review and negotiate terms of agreements with Suppliers, Risk and Legal teams to optimize commercial outcomes, drive risk mitigation and ensure compliance with internal and regulatory protocols
• Engage, research, and develop category strategy in collaboration with business leaders
• Analyze current BPO Labor and Revenue Cycle Management trends, forecast future performance, identify value creating or cost savings opportunities and make procurement recommendations
• Proactively monitor and analyze performance and trends within BPO and RCM operations to identify and highlight issues and opportunities that support the business
• Conduct strategic sourcing events (RFP's) and manage the evaluation and selection of BPO suppliers
• Develop, implement, and execute strategic sourcing practices, processes and techniques across all areas of RCM operations
• Identify opportunities, make recommendations, and obtain agreement for re-sourcing and re-negotiation of on-going supplier relationships and execute on the same
• Collaborate with business teams and legal resources to address supplier performance, create corrective action plans, conduct termination events
• Document cost reduction achievements across business segments
• Meet project timelines at the customer and corporate levels
• The ideal candidate will have developed very solid networking and contracting skills, through experience in business process outsourcing, indirect procurement services and/or supplier management. This will ideally include sourcing skills, consensus-building with business partners, supplier negotiations, contracting, and securing savings for the organization

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ years progressive experience in procurement, supplier management, category management and/or leading strategic teams or projects involving labor services
• 4+ years of experience constructing, drafting, and negotiating agreements such as complex statements of work, service level agreements, strategy, or category plans
• Experience managing executive communication and presentation needs
• Demonstrated procurement systems experience
• Demonstrated ability to successfully navigate through ambiguities/difficult obstacles using facts, alternatives identification, open-mindedness, thought-through strategy, and superior leadership
• Demonstrated ability and demonstrated desire to lead change
• Demonstrated ability to analyze, deconstruct and explain findings/results
• Demonstrated track record of success in a high demand, multi-tasking environment
• Demonstrated consultative and influencing skills to gain buy-in and support of customers and leadership in a matrixed environment
• Proven proficiency in PowerPoint, Microsoft Office and Teams

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven revenue Cycle Management category management experience
• Experience in vendor strategy and contracting for BPO or RCM services
• Experience with generating and evaluating competitive-bid sourcing events
• Experience in health insurance or managed care industry

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, Washington, D.C. Residents Only: The salary range for this role is $104,700 to $190,400 annually. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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