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Blue Shield of California's mission is to ensure all Californians have access to high-quality health care at a sustainably affordable price. We are transforming health care in a way that truly serves our nonprofit mission by lowering costs, improving quality, and enhancing the member and physician experience.
To fulfill our mission, we must ensure a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves and fully contribute to meet the needs of the multifaceted communities we serve. Our comprehensive approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion combines a focus on our people, processes, and systems with a deep commitment to promoting social justice and health equity through our products, business practices, and presence as a corporate citizen.Blue Shield has received awards and recognition for being a certified Great Place to Work, best place to work for LGBTQ equality, leading disability employer, one of the best companies for women to advance, Bay Area's top companies in volunteering & giving, and one of the world's most ethical companies. Here at Blue Shield of California, we are striving to make a positive change across our industry and the communities we live in - join us!Your RoleThe IT Contracting and Asset Management Team supports three major service areas at Blue Shield: 1) technology contracting and negotiation expertise, supporting best in class contract terms and market competitive pricing; 2) procurement of hardware and software on a competitive basis to obtain best pricing and manage the assets through their lifecycle to ensure contract compliance and proper disposal/decommissioning at the end of the term and 3) the management of strategic suppliers to ensure Blue Shield receives the benefits and expected outcomes of the services, with a focus on reducing and avoiding costs.The IT Asset Analyst - Consultant will report to the Director of IT Contracting and Asset Management. In this role you will engage in the strategic contracting efforts of the IT Department and the enterprise by negotiating a wide variety of contract types, including software, SaaS, professional services and others in support of Blue Shield's goals and objectives. You will work cooperatively with your team members and stakeholders throughout the Blue Shield organization to understand their needs and support them with your efforts. You will also be responsible for compliance with all Blue Shield policies and procedures that relate to procurement, contracting and supplier management.Your WorkIn this role, you will:- Act as a trusted advisor and provide guidance to business partners on IT procurement and contracting, negotiations and supplier management.
- Negotiate best possible terms and conditions and pricing for IT and enterprise contracts assigned to you.
- Manage supplier selection process when engaging in competitive procurements as applicable.
- Prepare contract summary documentation for complex contracts for use in managing the assigned vendors.
- Provide financial analysis and spend reports as requested by stakeholders.
- Plan and attend assigned vendor governance sessions, and prepares spend and performance dashboards.
- Support requestors with any supplier disputes or contract inquires.
- Engage with suppliers to discuss performance or contract issues, as requested.
- Special projects as requested
- Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- Requires at least 7 years of prior relevant experience
- Requires technology contracting experience including software, SaaS
- Experience contracting and negotiating with global IT mega-suppliers, such as SalesForce, Microsoft, Oracle, Google, etc.
- Knowledge of contracting with Cloud platform providers
- MBA or JD preferred
- Honest. We hold ourselves to the highest ethical and integrity standards. We build trust by doing what we say we're going to do and by acknowledging and correcting where we fall short
- Human. We strive to be our authentic selves, listening and communicating effectively, and showing empathy towards others by walking in their shoes
- Courageous. We stand up for what we believe in and are committed to the hard work necessary to achieve our ambitious goals
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