Product Planning Specialist

 

What you will be doing:

The Product Planning Specialist assists the Service Line and will be primarily responsible for helping to direct and work with a multidisciplinary team having responsibility for evaluating all products including commodity items as well as associated capital equipment. The Product Planning Specialist provides inputs into the sourcing process and strategy and executes the process on multiple low to medium complexity categories. Responsibilities will also include evaluation of suppliers, work in bid software, interaction with committee members, slide development, presentations to committee members. This position participates and contributes to performance improvement initiatives and special projects, is focused on leadership and development, and is exposed to various experiential activities that will broaden the individual’s experience and perspective.

Key Responsibilities

Product Planning Core/Project Management – 60%

• Sources low to medium complexity product categories

• Masters complete sourcing cycle

• Assists in the creation of RFIs

• Communicates with suppliers

• Creates PowerPoint presentations that provide succinct and informational messages

• Validates the completeness of suppliers’ product and pricing files

• Assists in the development of award recommendations

• Completes ad hoc reports related to supplier activities

• Assist product planners in administrative duties (filing, organization, creating packets, and planning of member facing meetings)

• Mine data to identify contract growth opportunities

• Accountable to meet product evaluation timelines for packet completion based on our bid calendar for the service line

• Develop and monitor project work plans and resolve day-to-day issues in the categories that they are managing.

• Monitors progress of assigned tasks in product category workplan

• Identifies and informs management of deviations from product category workplan and timeline and updates systems to reflect status accordingly

• Identifies and communicates resource needs on a timely basis to the appropriate level

• Ensures accuracy and completeness of own work

• Identifies critical issues for risk management with clients and informs management of these critical issues

• Participates in sourcing meetings to ensure a seamless integration throughout the sourcing process

• Perform cross-referencing of products and or create scenarios for capital equipment for supplier-to-supplier comparisons

• Create portfolio recommendations, content and present to committees

Process Improvement – 10%

• Participates in performance improvement projects

• Participates in quality, and capacity initiatives

Learning and Development – 10%

• Mentee to Product Planning Manager

• Works toward certification of Professional in Supply Management or other area of interest

• Demonstrates thought leadership

• Actively seeks opportunities to become familiar with the sourcing strategy, to increase knowledge of sourcing terminology and depth of product knowledge

• Completes required curriculum work

• Demonstrates integrity, innovation, accountability, and ownership in work

• Demonstrates intellectual curiosity, self-motivation, and positive thinking

Special Projects – 10%

• Successful completion of low to medium complexity Supply Chain Services Projects that broaden knowledge and skillsets to include Executive Summaries on potential new suppliers

• Research market intelligence and current market dynamics pertaining to contract categories and provides market intel data for priority contract categories.

• Evaluates special project assignments for efficiency opportunities

• Participates in performance improvement, capacity planning, and teamwork activities

Experiential Activities – 10%

• Successful completion of low to medium complexity Supply Chain Services Projects that broaden knowledge and skillsets to include Executive Summaries on potential new suppliers

• Exposed to multiple Service Lines and gains experience in sourcing multiple product categories

• Experience and exposure to various Supply Chain Services teams and business units

• Manages site visits with suppliers

​Required Qualifications

Work Experience:

Years of Applicable Experience - 2 or more years

Education:

High School Diploma or GED (Required)

 

Preferred Qualifications

Skills:

• Project management

• Process improvement

Experience:

• Purchasing experience preferred

• Volunteer work in activities that advance the supply chain profession

• Clinical and operational environment

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree

 

Additional Job Requirements:

• Remain in a stationary position for prolonged periods of time 

• Be adaptive and change priorities quickly; meet deadlines 

• Attention to detail 

• Operate computer programs and software 

• Ability to communicate effectively with audiences in person and in electronic formats.   

• Day-to-day contact with others (co-workers and/or the public) 

• Making independent decisions 

• Ability to work in a collaborative business environment in close quarters with peers and varying interruptions 

 

Working Conditions: Air conditioned office space

 

Travel Requirements: No travel required

 

Physical Demands: Sedentary: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves remaining stationary most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if movement is required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

 

Premier’s compensation philosophy is to ensure that compensation is reasonable, equitable, and competitive in order to attract and retain talented and highly skilled employees. Premier’s internal salary range for this role is $51,000 - $95,000. Final salary is dependent upon several market factors including, but not limited to, departmental budgets, internal equity, education, unique skills/experience, and geographic location. Premier utilizes a wide-range salary structure to allow base salary flexibility within our ranges.

Qualified full and part time regular employees also receive access to the following benefits:

·       Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
·       401k retirement program
·       Paid time off
·       Participation in Premier’s employee incentive plans
·       Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities

Premier at a glance:

• Ranked #1 on Charlotte’s Healthiest Employers list for 2019, 2020, and 2022 and 49th Healthiest Employer in America (2022)
• ​Named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere® Institute for the 16th year in a row
• The only company to be recognized by KLAS twice for Overall Healthcare Management Consulting
   

Employees receive:

• Perks and discounts
• Access to on-site and online exercise classes

Premier is looking for smart, agile individuals like you to help us transform the healthcare industry. Here you will find critical thinkers who have the freedom to make an impact. Colleagues who share your thirst to learn more and do things better. Teammates committed to improving the health of a nation. See why incredible challenges require incredible people.

Premier is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful discrimination because of their age, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, pregnancy status, genetic information, status as a victim of domestic violence, covered military or protected veteran status (e.g., status as a Vietnam Era veteran, disabled veteran, special disabled veteran, Armed Forces Serviced Medal veteran, recently separated veteran, or other protected veteran) disability, or any other applicable federal, state or local protected class, trait or status or that of persons with whom an applicant associates. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. In addition, as a federal contractor, Premier complies with government regulations, including affirmative action responsibilities, where they apply.

Premier also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability or those who have a sincerely held religious belief. If you need assistance in the application process, please reply to [email protected] or contact Premier Recruiting at 704.816.5200.

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