Procurement Specialist

Assist with RFP/RSP processes when onboarding new facilities by: Assessing facility needs Working with vendors to source products Negotiating pricing when necessary Serve as a liaison for vendor inquiries and support vendor relationships. We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.

You Matter:

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities

Join us and find a career that supports:
• Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients
• Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
• Autonomy in a warm team environment
• Growth and training

 

Perks and Benefits
In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including:
• DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!
• Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching
• Company paid life insurance
• Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)
• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts
• Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans

 

*Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service. 

Why Us:

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

 

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan. 

 

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.

How you make a difference:

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage contract negotiations, renewals, and RFI/RFP processes to maximize purchasing value across the organization.
• Build and maintain vendor relationships while driving savings and service improvements.
• Oversee formulary and catalog management activities.
• Track savings, measure budget impact, and support the incorporation of savings into organizational budgets.
• Develop sourcing strategies, manage procurement projects, negotiate agreements, and ensure contract and vendor compliance.

 

Additional Details: Key Responsibilities Manage day-to-day procurement support for client facilities. Review and process requests for: Dental supplies Medical supplies Equipment requests Handle non-formulary requests and guide them through the approval process. Monitor and respond to requests in the procurement queue. Support new facility start-ups and site launches. Assist with RFP/RSP processes when onboarding new facilities by: Assessing facility needs Working with vendors to source products Negotiating pricing when necessary Serve as a liaison for vendor inquiries and support vendor relationships. Generate and maintain procurement-related reporting. Preferred Experience & Qualifications Required/Highly Preferred Procurement, purchasing, or supply chain experience. Correctional healthcare experience strongly preferred. Customer service, provider relations, or vendor relationship experience. Experience managing a high volume of requests and competing priorities. Strong communication and organizational skills. Nice-to-Have Vendor contracting experience. Experience with RFP/RSP processes. Experience supporting facility start-ups or site visits. Prior experience with: YesCare CoreCivic Other correctional healthcare organizations Technical Skills Microsoft Excel Microsoft Word Salesforce (can be taught if candidate has strong transferable skills) General business software proficiency Work Environment Hybrid Schedule: In-office 2 days per week Mondays Tuesdays Reports to: Marquiz Montgomery, Procurement Manager Interview Process 30-minute Microsoft Teams interview – Marquiz Montgomery (Procurement Manager) 30-minute Microsoft Teams interview – Angela Gooch (Procurement Director) Final interview – Carla Hawkins ***Carla would like to see resumes before interviews are set up.
Qualifications & Requirements:

 

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer:

We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of uniqueness.

 

We celebrate a variety of backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

 

We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.

 

 

 

Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.

 

We are an Affirmative Action Employer in accordance with applicable state and local laws.