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Blue Shield of California · 1 month ago

Sourcing Specialist, Consultant - Information Technology and Health Solutions

California, United States

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Blue Shield of California is seeking a Sourcing Specialist Consultant for their Global Business Services team. This role involves providing sourcing strategy and consultation to support business initiatives, managing supplier selection, and leading contracting for complex technology deals.

Financial ServicesHealth InsuranceNon Profit

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Act as a trusted advisor and provide sourcing strategy advice and consultation to best achieve the business strategy and objectives for transactional and operational initiatives

Provide guidance to Business partners and seek alignment to influence spend and cost savings through supplier rationalization and driving economies of scale

Analyze the supply market to identify best sources for acquisition of goods and services

Manage supplier selection and qualification through a competitive bid process for goods and/or services

Promote small, disadvantaged, and minority-owned businesses through a supplier diversity program

Facilitate supplier risk management, due diligence and on boarding activities

Lead end‑to‑end contracting for complex technology and product deals (often $5M–$100M+), including MSAs/CSAs, Order Forms, SOWs, Amendments, Change Orders, and negotiation playbooks; drive best‑value outcomes across price, risk, service levels, and innovation

Own negotiation strategy: develop BATNAs, should‑cost/TCO models, and multi‑round RFx/auction strategies; run competitive events and down‑selects with clear decision frameworks

Structure commercial models that balance agility and control (e.g., output‑/outcome‑based pricing, ramp/elastic capacity, milestone & acceptance, indexed rate cards, usage tiers, EDPs, reservations/commit models for cloud)

Partner with Legal, Privacy, Security, Finance, Risk, Compliance, and IT to close issues quickly (IP/data rights, privacy & data protection, security schedules, regulatory addenda, BAAs/DPAs, service levels/credits, termination/transition assistance, subcontracting, open‑source/SBOM, audit/controls)

Guide stakeholders through intake to signature: ensure complete business requirements, strong SOWs, and adherence to required pre‑approvals and documentation

Reduce cycle time and risk by applying standard templates, clause libraries, and redline best practices; escalate and resolve blockers rapidly

Qualification

Strategic sourcingNegotiating technology agreementsSupplier relationship managementAnalytical skillsProblem-solving skillsCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Typically, it requires a college degree or equivalent experience and a minimum of 7 years of prior relevant experience in strategic sourcing/contracting

Requires a minimum of 5 years negotiating technology agreements (SaaS, data services, managed services/outsourcing, healthcare services) with direct ownership of deals in the multi‑million‑dollar range

Requires excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

Requires deep knowledge of Sourcing/Supplier Relationship Management area typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience

Requires one to be viewed as a specialist within Sourcing/Supplier Relationship Management discipline

Company

Blue Shield of California

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Blue Shield of California is a health insurance service provider.

Founded in 1939

San Francisco, California, USA

5001-10000 employees

https://www.blueshieldca.com

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