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Job description
Your Role
This role supports Ascendiun and related activities within the Ascendiun Family of Companies, as appropriate. The IT Sourcing Team is a part of Global Business Services team supporting the acquisition of technology products and services across the enterprise. The Sourcing Specialist Consultant role will report to the Senior Director of IT Sourcing. In this role, you will use your business acumen, negotiation expertise, and knowledge of contracting and technology to support our family of companies by engaging with a diverse range of suppliers and internal stakeholders.
Job Description
This role supports Ascendiun and related activities within the Ascendiun Family of Companies, as appropriate. The IT Sourcing Team is a part of Global Business Services team supporting the acquisition of technology products and services across the enterprise. The Sourcing Specialist Consultant role will report to the Senior Director of IT Sourcing. In this role, you will use your business acumen, negotiation expertise, and knowledge of contracting and technology to support our family of companies by engaging with a diverse range of suppliers and internal stakeholders.
Responsibilities
Your Work: In this role, you will:
Be accountable for driving measurable sourcing outcomes, strengthening supplier partnerships, and enabling technology initiatives across the Ascendiun Family of Companies by
Serve as a strategic sourcing advisor to technology and business leaders, translating enterprise objectives into clear sourcing strategies, negotiation plans, and executable contracting approaches
Influence demand, supplier selection, and spend decisions to deliver cost savings, cost avoidance, risk reduction, and value creation through supplier rationalization, market leverage, and economies of scale
Analyze supply markets, commercial models, technology trends, and supplier capabilities to identify best‑fit sources that balance price, capability, resiliency, compliance, innovation, and long‑term enterprise value
Lead structured supplier selection and qualification processes, including RFx events, auctions, proposal evaluations, scoring models, negotiation rounds, and award recommendations supported by clear governance and documentation
Advance supplier diversity and inclusion by proactively identifying, promoting, and supporting engagement with small, disadvantaged, minority‑owned, and other diverse suppliers were aligned with business needs
Coordinate supplier due diligence, onboarding, risk review, and compliance activities with cross‑functional partners to ensure sourcing decisions meet business, regulatory, privacy, security, and operational requirements
Lead end‑to‑end negotiations for complex technology transactions across cloud, software, data, professional services, managed services, outsourcing, telecom, and related technology categories
Develop and execute negotiation strategies using BATNAs, should‑cost analysis, total‑cost‑of‑ownership models, benchmarking, competitive leverage, and scenario planning to achieve best‑value outcomes across price, risk, service levels, flexibility, and innovation
Structure and negotiate scalable commercial models, including outcome‑based pricing, consumption‑based commitments, elastic capacity, milestone‑based delivery, indexed rate cards, reserved capacity, renewal protections, and cloud optimization constructs
Enable cloud, digital, AI, and technology transformation initiatives by negotiating timely, commercially sound software, data, services, and technology agreements that support business continuity and speed to value
Partner with Legal, Privacy, Security, Finance, Risk, Compliance, IT, and business stakeholders to resolve contract issues involving intellectual property, data protection, cybersecurity, regulatory obligations, audit rights, service levels, indemnities, limitations of liability, and business continuity
Guide stakeholders from intake through signature by clarifying requirements, building complete sourcing packages, developing well‑defined statements of work, securing required approvals, and maintaining audit‑ready documentation
Improve efficiency, consistency, and control by using standard templates, clause positions, playbooks, disciplined redlining, clear escalation paths, and proactive blocker resolution to reduce cycle time and contracting risk
Qualifications
Your Knowledge and Experience
Requires a Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, finance, technology, legal studies, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
Requires a minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible experience in strategic sourcing, supplier management, technology procurement, and complex contract negotiations
Five or more years of direct experience negotiating technology agreements, including SaaS, cloud, data services, cybersecurity, managed services, outsourcing, professional services, telecom, and healthcare technology arrangements, with ownership of multi‑million‑dollar transactions strongly preferred
Demonstrated ability to manage a high‑volume portfolio of sourcing and contracting initiatives, prioritize competing deadlines, drive accountability, and deliver results in a fast‑paced, matrixed environment
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate business, technical, regulatory, and operational requirements into clear sourcing strategies, executive‑ready recommendations, contract terms, and statements of work
Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence, advise, and collaborate across all levels of the Ascendiun Family of Companies, including senior leaders, business owners, technologists, legal partners, and control functions
Working knowledge of technology market trends and commercial constructs, particularly SaaS, cloud consumption, data platforms, AI‑enabled services, cybersecurity, software licensing, and managed services models
Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning and adaptability as technology, supplier markets, regulatory expectations, and commercial models evolve
Hybrid
This role requires employees to be in‑office based on our hybrid workplace model, balancing purposeful in‑person collaboration with flexibility. For most teams, this means coming into the office two days each week. Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location will work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.
About Us
About Blue Shield of California and the Ascendiun Family of Companies
As of January 2025, Blue Shield of California became a subsidiary of Ascendiun. Ascendiun is a nonprofit corporate entity that is the parent to a family of organizations including Blue Shield of California and its subsidiary, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan; Altais, a clinical services company; and Stellarus, a company designed to scale healthcare solutions. Together, these organizations are referred to as the Ascendiun Family of Companies.
At Ascendiun, we believe in a brighter future for healthcare. As the parent to a family of four innovative healthcare companies, we’re reimagining what’s possible. Ascendiun is guided by the goal of transforming a dysfunctional American health care system into one worthy of our family and friends and sustainably affordable for everyone.
To achieve our mission, we foster an environment where all employees can thrive and contribute fully to address the needs of the various communities we serve. We are committed to creating and maintaining a supportive workplace that upholds our values and advances our goals.
Our Values:
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 listen and communicate effectively, and showing empathy by understanding others’ perspectives.
Courageous. We stand up for what we believe in and are committed to the hard work necessary to achieve our ambitious goals.
Our Workplace Model:
For most teams, this means coming into the office two days per week.
Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location, out of state employees, and employees in certain member-facing roles should work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.
For employees with medical conditions that may impact their ability to work in‑office, we are committed to engaging in an interactive process and providing reasonable accommodations to ensure their work environment is conducive to their success and well‑being.
The Company reserves the right to require more presence in the office based on business needs, and requirements are subject to change with periodic reviews.
Physical Requirements:
Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day.
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Equal Employment Opportunity:
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.
JOB INFO
Job Identification :
Job Category : Corporate Support
Posting Date : T23:58:36+00:00
Job Schedule : Full time
Locations :
Oakland, CA, United States
Long Beach, CA, United States
El Dorado Hills, CA, United States
Rancho Cordova, CA, United States
San Diego, CA, United States
Woodland Hills, CA, United States
Pay Range for California : $111,540.00 to $167,420.00
Pay Range for Bay Area : $125,736.00 to $188,728.00
Note : Please note that this range represents the pay range for this and many other positions at Blue Shield that fall into this pay grade. Blue Shield salaries are based on a variety of factors, including the candidate experience, location (California, Bay Area, or outside California), and current employee salaries for similar roles.
Role can be filled by a candidate requiring sponsorship : No
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Worksite address
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