Principal Marketing & Print Category Management Analyst

Blue Cross NC is looking for an exceptional Principal Marketing & Print Category Management Analyst to shape innovative supplier strategies and oversee critical sourcing initiatives. This role involves managing high-impact contracts, optimizing costs, and negotiating valuable agreements to transform supplier relationships through strategic sourcing expertise.

Responsibilities:

• Implement Blue Cross NC enterprise sourcing strategy and drive millions in annual savings to meet established targets
• Understand Blue Cross NC enterprise business needs and act as authoritative voice of Blue Cross NC to the suppliers regarding business needs, requirements, expectations, and direction
• Lead and coordinate roadmap discussions and engagement with executives to establish the sourcing strategy for critical business capabilities
• Understand, analyze, and forecast complex market and industry dynamics and share subject matter expertise and industry knowledge within the strategic portfolio of products and services
• Conduct complex enterprise sourcing events with strategic suppliers, including development of project work plan, category profile, category strategy, minimum requirements and evaluation criteria, solicitation
• Find solutions, build proposals, and execute sourcing events to meet business requirements, striking a balance between supply continuity, cost, and delivery
• Develop and implement assorted bid documents and requests (i.e. RFP, RFI, RFQ); Manage status reporting and performance metrics of sourcing activities for strategic vendors
• Partner with stakeholders to source products and services using proven tools, processes, and analytics to drive and achieve business results
• Evaluate analyses of sourcing results from a total cost of ownership perspective and provide optimization recommendations
• Participate in cross-functional teams responsible for complex vendor negotiations, including those that require specialized subject matter expertise, nonstandard risk mitigation solutions, and coordination of multiple arrangements
• Lead supplier relationship management and performance for the largest and most complex suppliers in the Enterprise from both an operational and risk management perspective
• Proactively establish and foster successful, positive working relationships with vendor personnel. Drive vendor engagement through formal and informal transactions

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or advanced degree (where required)
• 8+ years of experience in related field
• In lieu of degree, 10+ years of experience in related field
• Marketing & Print Category Management experience