Purpose & Scope:
The Workday Supplier Specialist plays a critical role in ensuring the smooth onboarding of suppliers into the Workday ERP and Workday Strategic Sourcing systems. This role is responsible for the data integrity of the supplier records within ERP system. This role provides valuable insight into the engagement of suppliers by VHC stakeholders. The Workday Supplier Specialist will partner with various teams, including Accounts Payable, Accounting, and executive and senior leadership to develop detailed business requirements and supplier strategies for the benefit of VHC Health. This role will require experience in procurement processes to help guide the Strategic Sourcing team to create solutions to business challenges within supplier management. This individual will review, process, manage and monitor supplier onboarding information, supporting due diligence processes, and maintaining accurate records. The ideal candidate will be highly organized, able to work independently, and possess excellent communication skills to interact effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
Education:
Bachelor's degree in a related field is preferred.
Additional experience considered in lieu of education requirement: Three (3) years Supply Chain Management.
Experience:
Three (3) years of SCM, Procurement, or SCM Operations is required.
Experience with ERP systems; Experience with Workday Suppliers is preferred.
Certification/Licensure:
None required.
Skills Knowledge and Abilities
- Strong ethical standards
- Experience onboarding suppliers through the Workday ERP system
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to include the ability to negotiate and resolve conflicts and build teams.
- Demonstrated creativity and flexibility.
- Ability to exercise judgment, discretion, tact, and diplomacy.
- Ability to operate in high-pressure situations.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Demonstrated innovative approach to problem resolution.
- Ability to work collaboratively across VHC Health entities and disciplines.
- Demonstrated commitment to patient and family centered care.
- Effective analytical ability to develop and analyze options, recommend solutions to and solve complex problems and issues.
- Effective organizational planning and project management abilities.
- Experience in financial and programmatic presentations.
- Ability to function independently and deal with multiple, simultaneous projects.
- Ability to recognize personal strengths and weaknesses and develop goals for professional growth and achievement.
- Ability to demonstrate a commitment to quality and excellence.
- Effective leadership abilities.
- Ability to implement change in a positive, sensitive and forward-thinking manner.
- Planning and problem solving.
- Developing goals and objectives, and establishing priorities.
- Inspires confidence, appropriate risk taking and achievement of high standards.
- Self-starter with a willingness to try new ideas.
- Positive, can-do attitude coupled with a sense of urgency.
- Good judgment and ability to act decisively at the right time.
- Ability to persuade others and develop consensus.
- Effective communication skills both in written and verbal presentation with a communication style that is open and foster trust, credibility and understanding.
- Ability to effect collaboration and promote teamwork.
- Ability to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction including employees, patients, visitors, faculty, referring physicians, and external stakeholders.