Procurement & Supplier Manager

The range for this role is $58,000 - $79,500
Actual base pay will be determined based on a successful candidate's work location, skills/abilities, experience, and education.
Interested applicants must be willing and able to work onsite minimum 4 times per week in our Melbourne, FL office.
The Mission
At Christian Care Ministry we believe that Christians can, and should, share in one another's burdens. Through the use of Medi-Share, a healthcare sharing ministry for Christians, we cultivate that belief. To that end, our Mission Statement is as follows:
Connecting people to a Christ-centered community wellness experience based on faith, prayer, and personal responsibility.
The Team
Everyone at Christian Care Ministry is in agreement with our Statement of Faith, which outlines our core beliefs. Although we aren't perfect people, we are serving our perfect God and our Members to the best of our ability.

The Job
One of Christian Care Ministry's (CCM) core values is to
excel through stewardship
. The Procurement & Supplier Manager is a key contributor to the practice of this value. This position involves making the best use of ministry assets when it comes to operational purchasing and supplier management.

The Procurement & Supplier Manager participates in managing Christian Care Ministry's purchasing and supplier management program to include a full range of procurement and supplier management activities and functions. This role establishes and maintains professional relationships with suppliers to source, bid, negotiate, select, and approve purchases while managing supplier performance. The goal of the position is to become a trusted advisor to the Ministry whereby internal business partners seek our engagement for value. The Procurement & Supplier Manager interacts with suppliers, internal customers and the Legal/Risk/Compliance Departments to ensure supplier quality, historical continuity, reduced risk, and the best possible service for the Ministry. This position also involves supporting the accounts payables team in supplier engagement as requested.

Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Engage suppliers for quotes, meetings, deliverables, and negotiations
• Perform due diligence and risk assessments
• Develop and maintain supplier management/performance activities and facilitate supplier continuous improvement initiatives such as QBR (Quarterly Business Review) event execution with select supplier relationships
• Prepare and review purchase orders (including those paid via Ministry credit cards) and agreements through the appropriate approval and authorization processes and systems
• Manage, plan, and oversee purchasing and supplier management initiatives
• Negotiate with suppliers in partnership with business units for products/services, purchase orders, pricing,