Procurement Coordinator

About Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, we are committed to paving the way for everyone to achieve their healthiest life. We are looking for dedicated and motivated individuals who share our vision of transforming health care. As a Blue Cross associate, you are joining a culture that is built on values of succeeding together, finding a better way, and doing the right thing. If you are ready to make a difference, join us.

The Impact You Will Have:

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of MN is hiring a Procurement Coordinator in Eagan, MN. In this role you will be providing administrative procurement support to Sourcing and Vendor Management. You will assist in communicating with business stakeholders and vendors, preparing and placing purchase orders, creating vendor profiles, assisting in the resolution of invoice issues, and generating reports, as requested.

This role is based in Eagan, MN and requires 2 days a week on site.  

Your Responsibilities:

• Assists Procurement staff in preparing, placing, and releasing purchase orders, processing goods receipts in accordance with financial processes, resolving supply and invoice issues, and on-boarding contractors and consultants.

• Creates purchase orders in SAP from funding requisitions generated in supporting systems.

• Works closely with business stakeholders and enterprise support personnel to coordinate order information.  Can be asked to assist in the resolution of blocked/parked invoices.

• Assists in the maintenance of the vendor master function in SAP for Sourcing and Accounts Payable vendors.

• Answer, troubleshoot, research, and escalates incidents and service requests in accordance with departmental service level agreements and individual performance targets for systems managed by the department.

• Responds to internally and externally submitted requests for additional information, status updates or problem resolution.

• Completes tasks associated with the on-boarding of contractors and consultants.

• Prepare reports, assist in research of issues and conduct basic analysis of data.

• Other projects/duties as assigned or needed.

Required Skills and Experiences:

• 3+ years of related experience. All relevant experience including work, education, transferable skills, and military experience will be considered.

• Ability to work independently or on a team.

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.

• Solid computer skills (Microsoft Office, SAP, ServiceNow, Workday).

• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks with competing priorities.

• Demonstrated ability to advise and assist others; possesses a strong customer-centric mindset.

• Strong organizational skills and attentive to detail.

Preferred Skills and Experiences:

• SAP experience with defining system requirements, analysis, testing, and design for the application and new application components.

Role Designation

Hybrid

Role designation definition: Teleworking is working full time remote. Hybrid is a combination of working onsite and remotely.  Onsite is full-time onsite.

Compensation and Benefits

$21.00 - $26.25 - $31.50 Hourly

Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position, including skills, ability, and knowledge the selected individual is bringing to the specific job.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package which may include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Life insurance

• 401k

• Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO)

• And more

To discover more about what we have to offer, please review our benefits page.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Blue Cross is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer that values diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Reasonable Accommodation for Job Seekers with a Disability: If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to [email protected].

All roles require a high school diploma (or equivalency) and legal authorization to work in the U.S.

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