Posting Date
06/24/2026
2000 16th Street, Denver, Colorado, 80202, United States of America
We are seeking a motivated, detail-oriented Strategic Sourcing Analyst to join our procurement team and support enterprise-wide sourcing and analytics initiatives. This entry-level role offers a path to management through hands-on experience with data analysis, reporting, supplier and vendor support, contract negotiation, and administration of requests for proposal under supervision. The analyst will help develop, automate, and maintain procurement data, metrics, and reporting for leadership, while also contributing to ad hoc analysis and project coordination for key procurement and supply chain initiatives. Although the role will primarily support pharmaceutical products and distribution, it is designed as a generalist opportunity and does not require prior category expertise. The ideal candidate is a proactive problem solver with strong analytical, communication, and relationship-building skills, an innovative mindset, and the adaptability to work effectively across teams and evolving business needs.
Key Responsibilities
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Work with internal business partners to help facilitate Request for Proposals, Request for Quotes and Invitations to Bid under supervision.
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Review simple contracts for products and services, particularly in the medical supplies and distribution category
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Facilitates delivery of all relevant contract documentation including pricing and other key terms to the procurement systems team to enable purchasing.
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Maintains documentation on all procedures including final contracting commercial terms, final supplier quotes, contact information and RFP/ RFI documentation.
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Partners with Category Managers in data gathering, stakeholder discussions and contract support.
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Assists Category Managers in evaluating supplier performance as applicable.
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Researches relevant market, suppliers and technologies and makes recommendations to internal customers based on analysis.
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Develops, produces, and oversees complex reports, analyses, and models, and translates findings into insights and recommendations for senior leadership.
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Correspond with suppliers including gathering supplier data, proposals and creating templates to gather relevant information from suppliers to facilitate evaluation.
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Perform the Category Manager’s roles if needed to support the Procurement team and demonstrates potential to advance to a managerial role.
Skills
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Excellent customer service skills when partnering with the Davita teammates at all levels of the organization.
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Must have strong communications skills, both oral and written, and participate and/or lead RFP related meetings.
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Must manage the selection and evaluation of preferred suppliers including documenting the selection process, evaluating and comparing supplier quotes, bids and information, and making a recommendation based on the findings. Will present these findings in presentations and provide supporting documentation.
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Should demonstrate the desire to continually learn and evolve
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Must be adaptable and flexible to market changes, bringing an innovation mindset to the items they are responsible for by leveraging relationships with internal customers and suppliers
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Ability to conform to shifting priorities in spend strategies, product demands and sourcing / purchasing timelines
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Experience using business intelligence, data visualization, and reporting tools such as Tableau, Alteryx, SQL, or similar platforms.
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Experience working with enterprise ERP systems and data/reporting environments such as Oracle, SAP, or similar platforms.
Experience and Qualifications
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Bachelor’s degree required, business or STEM degree preferred. Ideal coursework includes strategy, finance, supply chain operations or consulting projects.
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Candidate should have between 0-2 years of business experience, procurement experience preferred.
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Experience in pharmaceutical sourcing ideal
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Ability to manage multiple projects.
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Excellent Skills in MS Outlook, Word, and Excel. Coupa and other eSourcing platforms - preferred.
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Proficient in MS Powerpoint with experience presenting to a group.
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Should possess desire to succeed and willingness to advance.
What We’ll Provide:
More than just pay, our DaVita Rewards package connects teammates to what matters most. Teammates are eligible to begin receiving benefits on the first day of the month following or coinciding with one month of continuous employment. Below are some of our benefit offerings.
- Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out
- Support for you and your family: Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access Headspace®, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and more
- Professional development programs: DaVita offers a variety of programs to help strong performers grow within their career and also offers on-demand virtual leadership and development courses through DaVita’s online training platform StarLearning.
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At DaVita, we strive to be a community first and a company second. We want all teammates to experience DaVita as "a place where I belong." Our goal is to embed belonging into everything we do in our Village, so that it becomes part of who we are. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and comply with state and federal affirmative action requirements. Individuals are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
This position will be open for a minimum of three days.
The Salary Range for the role is $57,784.00 - $85,000.00/year.
For location-specific minimum wage details, see the following link: DaVita.jobs/WageRates
Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience. DaVita offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Learn more at https://careers.davita.com/benefits
Colorado Residents: Please do not respond to any questions in this initial application that may seek age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You may also redact this information from any materials you submit during the application process. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.
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