We'll set you up for a successful career through an 18-24 month rotation program with the goal of putting you in the driver's seat on vital projects that have strategic importance to our mission of helping people lead healthier lives. Yes, we share a mission that inspires. We need your analytical and organizational talents and business discipline to help fuel ours. It's the opportunity to do YOUR LIFE'S BEST WORK.(SM)

Position develops skills to source, analyze, negotiate, contract and purchase goods and services for the UHG enterprise. Current spend under management is $8 billion. Acts as a liaison between UHG businesses and suppliers to satisfy needs and maximize value of the purchase.

In the ROTATIONAL PROGRAM, you will develop skills during rotations to provide exceptional consultation to all UHG businesses for all Supply Chain activities including, but not limited to, sourcing, contract negotiation, benchmarking, standardization, market analysis, and industry best practices. Rotational Program (Example)

• Rotation 1: Operations (4 months)
• Rotation 2: Vendor Management (4 months)
• Rotation 3: Category Execution (8 Months)
  • Real Estate, Talent Acquisition, Talent Analytics etc.
• Placement on Sourcing & Procurement Team

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assess and interpret customer needs and requirements
• Facilitate and drive cost reduction and value maximization opportunities for UHG businesses by assessing market opportunities, vendor consolidation, value analysis, negotiation, pricing cost reduction strategies and contract term optimization
• Learn operations associated with sourcing and purchasing process including proprietary ordering system, fundamentals of the purchase to pay process and supplier performance review. Complete market analysis
• Learn how to assess and remedy supplier risk, specifically including data risk
• Deliver and validate savings while maintaining and improving the quality of services
• As opportunities are worked, recommend solutions based upon data analysis to increase business efficiency and/or improve business processes
• Support implementation of national contracts and product conversions within UHG businesses
• Perform other duties as assigned by members of management
• Mentorship guidance from Enterprise Sourcing & Procurement Leaders

Open to new college graduates interested in this field

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree within the last 24 months and/or currently pursuing a degree in business, purchasing, operations, supply chain or another applicable field of study coursework to obtain degree must be completed prior to start of employment. Degree must be awarded and verified within 6-8 weeks following the commencement date at your school
• Experience managing multiple priorities, workload prioritization
• Experience interacting and fostering open dialogue with colleagues, internal departments, and supply base in a professional setting
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
• Experience in areas related to data analysis, purchasing, contracts, accounting, budgeting, or healthcare

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Business or analysis experience
• Supply chain training and experience
• Experience managing multiple priorities
• Critical thinking experience
• Experience identifying barriers to success and business trends
• Previous Internship Experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent analytical skills

UnitedHealth Group is working to create the health care system of tomorrow. Already Fortune 6, we are totally focused on innovation and change. We work a little harder. We aim a little higher. We expect more from ourselves and each other. And at the end of the day, we're doing a lot of good.

Through our family of businesses and a lot of inspired individuals, we're building a high-performance health care system that works better for more people in more ways than ever. Now we're looking to reinforce our team with people who are decisive, brilliant - and built for speed.

Come to UnitedHealth Group, and share your ideas and your passion for doing more. We have roles that will fit your skills and knowledge. We have diverse opportunities that will fit your dreams.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

A Fortune 6 company, we're focused on helping people live healthier lives while making the health system work better for everyone. Here, we seek to empower people with the information, guidance and tools to make personal health choices. We work harder and we aim higher. We expect more from ourselves and each other. And, at the end of the day, we’re doing a lot of good for more than 142 million people worldwide.