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Jason Buck is listed as Director of Strategic Sourcing, Procurement & Legal Operations at Blue Cross and Blue Shield | Supply Chain Optimization | Transformation Leadership | Strategic Execution | Talent Development | C-level Engagement at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, based in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Jason Buck.
Jason Buck previously worked as Director, Sourcing, Procurement and Legal Operations | $3.5B | C-level engagment at Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Kansas City and Director, Strategic Sourcing, Procurement & Vendor Management | $3.5B | C-level engagement at Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Kansas City. Jason Buck holds Mba, Project Management from Keller Business School Of Management.
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π©πππ¨π π£π₯π’π£π’π¦ππ§ππ’π‘:Profit-driven Strategic Executive with a 20+ year track record of leadership in supply chain, vendor management, and transformation. Career advancement in a series of increasingly accountable leadership roles including IT Contracts Manager, Strategic Sourcing Manager, and Director of Sourcing, Procurement & Vendor Management (SPVM). Proven execution of complex, time-sensitive projects. 100% customer focused.πππ¬ πππππππππ§π¦:β€ Grew the saving rate from 3.60% to 7.18% (exceeding the strategic plan target of 4.27%) over a four-year period; leveraged targeted goals and sourcing strategies such as cost optimization and RFPs. β€ Attained a savings of $3.01M by focusing on top 5 vendors that supported Population Health and MA transformation projects and their performance levels (SLAs, key delivery dates, and quality expectations).β€ Achieved a ROI increase over a three-year period from 1.94% to 4.57% by creating a high-performing team and the use of technology (Workday, Fairmarkit, Suplari). β€ Trusted advisor for $1M+ sourcing projects; currently supporting the VP of Cobalt Solutions (a Blue KC subsidiary) on both βbuyβ and βsellβ contracts, reflecting a βfor profitβ mindset and strategic execution.ππ’π₯π ππ’π π£ππ§ππ‘ππππ¦, ππ₯π’ππ-πππ¦ππ π¦π§π₯ππ‘ππ§ππ¦, ππ‘π ππππ’π π£πππ¦ππ ππ‘π§π¦ ππ‘:Value Creation | Supply Chain Optimization | Vendor Relationship Management | Procurement Technology | Talent Development | Process, Policy & Compliance | Cross-Functional Team Collaboration | Result | Measurement Driven | KPI | Continuous Improvement | Trusted Advisor | Change Agent | TPRM | Offshore | Oversight | Business Solutions | IT Management | Strategic Execution | Conflict Management | Negotiation | Payer Technology | Managed Services | BPO | ITO πππ’π¨π§ π π:I have climbed 18 fourteeners (of 58) and completed five Ironman triathlons (2 full, 3 half). My favorite adventure was, my wife and I (pre-kids) hiked the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, by far, the most beautiful trek I have ever completed. My βhappy placeβ is with my family and two Great Danes, driving our motorhome to the mountains. There is that saying βIt is about the journey, not the destinationβ--I finally get it. I enjoy giving back to the community and molding my kids with a servantβs heart. I am a board member for Big Brother Big Sisters of Kansas City, and often host charity events for other causes such as Ronald McDonald House.
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Kansas City, MO, US
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City is a $3.5B health insurance company. Reported to the Senior Vice President of Risk and Compliance. Led a team of 6 focused on Sourcing, Procurement, and Legal Operations.Strategic Sourcing | Global Sourcing | Procurement | Contract Negotiation | Supply Management | Spend Analysis | Growth | ROI | Profit | P&L.
Kansas City, MO, US
β€ Reduced the cycle time of Prevalent security control reviews from 119.9 days to 35.7 days. An improvement of 84.2 days using a business process improvement approach. β€ Saved 24 hours/year of meeting βwasteβ; consolidated three vendor oversight committees into one, ensuring optimized vendor performance levels, and communicating vendor risk while.
Kansas City, MO, US
β€ Generated a 3.86x ROI, beating 2018 CPI by 203%; overhauled the strategic sourcing framework and team to turn a transactional Purchasing function into Strategic Sourcing. β€ Slashed operational costs $3.3M; implemented an RFP tool (Workday Strategic Sourcing) to structure and strategically plan vendor renewal competitions dynamically.β€ Achieved a 90.2%.
Kansas City, MO, US
β€ Analyzed the current state in terms of spend, contracts, capabilities, risk profile and vendor management, and stakeholder management. β€ Assisted with the development of scopes of work (SOWs), and for the final versions of requests for information, requests for quotations and RFPs, as well as managing the contract development and negotiation process for.
Kansas City, MO, US
β€ Facilitated/Lead contract negotiations with technology providers. β€ Assisted in the build out of standard IT sourcing processes.β€ Assisted in the Designed architecture for technology-based business solutions by applying expertise with industry, internal, and/or client architectural standards and/or best practices.β€ Translated business needs/strategies.
Kansas City, MO, US
β€ Delivered technology projects fully aligned with corporate strategic objectives.β€ Defined and documents I.T. polices, processes, tools and associated deliverables. Trained staff on the appropriate usage of defined I.T. processes and measures results. Supervised and/or coaches processes managers within the organization.β€ Consistently monitors health of.
Kansas City, MO, US
β€ Replaced legacy Financial Accounting System by implementing PeopleSoft 8.45 Financials 8.8.β€ Upgraded 8.45 to 8.48.03 using Change Assistant.β€ Implemented HR/Payroll/Portal/ELM 8.9 PeopleSoft Module. β€ Configured integration broker to transmit messages between PSFT applications.β€ Interfaced and enabled a 3rd Party Performance Management system into the.
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Jason Buck works for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City.
Jason Buck is listed as Director of Strategic Sourcing, Procurement & Legal Operations at Blue Cross and Blue Shield | Supply Chain Optimization | Transformation Leadership | Strategic Execution | Talent Development | C-level Engagement at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City.
Jason Buck is based in Kansas City, Missouri, United States while working with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City.
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Jason Buck holds Mba, Project Management from Keller Business School Of Management.
Jason Buck is listed with skills including Leadership, It Strategy, Performance Measurement, Contract Management, Sdlc, Supply Chain Optimization, It Outsourcing, and Third Party Risk Management.
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