Full-Time

Procurement Analyst

Posted on 12/16/2025

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

10,001+ employees

Nonprofit mutual insurer administering health benefits

No salary listed

Detroit, MI, USA

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Category
Operations & Logistics (1)
Required Skills
Data Analysis
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree is preferred in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or related field.
  • Two (2) years of related experience required.
  • Effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
  • Ability to work independently or in a team environment and interact with all levels of the organization.
  • Effective analytical and problem-solving skills to identify, evaluate, recommend, and implement changes to processes or procedures to address problems and improve departmental effectiveness.
  • Organizational skills and ability to prioritize; must be able to coordinate multiple activities with varying timelines.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office suites.
  • Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships.
Responsibilities
  • Collect, validate, analyze, and organize data into meaningful reports for management decision making
  • Design, develop, test, and deploy reports for operational and strategic analysis.
  • Compile and analyze operational data to identify and resolve business problems.
  • Create and run reports as requested by leaders including workload reports, expiring contracts reports, cost savings reports, supplier performance reports and spend reports (category, cost center, supplier, Tier 1, Tier 2, etc.).
  • Create and deliver training on running and interpreting the reports. Support a climate of “self-service” for Procurement end users and reporting.
  • Create monthly dashboards for Procurement operations across the department.
  • Support the development, coordination, and implementation of projects to enhance the overall efficiency of operational procedures, methods, controls, and performance.
  • Provide leadership team with status updates on projects and issues.
  • Communicate with procurement and business teams and external organizations.
  • Coordinate supplier engagement events and department activities.
Desired Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree preferred in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or related field.
  • One (1) year experience creating reports with reporting software preferred (Oracle OTBI, Tableau, PowerBI, etc.)
  • One (1) year experience coordinating or supporting events preferred.
  • Institute of Supply Management (I.S.M.) affiliation preferred.
  • Certified Professional in Supplier Diversity (CPSD) certification preferred.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is a nonprofit mutual insurer that administers health benefits for more than 4.3 million members in Michigan and nationwide. It offers group health plans for businesses of various sizes, including a private exchange that lets employers provide a selection of benefits, along with life and disability insurance. Benefits are delivered through employer-sponsored plans and a network-based coverage model, with plans tailored to organizations and employees. The goal is to keep health costs affordable and predictable while providing broad access to coverage and employee benefit options.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Detroit, Michigan

Founded

1938

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What believers are saying

  • Michigan Medicine disruption opens a 2026 opportunity to win employer switches.
  • The Grand Rapids consolidation improves occupancy and supports BCBSM's transformation narrative.
  • Life and disability products expand cross-sell potential with employer health-plan renewals.

What critics are saying

  • Michigan Medicine could leave BCBSM networks on July 1, 2026, triggering churn.
  • The antitrust lawsuit over self-funded plan stop-loss fees threatens damages and injunctions.
  • Carrier-switching employers can rapidly move to HAP, Priority Health, or UnitedHealthcare.

What makes Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan unique

  • BCBSM is Michigan's largest nonprofit mutual insurer, serving 4.7 million members.
  • Value Partnerships began in 2002 and spans over twenty collaborative quality initiatives.
  • Blueprint for Affordability ties provider payments to total cost and outcomes, not volume.

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