<p>We are looking for an experienced Program Manager (With an Active PMP, 5+ years) to support a major healthcare organization in California. This contract opportunity has the potential to become FTE and involves leading complex acquisition and integration initiatives, coordinating cross-functional teams and keeping high-priority milestones on track. The role calls for strong executive communication, sound judgment, and the ability to manage risk while aligning operational details with broader business goals.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Lead acquisition and integration projects from planning through execution, ensuring timelines, dependencies, and deliverables remain on schedule.</p><p>• Coordinate with teams across finance, legal, credentialing, technology, and other business areas to drive progress and resolve roadblocks.</p><p>• Build and maintain detailed project plans, status updates, and supporting documentation using Microsoft Project and related tools.</p><p>• Monitor project risks, identify potential issues early, and develop practical mitigation strategies for leadership review.</p><p>• Facilitate communication with executive stakeholders by presenting clear updates, decisions, and recommendations.</p><p>• Manage multiple concurrent initiatives while balancing priorities, resources, and changing business needs.</p><p>• Support statement of work discussions by helping define scope, expected effort, timelines, and measurable deliverables.</p><p>• Perform project analysis and reporting using Excel and other collaboration platforms to track performance and support decision-making.</p>
<p>Please reach out to Melissa (Painter) Ford via LinkedIn for immediate consideration. We are looking for a Purchasing Manager to lead procurement operations and ensure materials, equipment, and services are sourced effectively to support business and project objectives in Sacramento, California. This role combines strategic sourcing, vendor oversight, and operational planning to maintain supply continuity, control costs, and uphold quality standards. The ideal candidate brings strong commercial judgment, leadership capability, and the ability to collaborate across departments to align purchasing activity with schedules, budgets, and compliance expectations.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Lead supplier selection efforts by assessing cost competitiveness, product quality, service performance, and delivery dependability while building productive vendor partnerships.</p><p>• Negotiate commercial agreements with suppliers, including pricing, lead times, service expectations, and contractual terms that support organizational goals.</p><p>• Monitor purchasing trends, usage patterns, and market conditions to anticipate demand, reduce supply risk, and contribute informed input to project forecasting.</p><p>• Create sourcing plans and procurement timelines for key spend categories and long-lead materials to keep supply availability aligned with project deadlines.</p><p>• Direct and develop the purchasing team by assigning priorities, coaching staff, and maintaining consistent, ethical procurement practices in daily operations.</p><p>• Partner with finance, operations, legal, engineering, and project leadership to ensure procurement decisions reflect budget requirements, regulatory obligations, and execution needs.</p><p>• Establish and refine procurement policies, workflows, and operating standards to improve consistency, accountability, and overall process efficiency.</p><p>• Track team performance and purchasing progress against priorities, resolving issues proactively to support uninterrupted project and business operations.</p>