Senior Associate Contract Manager

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Associate Contract Manager at HealthTrust, part of HCA Healthcare. This role supports the negotiation of industry leading national agreements for the Group Purchasing Organization (GPO).

Responsibilities

• Support the negotiation of industry leading national agreements for the Group Purchasing Organization (GPO)
• Ensure best in class industry pricing and contract terms and conditions
• Develop the knowledge, skills and abilities needed for professional advancement within the strategic sourcing department or the GPO
• Manage the Core GPOs Portfolio to include Laboratory, Nursing, Surgery and/or Medical Devices
• Train and assist in the development of associate contract managers on the team
• Follow standard practices and policies in analyzing situations with data in order to solve a range of straightforward problems

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required (Supply Chain, Healthcare, Business, Finance preferred)
• 2 to 4 years of relevant work experience (i.e. strategic sourcing, contract negotiation, contract management, supply chain operations, materials management, purchasing, financial analysis preferred)
• Healthcare knowledge is preferred

Skills

• Strategic sourcing processes
• Contract loading, summary sheets, terms & conditions
• Contract life cycle management (CLM)
• Negotiation fundamentals and tactics
• Product categories, features, benefits and how end-users’ interface with products
• Financial and data analysis
• Market information interpretation and use
• Supplier profiles and their use for executive strategies, to create leverage, and mitigate risks
• Portfolio intelligence reporting
• Supply chain transparency and resiliency
• Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives
• Contract audit process
• Project Management: Plan and execute sourcing project timelines for assigned responsibilities with guidance from manager or negotiators
• Sourcing Management: Under general supervision, the individual may be responsible for the sourcing process for assigned projects including: market research, bid preparation, RFI/RFP, contract negotiations, financial proposal supplier relationship, essential communications, customer/board member interactions, alignment of resources during process and contract launch.
• Category strategies and final awards must be presented and validated by customer-led Advisory Boards and/or a customer-led, executive-level Supply Chain Board; individual's board presentations must be well prepared, concise, and articulated clearly
• Contract Management: Assist in creation of new/renewal contracts or project sourcing events (BPMs) in CLM
• Create contract amendments to include extensions, assignments, minor cosmetic changes
• Lead supplier assignment process for monthly mergers and acquisitions meeting
• Utilize DocuSign for execution of amendments or agreements
• Review of weekly member communications against newly published contract summary pages
• Supplier Resiliency Management: Individual will act as the subject matter expert on supply dashboards and EverStream Analytics tool
• Work directly with suppliers and portfolio director to address supply disruptions
• Review of disruptions against what has been published in supply disruption portal (member portal)
• Utilization of EverStream to communicate potential supply issues and mitigation tactics
• Policies & Procedures: Individual will oversee and manage the Strategic Sourcing team room
• Maintain timely achievement of all assigned sourcing initiatives ensuring activities adhere to all established policies and procedures and standards of business conduct
• Customer Service: Maintain strong customer relationships and build trust and respect by consistently meeting or exceeding customer expectations. Customers are internal and external.

Benefits

HealthTrust offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details about the schedule are not specified in the job posting.