Sr Supply Chain Contract, Mgr

Overview

Be inspired. Be rewarded. Belong. At Emory Healthcare. Benefits include:

• Comprehensive health benefits that start day 1
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance & Reimbursement Programs
• Family-focused benefits
• Wellness incentives
• Ongoing mentorship, development, and leadership programs
• And more

Description

The Senior Contract Manager is part of the Supply Chain Contracting and Analytics Team. This position is responsible for the leading the development, coordination, negotiation, and management of a broad spectrum of Clinical and Non-Clinical Supply, Physician Preference Item (PPI), and Purchased Services contracts.

Team Leader

The Senior Contract Manager will act as a Team Leader and lead negotiations with the Contract Managers in Purchasing. They work with the Director of the Contracting Team to identify, formally propose, evaluate, negotiate, and implement system contracting opportunities for Emory Healthcare.

Contract Portfolio Management

The Senior Contract Manager manages the portfolio of contracts for supplies, equipment and services in assigned area of responsibility such as commodities, PPI, clinical trials and purchased services.

Contract Negotiations

The Senior Contract Manager evaluates and analyzes responses to requests for information, requests for proposals, and competitive bids. They act as Lead on contract negotiations with Vendors and independently assess, analyze, and negotiate contracts for all hospital and professional entities within Emory Healthcare.

Contract Database

The Senior Contract Manager manages information for loading and maintaining contracts in EHC Supply Chain and Contract Management Systems. They upload all contract related documents including but not limited to fully executed contracts, price files, spend impact analysis, etc documents into contract management system and spend analytic systems.

Legal Review

The Senior Contract Manager reviews contracts for legal and business terms, facilitates through legal, and follows signature authority rules. They work directly with Compliance Office and Office of General Counsel (OGC) to ensure contract/agreement language and requirements are appropriate and comply with Emory University and Emory Healthcare policies and procedures, and federal and state laws, to resolve compliance issues and develop contract templates and checklists for the Contract Managers to use as part of their contract reviews.

Contract Expense Management

The Senior Contract Manager supports Supply Chain goals to increase contract versus noncontract volume and to increase overall savings while maintaining quality. They maintain a current working knowledge of GPO and Emory Healthcare negotiated contracts and identify opportunities for standardization and cost reduction via analyzing purchase history, industry benchmarks, contract compliance data and utilization information.

Interviews and Reviews

The Senior Contract Manager interviews users, physicians and peers to identify possible standardizations and cost reduction opportunities. They benchmark practices and utilization against others to identify improvement opportunities and collect Contracting Team savings and expense results in monthly dashboards to be presented to Contract Team Leadership and EHC Administration.

Vendor Management

The Senior Contract Manager investigates and follows-through on contract issues managing all portions of the contract workflow. They act as Lead in all contract pricing issues that cannot be resolved by Purchasing Staff and Contract Managers. They engage with vendors to resolve contract price discrepancies when in dispute, manage relationships with vendors and/or outside consultants, conduct periodic business reviews with major vendors, and identify and implement strategic alliances when advantageous per direction of Supply Chain Management Team. They resolve vendor representative issues as needed.

Minimum Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting, healthcare administration, supply chain, or a related field, with a strong understanding of contracts and agreements OR the equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• 7 years combination of healthcare, contract analysis/negotiation/drafting, and/or indirect procurement/sourcing experience