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Job description
Senior Contract Manager Purchased Services
Responsible for overseeing the entire lifecycle of complex procurement contracts, including negotiation, drafting, execution, and ongoing management, ensuring that the company receives the best value and compliance from its external vendors while mitigating risks associated with purchased services; they often lead contract strategy development, provide expert advice to stakeholders, and may mentor junior contract managers within the procurement team.
This position will serve as a lead on the Purchased Services sourcing team as a subject matter expert in the area of healthcare services contracting and as a contract negotiator and program manager to help support the facilitator's members in achieving savings from purchased services national agreements and aggregated sourcing events. This position will lead the Contract Analyst, develop strategy and execute assigned initiatives in the Purchased Services Workplan. There will be multiple ongoing contracting projects that require spend assessments, sourcing expertise including managing competitive bids and contract negotiations.
Job Responsibilities
Management of successful Aggregated Sourcing Events. The Manager is responsible to deliver successfully negotiated contracts to facilitator's members. Success will be defined as the timely meeting of all project deliverables included in the executed contract, including projected savings
Provide project oversight, to include leading assigned contract analyst supporting all projects
The Manager is responsible for managing assigned National agreement projects, including the completion and timely execution of assigned contracts to members that delivery high quality services and cost savings
Understand various services industries from which healthcare providers purchase
Research and analyze vendors to be included in RFPs
Prepare, distribute and manage Request for Proposals
Evaluate proposals, oversee development of financial analysis and present contract recommendations for members
Present contracts strategy, validation, etc. to appropriate boards (nursing, respiratory, supply chain, etc.)
Craft contract language working with Corporate Legal
Negotiate and execute facility/IDN contracts on behalf of members
Collaborate with members to ensure successful initiative implementation and conversions
Working closely with the Purchased Service Contracting directors; manage all reporting, analytics, KPIs, and all other processes involved with each assigned service category
Validate accuracy of all spend assessments, initiative score cards, reports, data, and contract recommendations prior to member presentation
Provide weekly project updates to Assistant Vice President
Attend off-site meetings as required
Train staff in all new policies, processes, etc. as required
Qualifications
College Graduate – Bachelor Degree is required
5 - 7 Years Healthcare Contracting Experience, required
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint), required
Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), required
Strong analytical and negotiation skills, required
Excellent presentation skills, required
MUST HAVE PROCUREMENT, SOURCING, NEGOTIATING, CONTRACTS EXPERIENCE- MIN 5-7 YEARS
Great benefits!
Worksite address
nashville, TN, 37247, US
Who can apply
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