Senior Manager Contracts

This position is incentive eligible.
Introduction Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a Senior Manager Contracts? At HealthTrust Performance Group, you come first.
HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.
Benefits HealthTrust Performance Group, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues.
The available plans and programs include: Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay.
Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service) Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships) Colleague recognition program Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence) Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.
Learn more about Employee Benefits Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
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Every role has an impact on our patients’ lives and you have the opportunity to make a difference.
We are looking for a dedicated Senior Manager Contracts like you to be a part of our team.
Job Summary and Qualifications The Senior Manager contracts is responsible for negotiating industry leading national agreements for the group purchasing organization in the area of Orthopedics/Spine and other PPI.
Objective is to ensure best in class industry pricing and contract terms and conditions.
Position's key area of focus will be sourcing initiatives that are primarily categories with low to medium spend, complexity, risk and sensitivity.
Position may have some responsibility for other types of categories for the purposes of development and workload allocation.
Individual must possess knowledge or prior experience in principles and concepts related to sourcing and contract management.
Individual has knowledge of the industry or organization, processes, suppliers, customers, and contract terms/conditions.
Individual will follow standard practices and policies in analyzing situations and data and solve a range of straightforward problems.
Individual demonstrates project leadership for back office team members (finance, contract administration, etc.
).
What you will do in this role: Plan and execute project timelines for assigned categories, with guidance from manager.
Understand or aptitude to learn the product categories assigned and how end-users interface with the products.
Understand or demonstrate ability to learn in-depth aspects of portfolio: (Product features and benefits, product comparisons between supplier offerings, operational impact to provider, interpretation and use of market information provided by global sourcing team, future product pipe-line and impact on market, and interpretation of current and new FDA 510k filings) Develop and use knowledge about supplier to develop strategies, create leverage, mitigate risks, anticipate direction of the market and potential supplier direction.
Includes, but not limited to: (discuss future product pipelines with suppliers, review current or future technology, investigate new supplier entrants to market, and future product pipe-line and impact on market) Thorough understanding and accountability for the sourcing process for their assigned portfolio.
Including market research, bid preparation, RFI, Strategy Development & Validation, RFP, Contract Negotiations, and contract launch.
Oversee supplier relationship during the sourcing process.
Participate in supplier business reviews and review new products/technologies as they arise in assigned categories.
Build strong relationships with senior level supplier contacts.
Focus on effective and efficient communications with internal stakeholders and suppliers, with limited communication to customers.
Facilitate conversations with internal functional team during project kick-off to gather feedback, opinions, and alignment of resource needs to meet contracting initiative timelines Communication of bid process, negotiation status, agreement on terms, financial proposal concerns and other matters with supplier and internal team Engage with customers through one-on-one conversations to articulate business strategy and resolve customer specific issues/concerns with contracting strategy or outcome.
Build strong customer relationships through frequent interaction (all levels, including executive).
Collaboration required with functional team throughout sourcing process: (with legal staff on development and finalization of contract, with financial analysts on assessing supplier proposals, with board leads on meeting with advisory boards, with contract analysts on product/price loading of awarded agreements, with portfolio specialists and communications on contract launch/implementation, and with account management in their customer-facing duties related to the portfolio) Meet/exceed financial & operational goals in the annual contracting plan.
Maintain timely achievement of all assigned sourcing initiatives ensuring activities adhere to all established policies and procedures and standards of business conduct.
Resolve supplier and/or customer issues, as escalated by Portfolio Specialist.
Maintain strong customer relationships and build trust and respect by consistently meeting or exceeding customer expectations.
Customers are internal and external.
Work with HealthTrust audit team to assist and facilitate engagement and finalization of audit projects.
Act as a champion for business process change, organizational change, and cultural change.
May include leading process improvement or training initiatives.
What qualifications you will need for this role: Accredited College Bachelor's Degree required (Supply Chain, Healthcare, Business, Finance) 3+ years of relevant work experience preferred.
Ideal candidate will have experience in strategic sourcing and negotiating a variety of contracts in the Orthopedics/Spine and other PPI.
Strategic sourcing Contract negotiation Contract management Supply chain operations Materials management / purchasing Contracting financial analysis Healthcare knowledge is a plus HealthTrust Supply Chain is a critical part of HCA Healthcare's strategy.
Our focus is to improve performance and reduce costs.
We do this by joining non-clinical and administrative functions.
HealthTrust Supply Chain best practice methodologies.
We develop, apply and monitor cost-efficient initiatives and programs for HCA Healthcare.
By improving facility efficiency, medical professionals can focus on our mission - patient care.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times.
In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.
7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
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