Contracts Administrator

Job Title : Supply Contract Administrator

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In this role you will be negotiating contracts facilitating vendor management and driving standardization. Experience in healthcare, supply chain and contracting is highly preferred. This remote role features a schedule of 5 / 8's Weekdays No Holidays Days, w / some flex on start time start between 6a & 8a AZ time

Within Banner Health Corporate, you will have the opportunity to apply your unique experience and expertise in support of a nationally-recognized healthcare leader. We offer stimulating and rewarding careers in a wide array of disciplines. Whether your background is in Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Managed Care Programs or Public Relations, you'll find many options for contributing to our award-winning patient care.

Position Summary

This position manages an assigned portfolio of outsourced services programs, procurement contracts and purchasing programs, maximizing value to the company while minimizing cost from vendors and suppliers; provides high quality procurement services to meet the needs of internal customers. The incumbent is accountable for developing efficiencies and for finding new opportunities to reduce supply cost through effective vendor negotiations, and for promoting sound and ethical contracting and purchasing practices between the company and the vendor community; and for developing and maintaining positive vendor relationships based on mutual respect and trust.

Core Functions

• Monitors, assesses and re-bids or re-negotiates existing contracts and vendor agreements in assigned areas as appropriate every one to three years.
• Identifies and develops new cost savings sources and vendor agreement opportunities through market monitoring, product research, usage, source and cost analysis, and participation in hospital or assigned area procurement association and education.
• Manages the contracting processes for assigned areas : The development of specifications, performance of due diligence work (such as research and financial analysis) the development and writing of Requests for Proposals (RFPs), and the writing and editing of contract documents. Coordinates legal review of contracts as appropriate.
• Provides leadership and information resources for system-wide committees for the standardization of products, the development of product specifications, and for development or management of system or multiple facility agreements for products and services. Uses a variety of methods to collect collaborative input of end users and purchasers, builds detail of specification, and develops group consensus.
• Facilitates implementation of new procurement processes and agreements. Develops and communicates work plans to all affected parties.
• Collects, consolidates and provides contract and procurement information to senior management in the form of reports, financial analysis, supply utilization, capital expenditures, etc. as required or appropriate.
• Monitors usage of products under Contract Management Agreements. Assures accurate vendor payments of rebates and dividends.
• Provides technical and expert counsel to other staff members in matters of assigned procurement area(s).
• Annual dollar contracting exceeds $100 million dollars. System-wide authority for purchasing. Single authorization for invoices of $50,000 or less. Manages contracts for equipment, supplies and services for all company facilities. Total system rebates of $2.6 million and dividends of $6.5 million are managed by the director and three managers of contracting.

Minimum Qualifications

Requires the degree of skills, knowledge and ability normally demonstrated by a Bachelors degree in Business or a related field. Requires five or more years of similar purchasing experience, including capital equipment purchase, Request For Proposal development, bid analysis, contract negotiation and contracting. Requires extensive knowledge of products, procurement and contracting processes in healthcare, and demonstrated skills in the areas of planning, directing, communications, negotiations and statistical analysis. Effective organizational, communication and human relation skills are necessary, as is the ability to coordinate several projects simultaneously and effectively to meet multiple priorities. Requires the ability to travel to any company facility for meetings and product or service assessment. Must be proficient in word processing and spreadsheet computer software applications.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working with Lawson or similar Materials Management information systems is desirable. Supervisory experience is preferred. Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) certification is preferred. Additional related education and / or experience preferred.