Contract Administrator

Duration: 13 Weeks Contract Job Description: Shift/Schedule : Monday – Friday 8am – 16:30pm ROLE IS HYBRID - Onsite required for first 2 weeks for training; HYBRID SCHEDULE Onsite requirement of at least 2 days a week and can be more depending on project needs. Financial analysis, negotiations and contracting experience are min requirements. Oracle Cloud a plus. The Contract Administrator plans and manages all contract related activities and processes associated with the procurement of goods and services for assigned categories. Provides overall management and implementation of sourcing management strategies. Responsible for product portfolio management including developing and growing vendor relationships and expanding product selection and vendor base. The role will partner with multiple stakeholders to develop and execute category souring initiatives that deliver savings across assigned categories. The Category Manager will work with key internal stakeholders to manage the product category or range and be responsible for the pricing and overall sourcing strategy of that product or service, as well as managing the procurement process and supply assurance, pulling purchase plans, benchmarking reports, summaries, options, scenario building, and service level agreements. Develops economic valuations, builds summaries and options, scenario building, and service level agreements. Responsibilities: Works with Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) and key distributor partners to manage the product category or range and be responsible for the pricing and overall sourcing strategy of that product or service. This would include to pull purchase plans, benchmarking reports, and compare/contrast to provide summaries and options. Also, supports sourcing leadership with "what-if" scenario building to propose best economic value for the organization. Reviews internal and external service level agreements and prepare for Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs). Manages end-to-end procurement process and accountable for Supply Assurance. Develops and executes consistent category strategies for specific product portfolio to meet organizational objectives and internal client needs. Provides a broad strategic plan that forecasts and accounts for short-and long-term growth for entire organization. Helps design deal evaluation models, prepare presentations for executive management. Advances the state-of the-art by developing /discovering information sources and analytical techniques and applies them to internal situations. Evaluates and establishes supplier core competencies and competitive positioning using industry cost models and category capabilities to provide category management reporting and benchmarking analysis. Leverages key -insights to inform and support the category strategy development process that identifies and addresses operational opportunities or challenges. Targets high volume/high cost suppliers for focused attention and manages the contracting efforts to reduce cost and consumption. Oversees the sourcing and supplier engagement activities for the assigned product portfolio including the spend pattern analysis, contract analysis, bid evaluation, negotiations, change orders, rebates, supplier consolidation and contract closeouts. Uses internal and external benchmarks to develop meaningful and valid comparisons. Effectively leverages synergy opportunities across departments to initiate process improvement to include standardization and utilization of resources to improve category management processes within the organization and the system. Responsible for updating policies and procedures. Collaborates with multiple internal cross-functional teams and the customer to connect operational opportunities and develop both strategic and tactical solutions to include evaluating all requests for new products/technology and develops effective cost reduction strategies. Facilitate and lead reviews with stakeholders on vendor performance, future opportunities and/or challenges to understand key priorities to ensure alignment with category strategies and offer an optimal balance of quality, service, availability and value. Maintains all applicable contract information to demonstrate consistency and adherence to sourcing contracting processes and in the implementation of the supplier relationship. Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business, Accounting, Contract Administration, Procurement or a related field. Experience: 3-5 years of Progressive responsibility in purchasing, contract AND vendor negotiations in a complex environment, of a multi hospital setting or a large hospital. Skills: Excel experience, ERP experience, Oracle required Contract/database ERP experience required; preferably in a healthcare hospital setting Critical thinking Work independently successfully Education: Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business, Accounting, Contract Administration, Procurement or a related field. About US Tech Solutions: US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit www.ustechsolutions.com . US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.