System Manager Supply Chain IT Contracts

System Manager Supply Chain It Contracts

Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation's largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit Health delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites, and 137 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings.

The IT Contract Manager has overall responsibility for developing and managing portfolio of all IT contracts, amendments, renewals, and transactions in an assigned category to ensure adherence to CommonSpirit policies and standards, to manage legal and business risk, and to achieve savings targets.

The position requires collaboration with internal and external stakeholders at all levels, as well as a solid working knowledge of information technology and contract development and negotiation.

Customer Relationship Development

• Maintain solid working relationships with and facilitate coordination between IT, business, Legal, and vendor personnel.
• Proactively work with IT and business stakeholders to set appropriate expectations and guide contracting activities.
• Manage professional meetings and communications.

Contract Management

• Work collaboratively with IT, business leadership, finance, and Legal to ensure timely and well-coordinated development, negotiation, and processing of new contracts, contract amendments, renewals, and transactions.
• Lead large, complex RFX initiatives, including coordination of all stakeholder groups.
• Independently prepare all necessary contract documents (utilizing approved contract templates).
• Oversee the required approval, signature, and storage processes to ensure adherence to CommonSpirit policies and procedures.
• Provide direction to contract specialists on current priorities and help them manage their workload.

Vendor Relationship Management

• Develop and manage relationships with IT vendors to ensure effective development and handling of IT contracts, amendments, renewals, and transactions.
• Manage and coordinate communication between various CommonSpirit stakeholders and vendors.
• Resolve vendor issues regarding contracting activities.

Forecast, Utilization, and Savings Management

• Work with IT and business customers to identify opportunities for cost savings and cost avoidance.
• Ensure that identified cost savings and cost avoidances are properly documented in IT contracts, amendments, renewals, and transactions.
• Ensure all IT transactions processed reflect pricing that properly reflects what is documented in our agreements.

Process and Project Management

• Participate in (or lead) projects to improve internal business processes.
• Simultaneously manage multiple IT contracting requests for a variety of stakeholders, vendors, and contract/transaction types. Provide status updates and information to various stakeholders throughout the life of each request. Ensure each request progresses at a reasonable pace, meeting IT Contracting SLAs.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree preferred - focus in Information Technology, Information Management, Business Administration, or Healthcare Administration.
• 10 years of work experience in Contracting and Program Management.
• 5 years of work experience in Information Technology.
• High level of professional knowledge in preparation of RFPs/RFIs, contracts, negotiations, and legal terminology.
• Solid working knowledge of Information Technology and its use in business and/or healthcare settings.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.

CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

Depending on the position offered, CommonSpirit Health offers a generous benefit package, including but not limited to medical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans, life insurance, paid time off (full-time benefit eligible team members may receive a minimum of 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually), tuition reimbursement, retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings, as may be amended from time to time. For more information, please visit https://www.commonspirit.careers/benefits.

Unless directed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement, applications for this position will be considered on a rolling basis. CommonSpirit Health cannot anticipate the date by which a successful candidate may be identified.

CommonSpirit Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, parental status, ancestry, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

CommonSpirit Health will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. External hires must pass a post-offer, pre-employment background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with an arrest and/or conviction will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with federal and state laws, as well as applicable local ordinances, ban the box laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco and Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinances. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by telephone at (415) 438-5575 and let us know the nature of your request. We will only respond to messages left that involve a request for a reasonable accommodation in the application process. We will accommodate the needs of any qualified candidate who requests a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). CommonSpirit Health participates in E-Verify.