Contract Manager

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This position assists the category manager in creating and driving strategic sourcing initiatives in a defined category of spend. This position will contribute to successful value based purchasing with the focus on achieving significant cost reduction, supporting quality initiatives, establishing successful vendor partnerships and ensuring the introduction of new technology at fair market prices. This position acts as a strategic business partner within their assigned categories, interfacing at the Director and Executive levels of the organization, providing leadership and taking ownership of the defined spend category. Studies under the category manager to collaborate with key leadership on the development and implementation of annual and long-term strategic initiatives to achieve category goals. This position partners with the clinical integration team, or value analysis and affinity groups, to understand the needs of key stakeholders placing clinician and/or organizational needs at the forefront of negotiations. This position studies under the category manager to gain expertise relating to market trends within their assigned category to identify and promote potential new opportunities for added value. This position will own the business relationship with the vendors in the assigned category.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Bachelor’s degree and Five (5) years in a procurement role.

OR

Associate’s degree and Seven (7) years in a procurement role.

EXPERIENCE:

1. Experience providing procurement services to business leads, sourcing planning and execution, contract negotiations, and supplier relationship management

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) or Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM).

EXPERIENCE:

1. Experience in Project planning and management.

2. Experience in complex contract negotiations, competitive price analysis, contract management and spend analysis

3. Experience with contract negotiation with a GPO is preferred.

4. Experience with identifying and capitalizing on new savings opportunities in a highly competitive environment.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position.  They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties.  Other duties may be assigned.

1. Lead and direct strategic sourcing initiatives to achieve savings goal for the GPO for assigned categories of spend.

3. Plan, schedule and monitor category sourcing initiatives, ensuring proper resource allocation and on-time delivery of projects.

4. Provides detailed analysis of proposals and vendor capabilities, negotiations and supplier selection.

5. Effectively communicate new savings and opportunities and initiatives with senior leadership.

6. Assists the category manager to collaborate with executive leadership within the organization to create strategies for cost reduction, supplier consolidation, quality improvements while developing and implementing process efficiency improvements.

7. Act as a champion for business development process improvement.

8. Serve as product, contract, and price expert for the GPO membership within their assigned categories.

9. Resolve any issues related to products or contracts between GPO membership and vendors within assigned category.

10. Liaison between GPO membership and vendor partners.

11. Assist and mentor less senior staff in the sourcing department.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

1. Office based work environment.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

1. Travel less than 10% of time.

2. Competitive and accountability based office environment is to be expected.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

1. Experience in strategic management and problem solving.

2. Excellent interpersonal, consultative, influencing, presentation and communication skills.

3. Work well in a team environment and able to work well in a diverse environment and adhere to the highest ethical standards.

4. Ability to multitask in a fast paced environment.

5. Excellent analytical skills and the ability to develop complex supply chain analysis.

6. Knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems in the healthcare environment.

7. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are necessary.

Additional Job Description:

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Shift:

Exempt/Non-Exempt:

United States of America (Exempt)

Company:

SYSTEM West Virginia University Health System

Cost Center:

645 AHS GPO Sourcing

Address:

1001 Horizon Vue Drive

Canonsburg

Pennsylvania

Equal Opportunity Employer

 

West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.