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Summary:

In this role, you will serve as an expert for Vizient's contracting process. You will provide contracting and sourcing expertise/direction to facilitate the member's complete life cycle contracting needs. You will negotiate multi-million-dollar contracts and elevate supply cost performance and achieve operational efficiency. You build and maintain strategic working relationships with other Category Managers, legal team, and other stakeholders to deliver best in class value (e.g., member savings, member returns).

Responsibilities:

• Develop strategic approach to multiple low to moderate complexity negotiation plans agreement launch, and contract lifecycle management (e.g., visibility, utilization, and / or legal issues), with minimal supervision.
• Partner with Category Managers by providing expertise for contracting process, technology, and best practices in eSourcing and supplier negotiations.
• Partner with Category Managers to ensure success of supplier negotiations and strategic relationships.
• Manage multiple low to moderate complexity bids and contract negotiations (e.g., low to medium visibility, utilization, and / or legal issues), with minimal supervision.
• Partner with risk mitigation departments to ensure processes related to contract management are aligned.
• Collaborate with a host of cross-functional partners to develop strategies for member to ensure alignment with goals and objectives.

• Manage and provide expertise on contracting process, legal terms, and best practices in contract lifecycle management.
• Provide expert-level financial modeling, analysis and reporting using health care industry trends to formulate bid and negotiate strategy.
• Combine market intelligence from multiple sources to generate strategic insights that drive informed decision making; develops understanding of trends in health care contracting.
• Communicate key contract changes and enhancements to internal and external key stakeholders.
• Develop and deliver training to internal and external stakeholders on best practices and technology for eSourcing and contract lifecycle management.

Qualifications:

• Relevant degree preferred. Advanced degree in health care administration or a related field preferred.
• 2 or more years of relevant experience required.
• Strong health care contract negotiations background is preferred.
• Strong relationship building and strategic partnering skills preferred.

Estimated Hiring Range:

This position is also incentive eligible.

Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan! Please view our benefits here:

http://www.vizientinc.com/about-us/careers

Equal Opportunity Employer: Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender identity, ethnicity, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.