Overview:
At St. Luke's, we pride ourselves on fostering a workplace culture that values diversity, promotes collaboration, and prioritizes employee well-being. Our commitment to excellence in patient care extends to creating an environment where our team can thrive both personally and professionally. With opportunities for growth, competitive benefits, and a supportive community of colleagues, St. Luke's is truly a great place to work.
Are you ready to make a high-level impact while working in a dynamic and collaborative environment? Join our team as a Contract Manager, where you'll drive and negotiate contracting processes that not only improve quality across our organization but also shape the future of healthcare contracting. If you're a strategic thinker with a passion for contracting and improving quality, we want to hear from you!
Why You'll Love Working Here
* Collaborative Culture: Join a team that values positivity, teamwork, and growth. We're all about creating an environment that supports and encourages each other.
* Work-Life Balance: Enjoy a hybrid schedule, working from home two days a week.
* Room for Growth: Take your career to the next level! We're committed to providing opportunities for advancement and professional development.
* High-Impact Role: Your work will directly influence key decisions that shape our organization and the healthcare industry at large.
What You Can Expect
In this exciting and impactful role, you'll work alongside a passionate team of internal and external stakeholders to manage complex contracts, negotiate with vendors, and deliver strategic solutions for the healthcare industry.
* Contract Negotiation: Take the lead in negotiating and finalizing contracts for assigned categories and vendors, ensuring alignment with company objectives and quality standards.
* Collaborate Across Teams: Work with internal stakeholders to define requirements and ensure contracts align with organizational goals while maintaining positive relationships with external vendors.
* Complex Contracts: Manage high-dollar, complex contracts, integrating with supply chain strategies to enhance operational efficiency.
* RFP & RFQ Expertise: Gain hands-on experience in the Request for Proposal (RFP) and Request for Quote (RFQ) process in the healthcare setting, sharpening your expertise in this key area.
* Policy Development: Drive the creation and implementation of contract-related policies that optimize quality, compliance, and business outcomes.
Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree or experience in lieu of degree
* Five (5) years relevant experience
Preferred Qualifications
* Robust Contract Management: Experience in negotiating, editing/tracking changes/red-lining contracts, ensuring accuracy and compliance with both organizational and vendor requirements on high-value, complex contracts.
* Vendor Relationship Expertise: Proven success in building and maintaining positive, professional relationships with internal stakeholders and external vendors.
* RFP & RFQ Experience: Hands-on experience in managing RFP and RFQ processes
* You are a Problem-Solver with an ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment, and a proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.
Responsibilities:
The Contract Manager is responsible for driving contracting processes, policies, and training that improve quality throughout the supply chain department. This role manages contracting activities throughout the organization for assigned contracts/client groups.
* Manages simple to moderately complex contracting activities for assigned contracts/ client groups including preparing, examining, analyzing, negotiating, and revising contracts.
* Identifies, manages, and implement opportunities to improve contractual performance.
* Monitors contract performance, including the reporting and status of contract and owner deliverables. Improves contracting performance by preparing and disseminating information to appropriate stakeholders regarding contract status; facilitates contractor
meetings and performance reviews.
* Negotiates and manages assigned portfolio of contracts including but not limited to leading request for proposal (RFP) process; negotiating terms and conditions; preparing contract briefs and revisions; track authorizations and correspondence and develops/maintains stakeholder relationships.
* Coordinates system procedures with internal and external stakeholders. Works with legal partners and stakeholders to implement contracting policies in the organization analyze and mitigate risks. Adheres to contracting policies in the organization, analyzes and mitigates risks
* Performs moderately complex duties requiring independent decisions and professional experience, knowledge, and communication. Refers highly complex issues to senior level stuff.
* Serves as first point of contact to lead and mentor team Sourcing Managers to navigate the contracting and supplier onboarding processes.
* Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications:
* Education: Bachelors degree or experience in lieu of degree
* Experience: 5 years relevant experience
* Certifications: None
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