What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Contract Manager Purchased Services position at Crescent Tree Staffing Solutions?
Senior Contract Manager Purchased Services
Job Summary
This position will serve as a lead on the Purchased Services sourcing team as a subject matter expert in the area of healthcare services contracting and as a contract negotiator and program manager to help support our client members in achieving savings from purchased services national agreements and aggregated sourcing events.
This position will lead a Contract Analyst, develop strategy and execute assigned initiatives in the Purchased Services Workplan. This role will handle ongoing contracting projects that require spend assessments, sourcing expertise including managing competitive bids and contract negotiations. Success will be defined as the timely meeting of all project deliverables and savings included in the executed contract.
MUST HAVE 5 YEARS PROCUREMENT, SOURCING, NEGOTIATING, CONTRACTS EXPERIENCE.
Responsibilities
Qualifications/Requirements
Will provide relocation assistance.
Comprehensive Benefits (Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage 401(k) with company match).
Strong Compensation.
Job Summary
This position will serve as a lead on the Purchased Services sourcing team as a subject matter expert in the area of healthcare services contracting and as a contract negotiator and program manager to help support our client members in achieving savings from purchased services national agreements and aggregated sourcing events.
This position will lead a Contract Analyst, develop strategy and execute assigned initiatives in the Purchased Services Workplan. This role will handle ongoing contracting projects that require spend assessments, sourcing expertise including managing competitive bids and contract negotiations. Success will be defined as the timely meeting of all project deliverables and savings included in the executed contract.
MUST HAVE 5 YEARS PROCUREMENT, SOURCING, NEGOTIATING, CONTRACTS EXPERIENCE.
Responsibilities
- Management of successful Aggregated Sourcing Events with responsibility to deliver successfully negotiated contracts.
- Provide project oversight, to include leading assigned contract analyst supporting all projects.
- Manage assigned National agreement projects, including completion and timely execution of assigned contracts to members that delivery high quality services and cost savings.
- Understand various services industries from which our client purchase.
- Research and analyze vendors to be included in RFPs.
- Prepare, distribute and manage Request for Proposals.
- Evaluate proposals, oversee development of financial analysis and present contract recommendations for members.
- Present contracts strategy, validation, etc. to appropriate boards, including Corporate Legal.
- Working closely with the Purchased Service Contracting directors; manage all reporting, analytics, KPIs, and all other processes involved with each assigned service category.
- Validate accuracy of all spend assessments, initiative score cards, reports, data, and contract recommendations prior to member presentation.
- Provide weekly project updates to Assistant Vice President.
- Attend off-site meetings as required.
- Train staff in all new policies, processes, etc. as required.
Qualifications/Requirements
- College Graduate – Bachelor's Degree is required.
- 5 years Healthcare Contracting Experience, required.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint), required.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), required.
- Strong analytical and negotiation skills, required.
- Excellent presentation skills, required.
Will provide relocation assistance.
Comprehensive Benefits (Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage 401(k) with company match).
Strong Compensation.
