Associate Contract & Pricing Specialist

Qualifications

SUMMARY OF POSITION: The Associate Contract & Pricing Specialist is the business partner to various Sales Regions and is responsible for analyzing pricing and contract related information, preparing deal analysis and support for adhering to pricing policies, contractual terms and regional initiatives. Individual will act as key business partner and support the maintenance of contract amendments, monitoring market conditions and regional goals with focus on identifying injectable sales growth opportunities. Prepare competitive bids. In addition, the Associate Contract Pricing & Specialist will assist with the development and deployment of processes and tools to better support better contract data and the Commercial Sales organization. Requirements EDUCATION, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Business
• 0-3 years of experience in sales, customer support, or contract administration preferred Knowledge/Skills
• Highly analytical and detail-oriented thought processes. Attention to detail and highly accurate
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to interact and communicate professionally and effectively with all levels of the organization
• Works well in a team environment.
• Extensive computer skills: Microsoft Excel, Outlook and Word; prior experience with Cognos, SalesForce, and CRM systems a plus.
• Personal ethics and integrity that embodies the best practices and highest corporate values, with ability to handle confidential information
• Requires a well-organized individual who is able to effectively work and thrive in a fast paced environment
• Works with minimal supervision with routine activities and when following established policies and procedures. Receives more detailed instruction on new assignments and issues of complex nature.
  
  

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Business Partner:

• Provides assistance to Sr. Contracts and Pricing Specialist with new user contract and pricing training to the regional sales teams. Educates internal customers on contracts and pricing processes and systems in order to increase turnaround time and efficiency.
• Prioritize contract requests by adhering to established turnaround time to ensure timely resolutions.
• Investigate contract related disputes for departmental and interdepartmental requests related to contract data. (i.e. Commercial Sales, Customer Service, Finance, Marketing, and Legal) Pricing:
• Prepare financial deal analysis including competitive pricing options based on competition, market share, utilization, costs and other appropriate aspects
• Acts as the bridge between regional sales team and internal departments for review and approval of end-user contracts
• Reviews pricing proposals and provides recommended course of action
• Works with field to develop appropriate contract type, scope, price, profit and terms
• Analyzes current end-user pricing and group contracts, recommends adjustments when needed Contracts:
• Analyzes contract performance to ensure compliance and term optimization
• Administer and manage the entire contract process, including tracking the status of contract requests, preparing contract check-lists to secure authorized signatures for contract execution.
• Provides ad-hoc reporting and analysis for Finance, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Support Service as needed
• Manage and administer electronic system files; database maintenance of customer contracts, including pricing, GPO and IDN eligibility, covered accounts ensuring quality and compliance.