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What you will be doing:

The Senior Contracting Specialist assists the Sourcing Team in developing a project plan for assigned service categories, from member need identification to contract execution and management, which includes project management, contract negotiations, internal and external terms and conditions collaboration, presentation creation for Sourcing Committees, and contract management within Conductiv’s sourcing technology platform. The Senior Contracting Specialist provides inputs into the sourcing process and strategy and executes the process on multiple medium to high complexity categories. The Senior Contracting Specialist is a top tier contracting support position in the Contracting organization of Conductiv, where the individual is provided a support system to grow in the role on an individual and team basis, but also functions in a leadership capacity for the Specialist team via performance improvement, capacity planning, and teamwork management. This position participates and contributes to performance improvement initiatives and special projects where applicable, is focused on leadership and development, and is exposed to various experiential activities that will broaden the individual’s experience and perspective.

Key Responsibilities

Contracting Core

• Sources medium to high complexity service categories
• Masters complete sourcing cycle
• Manages and masters complex/strategic categories and contract analytics
• Ability to negotiate complex terms as directed
• Develops and recommends strategies for negotiations
• Assists or leads the creation of RFPs
• Communicates with suppliers
• Completes pricing / savings negotiations
• Creates PowerPoint presentations that provide succinct and informational messages
• Validates the completeness of suppliers product and pricing files
• Assists in the development of award recommendations
• Assists in the creation of the final contract
• Completes ad hoc reports related to contracting
• Mine data to identify contract growth opportunities
• Execute contract amendments for term changes, tier changes, product additions, price changes

Project Management

• Adheres to the milestones and cycle times outlined in service category workplan
• Monitors progress of assigned tasks in product category workplan
• Identifies and informs management of deviations from product category workplan and timeline and updates systems to reflect status accordingly
• Identifies and communicates resource needs on a timely basis to the appropriate level
• Ensures accuracy and completeness of own work
• Identifies critical issues for risk management with clients and informs management of these critical issues
• Participates in sourcing meetings to ensure a seamless integration throughout the sourcing process

Special Projects

• Responsible for supporting various ad hoc projects across business units

Required Qualifications

Work Experience:

Years of Applicable Experience - 4 or more years

Education:

Bachelors

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Skills:

• Project Management
• Highly organized
• Process Improvement
• Data Analytics

Preferred Experience:

• 1+ yrs. Project Management experience
• Contracting experience (redlining, analyzing, negotiating etc.)
• Experience building relationships with vendors/suppliers or hospital systems (or external customers in related industry)
• Running RFP events
• Background in purchasing or supply chain, healthcare, logistics, materials management, finance, operations, project management, technology, business intelligence tools, leadership training
• Smartsheet experience

Additional Job Requirements:

• Remain in a stationary position for prolonged periods of time
• Be adaptive and change priorities quickly; meet deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Operate computer programs and software
• Ability to communicate effectively with audiences in person and in electronic formats.
• Day-to-day contact with others (co-workers and/or the public)
• Making independent decisions
• Ability to work in a collaborative business environment in close quarters with peers and varying interruptions

Working Conditions: Remote

Travel Requirements: No travel required

Physical Demands: Sedentary: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves remaining stationary most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if movement is required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Premier’s compensation philosophy is to ensure that compensation is reasonable, equitable, and competitive in order to attract and retain talented and highly skilled employees. Premier’s internal salary range for this role is $64,000 - $118,000. Final salary is dependent upon several market factors including, but not limited to, departmental budgets, internal equity, education, unique skills/experience, and geographic location. Premier utilizes a wide-range salary structure to allow base salary flexibility within our ranges.

Employees also receive access to the following benefits:

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401k retirement program
• Paid time off
• Participation in Premier’s employee incentive plans
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities

Premier at a glance:

• Ranked #1 on Charlotte’s Healthiest Employers list for 2019, 2020 and 2022, and 49th Healthiest Employer in America (2022)
• Named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere® Institute for the 13th year in a row
• The only company to be recognized by KLAS twice for Overall Healthcare Management Consulting

Employees receive:

• Perks and discounts
• Access to on-site and online exercise classes
• Paid time off to volunteer in their communities

Premier is looking for smart, agile individuals like you to help us transform the healthcare industry. Here you will find critical thinkers who have the freedom to make an impact. Colleagues who share your thirst to learn more and do things better. Teammates committed to improving the health of a nation. See why incredible challenges require incredible people.

Premier is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful discrimination because of their age, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, pregnancy status, genetic information, status as a victim of domestic violence, covered military or protected veteran status (e.g., status as a Vietnam Era veteran, disabled veteran, special disabled veteran, Armed Forces Serviced Medal veteran, recently separated veteran, or other protected veteran) disability, or any other applicable federal, state or local protected class, trait or status or that of persons with whom an applicant associates. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. In addition, as a federal contractor, Premier complies with government regulations, including affirmative action responsibilities, where they apply.

Premier also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability or those who have a sincerely held religious belief. If you need assistance in the application process, please reply to diversity_and_accommodations@premierinc.com or contact Premier Recruiting at 704.816.5200.

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