Senior Contract Manager

*This position will work on-site at the HealthTrust corporate office in Nashville, TN*

Do you have the career opportunities as a Senior Contract Manager that you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join HealthTrust which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

About the Role

As the Senior Contract Manager, you will be responsible for negotiating industry-leading national agreements for HealthTrust's Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) in the area of Surgical Medical Device - Ortho & Spine.

• Responsible for negotiating industry leading national agreements for the group purchasing organization in the area of Surgery. Objective is to ensure best in class industry pricing and contract terms and conditions.
• Position's key area of focus will be sourcing initiatives that are primarily categories with low to medium complexity, risk and sensitivity. Individual will own the negotiation of a portfolio in the spend range of $100m-$200m annually. Position may have some responsibility for other types of categories for the purposes of development and workload allocation.
• Under general supervision, the individual is responsible for the sourcing process for their assigned portfolio. The process includes market research, strategy development, RFI/RFP/Bid preparation, contract negotiations (pricing and terms), gaining consensus on award decisions, and launching the contracts.
• Present contract strategies and final award recommendations to internal stakeholders via the Functional Team Meeting and Dry Run meetings. Internal stakeholders include HealthTrust Senior Leaders and Functional Team members including finance, legal, clinical, portfolio specialists and others.
• Responsible for Strategy Validation and Final Award presentations to applicable customer-led Advisory Boards.
• Oversee supplier relationship during the sourcing process. Participate in supplier business reviews and review new products/technologies as they arise.
• Build stable working relationships with customers with interaction primarily being through contract communications and presentation to boards.
• Communications are primarily focused on effective and efficient communications with internal stakeholders, suppliers, and member advisory boards.
• Facilitate conversations with internal functional team during project kick-off to gather feedback, opinions, and alignment of resource needs to meet contracting initiative timelines.
• Communication of bid process, negotiation status, agreement on terms, financial proposal concerns and other matters with supplier and internal team.
• Interfacing with key supply chain executives and end-users in a live environment presenting and/or gaining commitment (advisory boards and supply chain board).

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's Degree required (Supply Chain, Healthcare, Business, Finance)
• 3 years of experience in strategic sourcing and contract negotiation of national agreements.
• Medical Device contracts (Ortho & Spine), preferred
• Healthcare supply chain experience is highly preferred.
• Ability to work onsite in Nashville, TN required.

BENEFITS

HealthTrust, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
• Colleague recognition program
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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