Director Contracts

The Director Contracts is responsible for negotiating industry leading national agreements for HCA focused on the Lab Services, Equipment and Expense. Objective is to ensure best in class industry pricing and contract terms and conditions. Positions key area of focus will be sourcing initiatives for HCA Lab Services. Position may have some responsibility for other types of categories for the purposes of development and workload allocation. Individual must possess knowledge or prior experience in principles and concepts related to sourcing and contract management.

What you will do in this role:

Project Management

• Ability to plan and execute project timelines for assigned categories, with guidance from manager.

Must have:

• Demonstrated level of organizational ability and attention to detail

• Ability to translate objectives into project planning priorities, create and manage work plans and timelines for multiple projects and priorities, and finalize negotiations in the time-frame designated for the project

• Ability to be highly efficient and productive without sacrificing quality

Category Knowledge

• Understanding or aptitude to learn the product categories assigned and how end-users’ interface with the products.

• Understanding or demonstrated ability to learn in-depth aspects of portfolio:

• Product features and benefits

• Product comparisons between supplier offerings

• Operational impact to provider

• Interpretation and use of market information provided by global sourcing team

• Future product pipe-line and impact on market

Supplier Knowledge

• Individual must be able to develop and use knowledge about supplier to develop strategies, create leverage, mitigate risks, anticipate direction of the market and potential supplier direction. Includes, but not limited to:

• Discuss future product pipelines with suppliers

• Review current or future technology

• Investigate new supplier entrants to market

• Future product pipe-line and impact on market

Strategy Development, Validation, and Risk Mitigation

• The individual will develop the strategy with the guidance of their manager and in collaboration with HCA Lab Services.

• Individual will seek guidance of manager for risk issues and agreed upon risk mitigation strategies. For these categories, the individual will develop the strategy, identify risks, and develop a risk mitigation plan. Individual will present that information to their manager for discussion and approval.

Sourcing Process

• Thorough understanding and accountability for the sourcing process for their assigned portfolio. Including market research, bid preparation, RFI, Strategy Development & Validation, RFP, Contract Negotiations, and contract launch.

Supplier and Customer Relationship Management:

• Oversee supplier relationship during the sourcing process. Participate in supplier business reviews and review new products/technologies as they arise in assigned categories.

• Build strong relationships with senior level supplier contacts

Customer

• Build strong customer relationships through frequent interaction (all levels, including executive).

• Effective and efficient communications with internal stakeholders and suppliers, with limited communication to customers. Includes:  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; Engaging customers through one-on-one conversations to articulate business strategy and resolve customer specific issues/concerns with contracting strategy or outcome

Collaboration required with functional team throughout sourcing process:

• With HCA Lab Services corporate, group and division leadership

• With legal staff on development and finalization of contract

• With financial analysts on assessing supplier proposals

• With contract analysts on product/price loading of awarded agreements

• With communications on contract launch/implementation

What qualifications you will need:

• Accredited College Bachelors Degree required (Supply Chain, Healthcare, Business, Finance) - Required.

• 7+ years of relevant work experience preferred. Ideal candidate will have experience in strategic sourcing and negotiating a variety of contracts in the Lab category

• Strategic sourcing

• Contract management and negotiation

• Supply chain operations

• Materials management/purchasing

• Contracting financial analysis

• Healthcare knowledge

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 benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services

• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services

• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence

• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling

• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts