Sr. Contract Consultant, GPO Development

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We are the makers of possible

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of Med Tech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

We believe that the human element, across our global teams, is what allows us to continually evolve. Join us and discover an environment in which you’ll be supported to learn, grow and become your best self. Become a maker
of possible with us.

The US Region at BD aims to be the preferred partner that delivers differentiated value and addresses our customers’ needs in an evolving, dynamic healthcare market.

The mission of the Commercial & Customer Operations (CCO) Center of Excellence (CoE) is to serve as a trusted strategic partner that enables the US Region and business units to drive profitable commercial growth by delivering differentiated value, enabling capabilities, and simplified processes that exceed the needs of our stakeholders and improve customer experience. CCO aims to empower and develop our associates while strengthening our inclusive & diverse culture to win as ‘One BD’.

The CCO organization operates across the entire US Region, partnering with the business units to provide and develop enabling capabilities in the areas of commercial contracting, sales enablement and operations, customer care operations, business & pricing analytics, master data management, commercial enablement, operational excellence, and other functions. We aim to strengthen our foundational capabilities and deliver customer value through simplification and improvement initiatives, develop and prepare our associates, build an inclusive culture, drive digital transformation, and expand our strategic capabilities while remaining agile to the evolving needs of our customers.

We currently have an open position for Contract Consultant, GPO Offer Development.

• Work with the SCVP-GPO and Director of National Account Managers to ensure contract terms are negotiated in accordance with established BD contract standard T&Cs, as well as legal and regulatory requirements.
• Weighs contract risk to the businesses and provides solutions for successful contract awards.
• POC for Contract Consultant with first review of non-standard language provisions. Take the lead in drafting and seeking approval of new language when vital.
• Acts as subject matter expert in preparation and analysis of proposals
• Ensure that risk is mitigated, and provisions are preferred or acceptable per company standard.
• As necessary, modify and update department policy and procedure documentation and ensure consistency of contract provisions across all GPOs.
• Develop and maintain standard policies and procedures to drive operational efficiencies and standardization.
• Responsible for meeting financial impacting bid submission deadlines and providing crucial data for determining contract renewal disposition.
• Triage GPO related issues for various business units and field teams, providing critical input and conflict resolution guidance.
• Maintain strategic contract information in CLM site, providing accurate executable information across the organization.

To be successful in this role, you require…

• Strong analytical problem solver with intuition for business.
• Ability to work independently with minimal guidance, determines own priorities.
• Proven ability to quickly establish credibility, trust, and support within all levels of organization.
• Manage multiple requests, plan work in real time and through shifting responsibilities.
• Demonstrate emotional control in high stress situations.
• Highlight and act on opportunities for process improvement.
• Ability to act with speed, agility and accountability to drive desirable outcomes.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills required.

• BA/BS required (in lieu of a…