Contract Management Consultant at OhioHealth Columbus, OH

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Contract Administrator in collaboration with Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Services, is responsible for implementing Ohio Health supply, service and equipment contracts. Implement contract savings opportunities which achieve annual savings target of $7M, reduces service, and supply expense, and increases Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) contract penetration. Administrator executes new and renewed supply and service contract, vendor and item file data uploads as per negotiated terms.

This position works in collaboration with campus specific Supply Chain Services teams, department directors, managers & associates, and supply partners to implement negotiated service & product terms. Serves in a project & financial consulting capacity to the associates in effort to implement & improve supply & service standards across all Ohio Health entities.

• Field of Study:
  Business
• Field of Study:
  Healthcare
• Years of experience: 2 to 3

• Ability to demonstrate previous Data, financial and project implementation success.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Analytical skills
• Proficient computer skills in Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, MS Project and Lotus Notes
• Good knowledge of principal and practices of contract administration
• Efficient, high integrity, organized, project management and detail oriented. Proficient computer skills in People Soft or related Supply Chain ERP.

50% Contract Implementation – The Contract Administrator collaborates with key internal contacts and external supply partners to implement supply, service & equipment contract requirements negotiated by Strategic Sourcing. Key customers include clinical/non-clinical associates, managers, and directors at eight owned hospitals; two managed hospitals; five affiliate hospitals; one Supply Chain partnership and four joint venture surgery centers. Collaboration efforts with customers, Strategic Sourcing and supply partners include: providing operational specifications/ terms & conditions for Strategic Sourcing to negotiate;

ensuring adequate supplier stock is secured to support Ohio Health volumes; custom and standard products/services meet customer & contract specifications; and persuading associates at all levels of the organization to standardize to the negotiated contracts. The Contract Administrator must be knowledgeable on the areas serviced in order to effectively implement the contracts. For example, the Contract Administrator supporting Heart Services must understand not only the competitive product market for items such as Heart Valves, Stents and Cardiac Rhythm Management devices, but must also speak intelligently about the products such as the differences between bare metal or drug eluting stents for peripheral/vascular, cardiovascular or general surgery.

Other key service lines include, but are not limited to: surgery, radiology, nursing, laboratory, facilities, information technology, marketing, human resources, physician practices, neurology, cancer services, and women's health.

Proper contract implementation ensures Ohio Health fully leverages Group Purchasing Organizations with highest level of value through tier maximization, shareholder equity, rebates/incentives, and committed program utilization. Rebates achieved through GPOs are over $ 4 Million annually. Contract Administrators must also keep abreast of the Midwest Purchasing Coalition (MWP) and locally negotiated contracts in addition to the GPO contracts to assist Strategic Sourcing in mitigating conflicting terms.

MWPC currently consists of Ohio Health, and two other integrated delivery networks, one in Dayton Ohio and one in Indian.