Senior Manager Contracts - Ortho / Spine Implants

As the Senior Contract Manager, you will be responsible for negotiating industry-leading national agreements for the group purchasing organization (GPO) in the area of Surgical Medical Device - Ortho & Spine.Manage the full cycle of contracting for Ortho & Spine implant agreements for the GPO 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 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).REQUIREMENTSBachelor'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), preferredHealthcare supply chain experience is highly preferred.

Created: 2025-10-01