Director-Corporate Contracts - HS Supply Chain Operations Corporate

Summary

Ensures that all contractual agreements, as assigned, for the Baptist System are of the highest quality of goods and services at the lowest possible total cost. With working knowledge of legal, financial, technical, and operational factors of evaluating alternative methods, reviews, analyzes, and negotiates procurement agreements to ensure the most cost-effective means of obtaining goods and services. Recommends change affecting overall cost of goods and services in coordination with end user departments, and in a manner consistent with the corporate objectives of Baptist Memorial Health Care. Evaluates overall, total costs, administers and prepares financial analyses necessary to arrive at total financial impact of assigned vendor contracts. Collaborates with administration and end user departments as opportunities for cost savings on goods and services are identified and brought forth by end user departments, or as assigned by System Director. Prepares, maintains, and monitors RFPs as appropriate to ensure compliance with purchasing policy and procedure; Conducts financial analysis of RFP responses and reports findings to System Director. Utilizing database, monitors and tracks financial impact of negotiated contracts to ensure projected cost savings are realized.

Responsibilities

• Supports Baptist's development and implementation of cost control strategies and contract development for the acquisition and utilization of products and services.
• Internal Resource Optimization
• Communication and Consultation
• Business Affairs Conduct and Ethics
• Supplier Optimization
• Promoting Professional Relationships

Requirements, Preferences and Experience

Education

Preferred: Master's Degree or advanced certification as CPSM, CMRP or equivalent.

Minimum: Bachelor's Degree

Experience

Preferred: Some previous materials management experience in a supervisory or management capacity preferred.

Minimum: Minimum of fifteen (15) years experience in procurement management, including project management, development of sourcing and market strategies, negotiation, evaluation, vendor selection, and contract administration. Excellent planning, communication, and presentation skills.

About Baptist Memorial Health Care

At Baptist, we owe our success to our colleagues, who have both technical expertise and a compassionate attitude. Every day they carry out Christ's three-fold ministry-healing, preaching and teaching. And, we reward their efforts with compensation and benefits packages that are highly competitive in the Mid-South health care community. For two consecutive years, Baptist has won a Best in Benefits award for offering the best benefit plans compared with their peer groups. Winners are chosen based on plan designs, premiums and the results of a Benefits Benchmarking Survey.

At Baptist, We Offer:

• Competitive salaries
• Paid vacation/time off
• Continuing education opportunities
• Generous retirement plan
• Health insurance, including dental and vision
• Sick leave
• Service awards
• Free parking
• Short-term disability
• Life insurance
• Health care and dependent care spending accounts
• Education assistance/continuing education
• Employee referral program

Job Summary:
Position: 84 - Director-Corporate Contracts
Facility: BMHCC Corporate Office
Department: HS Supply Chain Operations Corporate
Category: Supply Chain & Materials Management
Type: Non Clinical
Work Type: Full Time
Work Schedule: Days
Location: US:TN:Memphis
Located in the Memphis metro area