Contract Management Specialist – SSO

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Who We Are:

We are looking for a Contract Management Specialist SSO & Distributors who is responsible for handling administering and supporting the lifecycle of commercial contracts with distribution partners and Strategic Sales Organizations (SSOs). This role is critical in maintaining strong external partnerships and ensuring contract terms support revenue goals compliance standards and business strategies! In addition to contract oversight the role involves developing and maintaining relationships with key distributor and SSO stakeholders and providing customer-facing reports that support clarity accountability and performance.

What youll do:

• Maintain review and finalize distributor and SSO agreements renewals and amendments.

• Support the SSO & Distributor function in activities/processes such as management of Trace/Chargeback and Dispute Resolution processes for applicable trading partners in a timely manner as well as reconciliation of accounts receivable where the trading partner is on a chargeback model.

• Manage contract routing approvals and documentation within the contract management system.

• Ensure accurate contract entry tracking and file maintenance.

• Manage and work with SSO/GPO and Distributor agreements to get alignment on items eligible member listing and other requirements

• Setup and maintain Trading Partner Headquarter / Branch accounts and DCB Roll-up and Cross-Reference for all accounts items unit of measure and pack factor conversions customer connections

• Responsible for loading trace sales into the distributor chargeback system to facilitate chargeback processing and downstream internal and external reporting.

• Accountable for validating sales and resolving all errors related to sales trace and chargebacks i.e. cross reference errors pricing errors etc.

• We serve as a key point of contact for internal and external partners regarding contract terms compliance and critical issues.

• Collaborate with Contracts Pricing Sales Marketing Logistics Customer Care Accounts Receivable & Payable to ensure contract terms meet business objectives and successful end-to-end contract management.

• Support business operations with contract questions documentation and renewals.

• Discover opportunities to enhance contract workflows templates and data accuracy.
  

What youll Bring:

• Bachelors Degree in Business

• 35 years of experience in contract management or business operations preferably in a commercial environment.

• Experience working with channel partners distributors or SSOs strongly preferred.

• Familiarity with contract lifecycle management tools

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to manage external relationships and provide clear reporting.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office particularly Excel!

• Proficient in Tableau JDE SAP etc.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to build trust and rapport with internal & external business partners.

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple contracts and competing deadlines.

• Analytical thinking with attention to detail accuracy consistency and data integrity.

• CPA (accounting) designations strongly preferred

• French Language skills an asset.

We understand that compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxterwe are committed to equitable pay for all employees and we strive to be more transparent with our pay estimated salary range for this position is $72000.00 - $108000.00 CAD annually which reflects base salary as wellas estimated target payout under the Management Incentive Compensation Plan. Individual pay will bedetermined based upon skills expertise and experience and the incentive which is contingent upon company andindividual performance outcomes. For questions about this our pay philosophy and available benefits pleasespeak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview.

This posting is for a current existing vacancy within our organization. We are actively seeking qualified candidatesto fill this open position. If you are interviewed for this position we will advise you within 45 days of the interviewas to whether or not you were successful in obtaining the position. Information submitted as part of the jobapplication process will be kept on file for 3 years from the date of submission in accordance with legislativerequirements.

As part of our recruitment process Baxter Corporation may use AI tools to assist screening candidates and assistin evaluating candidate qualifications. All final hiring decisions are made by the hiring manager and recruitmentteam.

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Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race color religion gender national origin age sexual orientation gender identity or expression protected veteran status disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

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