Contract Manager

Contract Manager

About the Role

Essity is looking for an experienced Contract Manager to lead and support Customer and Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) contracting activities across the full contract lifecycle. This role is responsible for strategic contract negotiations bid and proposal management contract analytics cross-functional stakeholder coordination and timely implementation and launch of contract updates. The Contract Manager will help ensure Essitys contracts are aligned with business objectives/strategies managed in accordance with company policies and risk tolerances and executed in a way that supports customer satisfaction operational excellence and business growth.

The ideal candidate should/could live in Charlotte NC.

We are looking for people who embody our values are not afraid to challenge innovate experiment and move at a fast pace. We are always looking for ways to improve our products and ourselves. If this is you we would love to talk!

What You Will Do

• Performs strategic contract negotiations with Customers and/or GPOs with the collaboration of the National Account Manager (NAM) and Strategic Account Manager (SAM) teams to ensure most favorable contract position for Essity.
• Leads and/or facilitates ongoing communication and strategy development between the Customer and/or GPOs Legal Essity Business Leaders/Stakeholders Marketing Risk Management etc. to allow for timely execution of terms and conditions.
• Reviews bid documents thoroughly upon receipt from Customers and/or GPOs (i.e. Request for Proposal Request for Information Request for Quote Cross References etc.) develops appropriate bid responses through the collaboration with NAM and SAM teams coordinates required tasks with all internal teams (other than NAM and SAM teams) and ensures bid responses are complete and submitted by required deadlines.
• Conducts analyses for all therapy areas as necessary with the support of the NAM team to evaluate and grow Essitys GPO position in various performance groups standardization programs and contract compliance.
• Maintains a high level of knowledge of Essity products and value propositions to support effective Customer and/or GPO negotiations.
• Conducts weekly/bi-weekly meetings with key stakeholders (i.e. NAM SAM Distribution Pricing etc.) to review upcoming expirations/ownership assignments to ensure all contracts are updated/completed to Essitys Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Communicates contract updates and new launches to internal Essity teams in advance of contract expiration to allow for timely updates to SAP.
• Drives strong stakeholder management and communication (with both internal and external customers) to support Essitys business growth strategies and overall Customer satisfaction.
• Ability to prioritize tasks contracts and projects independently while mitigating risk and resolving complex issues.
• Drives process excellence operational efficiency and team capability development aligned to Essity company policies and risk tolerances.
• Anticipates potential contract/project roadblocks with an ability to problem-solve solutions that support Essitys business position while ensuring a positive Customer experience.

Who You Are

• Possesses a Bachelors degree in healthcare supply chain accounting economics business law or a related field; or five (5) or more years of demonstrated equivalent progressive experience in healthcare supply chain contracting sourcing category management or procurement.
• Three (3) or more years of demonstrated strategic contract negotiations (including detailed terms and conditions review redlining etc.) sourcing and/or category management experience required.
• Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) and/or Government contracting and sourcing experience is a plus.
• Knowledge and experience of value analysis processes/techniques and product cross-referencing is a plus
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products with intermediate to advanced level skills specifically in Microsoft Excel required.
• Ability to perform complex cost analyses required.
• Familiarity with project management tools such as Asana and various contract lifecycle management (CLM) tools is a plus.
• Highly detail-oriented with strong analytical and administrative capabilities and the ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously and efficiently.
• Commercially minded with an understanding of pricing administration and contract operations processes.
• Proactive in identifying continuous improvement opportunities to processes in support operational efficiency.
• Takes initiative demonstrates sound judgment and proactively identifies and solves problems without always waiting for direction.
• Communicates effectively and professionally with strong written and verbal English-language skills.
• Collaborates effectively across cross-functional teams and builds productive working relationships.
• Customer-focused with demonstrated service orientation and responsiveness.
• Adaptable and organized with strong time management and prioritization skills; healthcare industry experience is a plus.

What We Can Offer You

Our purpose Breaking Barriers to Well-Being provides meaning to everything we do. Join us to improve well-being for people and drive positive change for society and the environment. At Essity youll feel valued empowered to grow and challenged to achieve business results in a collaborative and open atmosphere. Innovate for GoodExcel Together Be You with Us

Additional Information

The Company is committed to equalemployment opportunity and providingreasonable accommodations to qualifiedcandidates and employees pursuant toapplicable law. We value and encouragediversity and solicit applications from allqualified applicants without regard to racecolor gender sex age religion creednational origin ancestry citizenship maritalstatus sexual orientation physical or mentaldisability medical condition military andveteran status gender identity or expressiongenetic information or any othercharacteristic protected by federal state orlocal law.

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Together we are improving lives every day

Working at Essity is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world a healthier more hygienic and safer place. With impactful innovations coupled with sustainable solutions we strive to reach more people every year with the necessary and essential solutions for well-being.