Contract Management * Responsible for working with surgical service leaders and other system leadership to maximize standardization opportunities under system structured agreements and minimize the need for local agreements * Works closely with business owners, project management, and special project teams to develop Request for Information (RFI) and Request for Proposal (RFP) documents by utilizing existing or creating custom templates * Facilitates discussion with key stakeholders to understand the business needs and articulate those needs through RFI and RFP documents * Coordinates with the Director of Value Analysis to develop and maintain processes, coordinate priorities, host meetings, and otherwise supports the med/surg value analysis process for the organization * Works with analytics to identify and put savings opportunities into operation * Assist key stakeholders to analyze, format, and present RFI and RFP responses to a variety of audiences using consistent formats * Leads key stakeholders through the review of specific vendor proposals and agreement templates to ensure the business needs of the organization are met * Engages with legal counsel to ensure the appropriate terms and conditions are in place to mitigate legal and business risks * Develops standard terms and conditions to be included in all new agreements and revises those as needed to account for changes to UnityPoint Health's business needs * Collaborates with key stakeholders to develop creative solutions to meet UnityPoint Health's business needs and concisely translates those solutions into agreements * Effectively negotiates with vendors to achieve the needs of UnityPoint Health using a collaborative, relationship driven approach that yields efficient and transparent communication * Manages the contracting relationship with strategic vendors by leveraging the overall scope to maximize cost reduction opportunities and achieve terms that are beneficial to the organization * Works with key stakeholders, clinical leaders, support services leaders, and Contracting Services leadership to execute agreements in a timely manner * Ensures fully executed agreements are communicated and filed appropriately by using the contract management tool in place at the time * Contributes ideas and changes for the contract management tool and overall contract management to drive ongoing efficiency and effectiveness * Continually and proactively monitors for agreements for expiration, renewal, termination, and other key milestones and clearly communicates action steps to business owners * Collaborates with various data analytics groups to produce directional analysis to guide decisions, impact analysis for budget purposes, and proactive analysis to ensure the intended outcome is being achieved. * Presents finding, recommendations, and strategy to key stakeholders, VATs, CSGs, and senior leadership groups as needed and requested * Accurately tracks savings, cost avoidance, and other key indicators of performance to be shared with stakeholders and leadership * Efficiently works with vendors to amend agreements as needed to include new growth partners * Ensures agreements are properly scaled for existing UnityPoint Health facilities and renegotiates agreements to the appropriately scale for new facilities added * Ability to use contract management tools and GPO tools to produce a variety of reports for internal and external customers * Works closely with CSGs and clinical leaders across UnityPoint Health to identify and develop solutions and engages proper business owners in this work * Interacts and assists with other projects as part of the larger UPHCS team * Maintain a working knowledge of information sources and contracting resources to accurately and efficiently access information and report findings in a meaningful and concise manner * Develops and refines contract templates and processes to support efficient operations * Establish effective mechanisms of communication with staff, customers, teams and the organization's management team to foster an environment of openness, trust and team work * Provides input on the departmental plans, goals, standards, procedures, and instructions, which contribute to the effectiveness of the department in accordance with organizational goals * Participates in the planning and monitoring of quality improvement activities within the department * Work autonomously and collaboratively with internal and external customers and vendors; * Identify and communicate operational impact findings |