Position Summary
The Pricing Lead is responsible for ensuring the overall company’s systems and database meet with its known contractual arrangements with respect to GPO and associated vendor agreements. This position maintains pricing for company customers and products. Primary functions are to monitor GPO, IDN and Health System contracts to ensure operational effectiveness and verify FFF is compliant with the contractual obligations related to pricing and reporting requirements. This person must have good interpretive and analytical skills in order to read, understand, and implement customer and vendor contracts.
This position requires direct interface with Audit, Chargeback Lead, Commercial, Customer Service, Customer Accounts, Product Management and Business Development Management as well as suppliers. Must be able to communicate effectively with the aforementioned departments to resolve issues.
Essential Functions and Duties
• Create, maintain and audit condition records and listings ensuring all fields are entered accurately and communicated to ecommerce to add to BioSupply
• Create, maintain and audit pricing agreements ensuring adherence to the contract pricing, terms and customer eligibility. Work with the Customer Accounts department to identify customers and update customer identifiers as required
• Notify the appropriate individual(s) of impending expiration dates relating to pricing. Run reports monthly to identify products and pricing expiring. Provide each Pricing-Chargebacks Coordinator or Specialist with report of vendors with an expiring contract to determine if the contract will be renewed or replaced
• Ensure appropriate Data is loaded from EDI 845’s
• Load and maintain Condition records in SAP. This function is required to populate purchase orders with the correct cost of goods purchased, terms, and conditions of the buy
• Work with Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Operations to identify and implement efficiencies through process improvements and/or systems enhancements
• Monitor and assist with DO for all vendors
• Develop and maintain working relationships with key company vendors to enhance company’s competitive advantage
• Continuously strive to improve processes, service quality to internal and external customers
• Assist with testing and status of new SAP improvements as required
• Pulse on department/system health, create and track KPI’s with regular updates to leadership
• Work with leadership on ideas to keep team morale high, topics for quarterly enrichments and ways to engage team members virtually
• Bi-Weekly touch base with team members
• Training and SOP’s
• Adheres specifically to all company policies and procedures, Federal and State regulations and laws
• Display dedication to position responsibilities and achieve assigned goals and objectives.
• Represent the Company in a professional manner and appearance at all times.
• Understand and internalize the Company’s purpose. Display loyalty to the Company and its organizational values
• Display enthusiasm and dedication to learning how to be more effective on the job and share knowledge with others
• Work effectively with co-workers, internal and external customers and others by sharing ideas in a constructive and positive manner; listen to and objectively consider ideas and suggestions from others; keep commitments; keep others informed of work progress, timetables, and issues; address problems and issues constructively to find mutually acceptable and practical business solutions; address others by name, title, or other respectful identifier, and; respect the diversity of our work force in actions, words, and deeds
• Comply with the policies and procedures stated in the Injury and Illness Prevention Program by always working in a safe manner and immediately reporting any injury, safety hazard, or program violation
• Ensure conduct is consistent with all Compliance Program Policies and procedures when engaging in any activity on behalf of the company. Immediately report any concerns or violations
• Other duties as assigned
Education, Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
Required Education:
• High School diploma or equivalent
Required Experience:
• Minimum five (5) years’ experience in contracts administration
Required Skills:
• Must have strong organizational skills
• Must have a detail orientation and the proven ability to prioritize work
• Must have effective verbal and written communication skills
• Must have the ability to work with limited supervision and as part of a team
• Sound decision-making abilities
•Ability to communicate effectively with internal/external customers/management at all levels
• Must have analytical skills
• Must have accuracy and diligence to the task at hand
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Desire and ability to take on new responsibilities and tasks
• Ability to recommend solutions to a wide variety of problems
• Understanding of and ability to interpret written contracts
• Ability to work overtime as needed
Physical requirements
Vision, hearing, speech, movements requiring the use of wrists, hands and/or fingers. Must have the ability to view a computer screen for prolonged periods and the ability to sit for extended periods. Must have the ability to work the hours and days required to complete the essential functions of the position, as scheduled. The employee occasionally lifts to 20 lbs. and occasionally kneels and bends. Must have the ability to travel occasionally. Working condition include normal office setting.
Mental Demands
Learning, thinking, concentration and the ability to work under pressure, particularly during busy times. Must be able to pay close attention to detail and be able to work as a member of a team to ensure excellent customer service. Must have the ability to interact effectively with co-workers and customers, and exercise self-control and diplomacy in customer and employee relations’ situations. Must have the ability to exercise discretion as well as appropriate judgments when necessary. Must be proactive in finding solutions.
Direct Reports
No
EEO Statement
FFF Enterprises and Nufactor are an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment based on the following characteristics: race, color, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, gender, age (40 years and over) qualified veteran and any other characteristic protected by state or federal anti-discrimination law covering employment. These categories are defined according to Government Code section 12920. The Company prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.
Acknowledgement
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the incumbent assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and/or skills required of all personnel so classified.
The undersigned employee acknowledges receipt of the Job Description for the employee’s position and understands the essential functions, responsibilities, and qualifications of the position. Furthermore, the employee acknowledges that this Job Description does not include all the essential functions of this position, and that these essential functions may change as deemed necessary by the manager.
