Excited to grow your career? We value our talented employees and instill an environment where you feel engaged, satisfied and able to contribute your unique skills and talents while living and working as your authentic self. We provide extensive opportunities for personal and professional development, building employee competence and organizational capability to fuel exceptional performance through an inclusive environment both now and in the future. Our people make all the difference in our success. Summary: In this role, you will manage a market-leading portfolio of pharmaceutical supplier service agreements delivering best-in-class contracting strategies and expertise that provide supply chain cost reductions. Responsibilities:
- Ensure alignment of business strategy with overall corporate strategic objectives related to services and contracting activities.
- Manage contracts to Vizient contract processes and standards.
- Review financial aspects of assigned contracts including budget accruals, forecasting, and revenue expectations.
- Build relationships with pharmaceutical suppliers and serve as single point of communication on pharmacy service programs.
- Lead key pharmaceutical negotiations process that include opportunity identification, strategy formulation, contract development, negotiation, documentation, and implementation.
- Develop and negotiate Statements of Work for services.
- Manage performance of statements of work and deliver superior customer service experience to client.
- Monitor contract performance for execution, market competitiveness and supplier compliance to terms and conditions
- Collaborate with peers and management to ensure delivery of Vizient services. Qualifications:
- Pharmacy or PharmD required.
- 2 or more years of relevant experience required.
- Contracting experience with direct negotiations required.
- Superior communication (written and verbal) and organizational skills.
- Strong presentation and customer service skills.
- Cross-functional interaction skills with a proven track record of delivering results needed.
- Experience in pharmacy, marketing, business and/or project management a plus.
- Willingness to travel. This is an office based role with an expectation of three days per week on site (Irving, TX, or Chicago, IL) Estimated Hiring Range: At Vizient, we consider skills, experience, and organizational needs in our compensation approach. Geographic factors may adjust the range estimate and hires typically fall below the top range. Compensation decisions are tailored to individual circumstances. The current salary range for this role is $102,400.00 to $179,000.00. This position is also incentive eligible. Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan! Please view our benefits here: http://www.vizientinc.com/about-us/careers
