About this role
It's more than a career, it's a calling. MO-SSM Health Mission Hill
Worker Type: Regular
Job Highlights:
Join a team where your work matters – every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you’ll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.
In this role, you will provide hands-on support in a fast-paced environment where every shift makes a direct impact on patients and families. Your attention to detail, compassion, and ability to work closely with various teams will help create a safer, smoother care experience. If you want to grow in a collaborative care setting, this role is perfect for you.
• Department: Corporate Supply Chain • Schedule: Full time, Day shift, M-F, no nights, weekends or holidays.
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Job Summary: Supports the development of various supply and/or service contracts of all sizes for various locations and regions. Develops contracts through all phases ensuring stakeholders and suppliers are involved throughout the process and supports the project to completion.
Job Responsibilities and Requirements: PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Negotiates pricing and contract terms and conditions to minimize risk to the organization, while involving key stakeholders through the finalization of contracts. • Helps measure and monitor cost-reduction opportunities, at a system-level, through contract development and modifications in utilization • Perform contract management and maintenance including amendments, extension of terms, and product additions and removals. • Builds effective working relationships with suppliers and customers. Incorporates the appropriate feedback and perspectives to improve outcomes, resolve issues and enhance processes. • Coordinates legal and excluded provider reviews per legal and corporate guidelines. • Generates and supports cost reduction ideas and initiatives through collaboration with analytics. • Creates effective relationships and timely communications with vendors, end-users and supply chain colleagues across the organization. • Facilitation of communicating relevant information such as contract updates, category strategies, and educational opportunities • Develops knowledge of product and service needs and on-going market developments related to assigned areas. • Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of experience or education
EXPERIENCE
• One years experience
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs. • Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements. • Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors. • Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc. • Frequent keyboard use/data entry. • Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping. • Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs. • Rare climbing.
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
• None
Department: 8725010033 Supply Chain Mgmt
Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America)
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
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