Contract Manager Jobs

At Owens & Minor, we are a critical part of the healthcare process. As a Fortune 500 company with 50+ facilities across the US and 18,000 teammates in over 90 countries, we provide integrated technologies, products and services across the full continuum of care. Customers—and their patients—are at the heart of what we do.

Our mission is to empower our customers to advance healthcare, and our success starts with our teammates.

Owens & Minor teammate benefits include:

Customer-service oriented mind frame and skill sets to support the field sales team and their price/contract needs. Must have well-honed sense of urgency and ability to work under pressure. Works directly with field sales and assists with creation/development contract negotiation strategy based upon guidance provided by Marketing for each business unit/product category. Provide recommendations and consultative support to area and Regional Sales Leaders to achieve desired goals. Owns contract creation/implementation from start to finish – collaborative effort with sales team to define company positions on business terms and determine contract sections that can be negotiated which leads to the final creation of outbound contract offering to end customer. Review and redline business terms and coordinate with Legal on contract redlines. Required to negotiate contractual terms with external customers. Must have an understanding of the terms and conditions, contract structures and processes/systems to hold meaningful discussions while representing the company in a professional manner. Ability to create and vet various contract structures, which may include, but not limited to cross product division structures, central storage agreements and distributor agreements. Execution of formal requests for proposals (RFPs) that may be needed in the of customer-specific contract templates and special formatting and information required of the RFP. Perform comparisons to industry/company benchmarks to identify contracting opportunities and best practices. Provides reports and analysis to department and senior management as requested. Along with business operations partners, execute improvement programs to streamline the flow of various system operations. Follows all management approved processes and procedures; alerts management when circumstances require deviation to the approved processes and procedures. Understanding GPO contractual obligations and the impacts they have on various contracting processes and product launches. Ability to apply critical thinking skills and problem solve to arrive at a viable solution, when challenged with complex situations and customer requests. Attention to detail is required. Must be able to consider the broader scope when working through new contract structures and identify/address the effects it may have on other agreements and/or processes. Must be able to learn and understand multiple product lines, multiple and varying business strategies and operational processes across all supported Business Units. Experience with Government contracts and understanding FAR clauses is an added plus.

If you feel this opportunity could be the next step in your career, we encourage you to apply.

Owens & Minor is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, religion, disability, age, status as a veteran, or any other status prohibited by applicable national, federal, state or local law.