Business and Contracts Analyst Supply Chain

at  Mount Sinai Medical Center Florida

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 3 to 5 years’ equivalent experience in business, healthcare, or related field analyszing data and making contracting recommendations and decisions.
• Bachelors Degree
• Familiar with Healthcare Material Management Information Systems and understanding of data extraction and Management.
• Healthcare supply chain business procedures, creating/managing databases, creating/analyzing financial models using Excel or similar tools managing group purchasing organization (GPO) contracts, managing data in Materials Management Information Systems (MMIS), optimizing reports to provide decision support, complex contract terms and conditions, pricing/financial/market trend analysis, preparing/presenting executive summaries and presentations, analyzing/presenting quantitative and qualitative data to provide key insights and findings.
• Skills as follows: Ability to clearly and effectively analyze data and communicate findings and recommendations to management/clinical staff and vendors, detail oriented, strong interpersonal/written/verbal communications, resourceful, problem solver, aptitude to learn and apply new software tools, ability to utilize publicly available sources/resources, ability to comprehend business process integration and communicate to supply chain staff, varying computer productivity applications, completes assignments expeditiously, takes initiative and proactive approach to all tasks, integrates team and work towards team goals, balances team and individual responsibilities, and supports supply chain management’s and clinical resource manager’s efforts.

• Maintains Supply Chain Services decision support databases, collecting data from various electronic sources such as, production systems in structured changes, semi-structured and unstructured form as well as collected paper documents.
• Performs data management and entry using the Materials Management Information System’s Contract Manager module.
• Compiles monthly trending reports for supply utilization and validates contractual changes and new contracts are working consistent with supply chain policies.
• Assesses value of new or renegotiated contracts identifying the best value from a cost/benefit perspective, including comparison of old pricing to new pricing, and cross reference of products.
• Provides Supply Chain managers with decision support generated data on as-needed basis that facilitates rapid decision-making.
• Utilizes financial and related databases to provide Supply Chain Management and others with necessary data for decision-making and operational performance analysis.
• Develops business cases for contract decisions maximizing the use of technology to aggregate volume manage data.
• Assists with the development and maintenance of a comprehensive contract management program and supports the portfolio of master products, equipment and service.
• Coordinates “Vendor Review Meetings” with identified/specified suppliers.
• Participates in the Value Enhancement programs to develop strategies, identify opportunities and implement cost saving projects/opportunities as needed. Works with Supply Chain Managers, committees and subcommittees providing reports and administrative support.
• Develops cost analyses in support of savings initiatives and Value Enhancement projects.
• Utilizes Supply Chain Services systems to assist with the validation of cost-saving initiatives and their expected impact on the general ledger.
• Assesses data integrity including MMIS item master, contract module, and e-commerce use.
• Provides counsel and support to the Purchasing staff, Supply Chain management staff, and other areas as identified to manage contract pricing and discrepancies.
• Researches and collects data from hospital departments as needed in support of Supply Chain needs.
• Develops procedures to ensure efficient administration of contracts, including appropriate filling and management and professional purchasing practices and techniques.
• Assists in maintaining and developing contents for the Value Enhancement intranet site.
• Assists with project management associated with contract implementation and communications.
• Assists with information gathering of contents for Supply Chain Services communications and distribution.