Group Purchasing Organization Analyst

at  Cardinal Health

Cardinal Health Canada, with over 1300 employees nationwide, is an essential link in the Canadian healthcare supply chain, providing over 70,000 products to healthcare facilities and medical professionals across the country.
We are currently seeking a Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) Analyst to add to our Contract Management team. The GPO Analyst is responsible for supporting the sales organization by managing on-going business activities with Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) as required to support these important partners. This includes GPO customer contract administration and analysis, business metrics/analytics, and process improvement pursuant to how GPO contracts and relationships are managed. The GPO Analyst is responsible for coordinating reporting to our (GPO) partners in coordination with various internal departments (i.e. – Pricing, Marketing, Sales, Customer Care, Supplier Operations, etc.) and managing GPO customer contracts data for the Contract Management team.
We are looking for a hybrid GPO Analyst located in Vaughan, Ontario.
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Your Contributions to the Organization will be:

• Oversee all inbound Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) requests and provide timely responses aligned with service level requirements
• Co-ordinate internal timelines by working collaboratively with key internal stakeholders such as Pricing, Marketing, Sales, Customer Care, and Supplier Operations
• Leverage analytical tools (i.e. – ERP, SalesForce, Tableau, Decision Support Excel files) to data mine and provide detailed analysis to assist in managing GPO contract decisions such as contract extensions/options years, price changes, product additions, member additions, and pricing discrepancies
• Analyse and understand GPO/member landscape to evaluate contract spend from GPO member agreements to GPO awards
• Coordinate amendments from GPOs to ensure information is accurate and that amendments are authorized properly by all parties
• Investigate and consult with appropriate Marketing product managers for clarification of clinical/technical product information in support of all GPO contracts
• Monitor GPO contract portals to provide updates on recalls, supply disruptions and other relevant product supply considerations
• Update and maintain the systems/records with all relevant data for GPO contract amendments
• Support and participate in key department projects including system improvement initiatives, new system introductions and any other projects as required