Strategic Accounts Contracts Administrator

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.

United States

On-site

USD 55,000 - 75,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental Insurance

Onsite Medical Clinic

Employee Cafeterias

3 Weeks Vacation + 1 Week Sick Time +

Paid Holidays

401K & Health Savings Account

Job summary

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. is seeking an experienced contracts assistant to develop, maintain and implement bids, renewals, and proposals for Health System, IDN and GPO (Strategic Accounts).

You will support contract administration, pricing analysis and reporting, while ensuring compliance with company policies and customer specifications under supervision. This role builds data queries and prepares analyses to inform decisions.

Qualifications

Education as described with relevant experience.
Ability to extract and configure data from multiple sources.
Experience with Oracle Discoverer, JD Edwards or SAP.
Understand pricing, discounts, and rebates.

Responsibilities

Serve as primary liaison between Merit’s Strategic Accounts Department and customers.
Assist with proposal preparation, contract administration, customer contact activities, contract fulfillment, and compliance under supervision.
Assist with financial impact reports for bids, proposals and renewals for review by executives and Director.
Educate, interpret and communicate terms and conditions of contracts.
Monitor contracts for consistency and pricing, and coordinate group pricing.

Skills

Analytical skills

Data extraction

Communication

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Matrix environment

Education

High School Diploma + 7y exp

Associate’s Degree + 5y exp

Bachelor’s Degree + 3y exp

Tools

Oracle Discoverer

JD Edwards

SAP application

Job description

Why Merit?

At Merit Medical, our mission is to create innovative medical devices that improve lives. Our goal is to hire and develop people who want to build something special through hard work, team effort, and commitment. Together, we are making a difference in the lives of patients around the world.

DAY (United States of America)

Summary Of Duties

Responsible for the development, maintenance and implementation of Health System, IDN and GPO (Strategic Accounts) bids, renewals and proposals. Performs various complex administrative tasks without supervision as an assistant to Strategic Accounts.

Essential Functions Performed

Acts as a primary liaison between Merit’s Strategic Accounts Department and both internal and external customers.
Assist with proposal preparation, contract administration, customer contact activities, contract fulfillment, and compliance in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, and customer specifications under the supervision of the Strategic Accounts Supervisor.
Assists with financial impact reports for bids, proposals and renewals for review by executive officers and Strategic Account Director under the supervision of the Strategic Accounts Supervisor.
Assists in educating, interpreting and communicating essential information regarding terms and conditions of contracts.
Assists in monitoring all contracts for consistency and pricing uniformity.
Oversees on‑going contract analysis, including a) verifying and managing contract compliance issues, including corrective actions to help assure achievement of S.A. and corporate goals; b) verifying and managing customer qualification under various contract criteria; c) verifying, managing and coordinating group pricing.
Oversees individual facilities’ group membership designations.
Designs and develops queries using internal and external database systems for generation of analyses and reports relative to contract progress, group membership, pricing, eligibility, administrative reports and administrative fees.
Conduct analysis to identify trends, issues, and process improvement opportunities to increase efficiency and improve customer relationships.
Composes correspondence requiring understanding of technical matters.
Notes commitments made by manager during meetings and arranges for implementation.
May, in the manager's absence, ensure that requests for information or action are relayed to the appropriate individual(s) and, as needed, interprets such requests and assists in implementing action where necessary.
Performs other related duties and tasks as required.

Essential Physical/Environmental Demands

Lifting -- Not to exceed 50 lbs. – local practice may apply.
Writing
Sitting
Standing
Bending
Visual acuity
Color perception
Depth perception
Reading
Field of vision/peripheral

Summary Of Minimum Qualifications

Education equivalent to a High School Diploma with seven years previous experience, an Associate’s Degree with five years of experience, or a Bachelor’s Degree with three years of experience.
Professional and/or educational contracts experience. Must be able to interpret and apply contract terms.
Ability to extract and configure data from multiple sources.
Experience with relational databases such as Oracle Discoverer, JD Edwards or other SAP application.
Understand pricing, discounts, and rebates.
Demonstrated computer skills preferably spreadsheets, word processing, database and other applicable software programs.
Excellent analytical skills, with ability to understand financial impact of decisions.
Excellent organizational skills.
Self‑motivated, detail‑oriented and excellent time/project management skills.
Results‑oriented, with ability to work effectively in a matrix environment.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate well--verbally and in writing--with others.

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of Group Purchasing Organizations and integrated delivery networks.

COMPETENCIES

Correspondence composition/interpretation
Information gathering/routing/interpretation/implementation
Computer skills

Infectious Control Risk Category III

The risk category explains whether or not employees are likely to come into contact with blood or body fluids while performing their jobs. Risk category III states employment and procedures that do not require exposure.

As an eligible Merit employee, you can expect the following: