UMH Sparrow Health System - Supply Chain Contract Specialist

Uofmhealthsparrow; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

UMH Sparrow Health System in Lansing, MI is seeking a Contract Specialist to manage contracting activities for medical-surgical supplies. The role collaborates with stakeholders to drive savings, ensure pricing accuracy, and coordinate ERP activations and vendor management.

The ideal candidate will have extensive healthcare supply chain experience, strong negotiation skills, and familiarity with RFP/RFI processes, plus ERP systems such as Lawson.

Qualifications

• Two-plus years of relevant healthcare supply chain knowledge preferred.
• Strong negotiation and analytics experience in contracting.
• Experience with RFP/RFI processes and local contracts.

Responsibilities

• Develop and facilitate processes to monitor expiring contracts.
• Identify and drive cost savings in pricing, utilization, and compliance.
• Ensure pricing accuracy through contract activations and ERP coordination.
• Support vendor management including scorecards and credentialing.
• Support value analysis with cost analysis and conversion support.
• Facilitate RFPs/RFIs, bids, and selection for local contracts.
• Manage relationships with key stakeholders in GPOs.
• Provide end-user education on contracting processes and approvals.
• Analyze off-contract spend across Health System sites.
• Verify and report contract compliance and spend.
• Participate in Value Analysis Committees and other committees.

Skills

Negotiation

Multidisciplinary meetings

Stakeholder communication

ERP systems

Microsoft Excel

Contracting

Vendor management

Cost analysis

Education

Two-year college in Business/Healthcare

Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration / supply chain

Tools

Lawson ERP

Reporting software

Job description

UMH Sparrow Health System - Supply Chain Contract Specialist

Location: Lansing, MI

Description:

General Purpose of Job:

The Contract Specialist position performs Health System contracting activities for medical-surgical supplies. In collaboration with key stakeholders, this role leverages industry best practices in sourcing, financial analysis, and implementation of Group Purchasing (GPO) and Local contracts.

Essential Duties:

• Develop and facilitate rigorous processes to monitor and take action on expiring contracts.
• Identify, propose and drive cost savings opportunities in contract pricing, utilization and compliance.
• Ensure pricing accuracy through contract activations, tier optimization and ERP Item Master coordination activities.
• Support effective vendor management activities including, facilitating multidisciplinary business reviews, vendor scorecards and vendor credentialing activities.
• Support Value Analysis processes by providing cost analysis and product conversion support.
• Facilitate Request for Proposals/Information (RFP/RFI), bids and selection processes for local contracts.
• Manage relationships with key stakeholders in Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs).
• Deliver end user education on contracting processes and administrative approvals.
• Perform routine analysis on off-contract spend across all Health System sites of care.
• Verify and report contract compliance, cost savings and spend information as required.
• Participate on Value Analysis Committees and other committees as assigned.

Job Requirements:

General Requirements:

• Certified Materials Resource Planner (CMRP) - preferred.

Work Experience:

• Minimum of five (5) years of progressive responsibility in a healthcare supply chain environment.
• Direct experience in healthcare supply chain; procurement, supply distribution or contracting - preferred.

Education:

• Completion of at least two (2) years of college education in Business, Healthcare, Accounting or a related field AND seven (7) years of experience in purchasing, supply chain, finance, or contracting; OR Bachelor’s Degree in healthcare administration, business, or supply chain management and minimum of five (5) years of experience in purchasing, supply chain, finance or contracting.

Specialized Knowledge and Skills:

• Excellent negotiation skills
• Ability to facilitate multidisciplinary committee meetings and project tracking skills.
• Ability to communicate medical-surgical supply features and applications with clinical stakeholders.
• General working knowledge of ERP systems and reporting software.
• General working knowledge of healthcare supply chain; supply distribution, procurement, inventory management, vendor management or Group Purchasing contracting.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage competing priorities.
• General working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel used to analyze product attributes and usage statistics - preferred.
• Proficiency with Lawson ERP - preferred.
• Direct experience working with Group Purchasing Organization contracts - preferred.

University of Michigan Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

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Job Family

Management/Professional