Job Details

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a health insurance company. It offers different types of health care coverage plans that include individual and family, dental and vision, plans for employers, etc.

Title: Contracting Specialist

Work Location: Remote

Duration: 11 Months

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Work Type: Remote

Dept: Enterprise Procurement

Engagement Description

• Responsible for developing contract negotiations strategies and performing contract negotiations for services and IT software.
• Prepare contractual provisions and administer contract proposals. Negotiate commercial contracts with vendors.
• Focus on continuous improvement in vendor and client relations.
• Evaluate requests and requirements, identify risks, develop negotiation strategies, facilitate, and negotiate contracts with vendors, and issue purchase orders.

• Develop negotiation strategies, conduct negotiations, and manage master contracts.
• Negotiate Statement of Work (SOW), Amendments, Master Agreement Contracts and Supplier Paper.
• Negotiate regulatory and compliance related contractual agreements (BAAs, government services, etc.).
• 2 + years of IT software experience
• 2 + years of contract negotiations for services
• 2+ years of contract strategy management

• Ensure product or service descriptions are compliant (PHI, PII, BAA).
• Develop service level agreements for key customers and suppliers. Ensure compliance with customer SLA and that pricing is consistent with sourced pricing.
• Develop reporting and metrics.
• Partner with the business, Legal, Insurance, Audit and Procurement in terms of formulating a negotiation strategy for contractual agreement.
• Collaborate with Business Development, Procurement Consultants and Specialists related to a contracting and negotiation strategy.
• Develop negotiation strategies and assemble fact-based cases for use with suppliers

• Intermediate Microsoft Office Suite skills required - Intermediate Written Communications and Oral Communication skills required - Intermediate Effectiveness Measurement skills required
• Advanced Contracts Review skills required - Intermediate Problem-Solving

• Proficient in procurement systems and current industry standard PC applications and systems.
• Thrive in an interdependent, team environment.
• Should exhibit exemplary behaviors in Drive Execution, Communicate, Build Partnership and emphasis on Own It and Reach Out

• Bachelor's Degree preferred in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management or related field. A Juris Doctorate is helpful, therefore preferred.
• Four (4) years of contract negotiating experience required with two (2) years' experience negotiating business contractual terms, strategy planning and analysis and review of existing contractual agreements preferred.
• Two (2) years of experience with business contractual terms required; legal contractual terms preferred.
• Two (2) years negotiation strategy planning and analysis and review of existing contractual agreements preferred
• Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) certification preferred.
• Institute of Supply Management (I.S.M.) affiliation preferred.
• Contract Management Certification