Job SummaryResponsible for running audits and analysis on various types of contract & pricing requests to ensure profitability and maintaining price accuracy. Requests include review of all new Local Vendor Contracts (LVCs).
Job DescriptionMAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
- Perform audits and analysis to ensure profitability and price accuracy before new LVCs are loaded.
- Review pricing to determine items that are priced outside of the normal predetermined range to improve profitability.
- Manage contract process by communicating any contract changes to sales team. This includes daily, weekly, monthly, and ad hoc email communications.
- Perform regularly scheduled maintenance audits for various pricing & contract considerations to ensure a high level of pricing accuracy.
- Enter and maintain contracts into Medline's system. Add items, make appropriate changes, such as pricing and end dates.
- Work with sales teams and vendor contract department to ensure connection of local contracts and contract extensions are completed.
- Review and monitor contracts to ensure no gaps in customers expected price. Work on monthly expiring contracts and make necessary system adjustments.
- Advise Medline sales force on appropriate pricing procedures, troubleshoot pricing issues and recommend pricing solutions where needed. Streamline processes to improve efficiencies and address questions and concerns in a timely manner.
- Elevate issues to upper management as necessary. Generate and maintain SOP documentation.
- Collaborate and maintain relationships with all parties including Medline sales team, designated service managers and Group owners. Support Associate Analysts in resolving complex issues.
- Collaborate with sales and IS to develop, create and maintain reporting requirements and ensure that systems provide accurate and timely data.
MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTSEducation
Work Experience
- At least 2 years of contract or pricing experience.
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
- Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: using SUM function, setting borders, setting column width, inserting charts, using text wrap, sorting, setting headers and footers and/or print scaling).
- Time management skills such as prioritizing/organizing and tracking details and meeting deadlines of multiple projects with varying completion dates. Ability to work through details of a problem, overcoming obstacles, and reaching a positive and successful solution.
- Strong communication skills with various audiences.
- Strong presentation skills.
- Ability to collaborate with internal and external resources.
PREFERRED JOB REQUIREMENTSWork Experience
- Experience in SAP and/or Vistex.
- Process improvement/IT systems experience.
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
- Knowledge or understanding of some basic software programming language such as SQL is preferred.
Benefits - Medline is committed to offering competitive benefits and a variety of choices to best meet the needs of you and your family. For employees scheduled to work at least 30 hours per week, this includes health and well-being, financial fitness, career development, paid time off and more. Employees scheduled to work less than 30 hours per week can participate in the 401(k) plan, access the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Resource Groups (ERG) and Medline Service Corps. For a more comprehensive list of our benefits, please click here.Every day, we're focused on building a more diverse and inclusive company, one that recognizes, values and respects the differences we all bring to the workplace. From doing what's right to delivering business results, together, we're better. Explore our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion page here.Medline Industries, LP is an equal opportunity employer. Medline evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.