Procurement Contracts – Lead Director

Procurement Contracts – Lead Director

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience working in a contracts support environment.
• 6+ years of experience drafting complex contractual documents, memorandum, and other relevant correspondence.
• A legal degree or degree in contract administration, public administration, business management or a closely related field is required.

Responsibilities

• Establish and develop contract negotiation playbooks, clause libraries, policies and processes to independently support and advance specific categories.
• Provide dedicated training and education to members of the Procurement Contracts organization to better support and augment contract category specific needs.
• Serve as the primary point for your assigned categories for business leaders in the procurement planning and contracts process.
• Review and comment on all RFI, RFP, RFQ and contracts created by Enterprise Procurement on behalf of CVS Health.
• Initiate processes to communicate effectively and succinctly with a diverse range of constituents, both verbally and on paper, and with all levels of a large organization.
• Develop a continuous performance improvement culture.
• Implement contract modifications to accommodate regulatory, legislative, industry or legal changes.
• Work with various areas of the company Legal, Sourcing (both IT and Non-IT), Information Technology Security Team, Risk Management Dept., Privacy Legal Team, Vendor Assessment Team, Compliance Dept., Internal Audit Dept., Tax Dept., various Finance areas i.e. IT Finance, FP&A, External Reporting to discuss new developments warranting inclusion in contract templates.
• Regularly anticipate the needs of internal stakeholders of assigned categories throughout the organization to proactively support key initiatives to execute against tight deadlines and targets in a fast-paced environment focused on innovation.
• Potentially manage a diverse group of individuals, in multiple locations, to ensure that all projects are completed accurately, completely and within timelines.
• Regularly lead presentations, webinars and roundtable discussions to engage and educate business departments enterprise-wide to promote compliance with Corporate Purchasing and Contracts Policies.
• Lead activities which ensure suppliers meet defined requirements, goals and targets.
• Demonstrate established proficiency utilizing all evolving technological tools (e.g., Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SAP/Ariba Procure to Pay Suite of Applications i.e. eSourcing, Ariba Contract Management and Ariba Buyer, Microsoft Teams, etc.) to streamline daily tasks and communications.
• Support the Contract Administration function, including aspects of Contract Administration Document Management, Process Workflows, and Reporting & Compliance requirements.
• Update and maintain contract templates and other required documents as necessary.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven ability to effectively manage efficient teams and/or large-scale, highly visible arrangements simultaneously
• Experience within the PBM, Retail and/or Healthcare Industries is preferred.
• Experience in negotiating non-merchandise/indirect commodity purchases of goods and/or services deals/contracts is preferred.
• Experience with Ariba Contract Management or a similar contracts management system tool / platform is strongly preferred.
• Ability to balance project management, conflict resolution and potentially people management.
• Ability to manage multiple cross-functional efforts simultaneously and effectively prioritize in order to maximize business impact in a fast-paced environment.