Senior Manager, Contracting Specialist

4 weeks ago


Oakland, California, United States Hispanic Technology Executive Council Full time
About the Role

The Senior Manager, Contracting role is a key position within the Global Business Services (GBS) department at Blue Shield of California. This role will report to the Director, Contracting and will be responsible for managing, prioritizing, and executing enterprise contracting initiatives and processes.

Key Responsibilities
  • Execute and deliver value through strategic, operational, and transactional contracting initiatives in partnership with the business and key stakeholders.
  • Act as a trusted advisor and provide leadership through sourcing strategy advice and consultation to achieve business strategy and objectives.
  • Provide guidance to Business Units and seek alignment to influence spend and cost savings through supplier rationalization and driving economies of scale.
  • Assist Business Units in maintaining compliance with all BSC policies regarding contracting and purchasing.
  • Lead, structure, and guide business partners on complex contracts.
  • Supervise a team consisting of professionals.
  • Manage, lead, and provide oversight over every phase of contract development from integrating relevant legal and compliance terms to negotiating the terms with BSC and BSC Promise suppliers and finalizing the agreement documents.
  • Collaborate with a legal team or work independently to evaluate bids and draft documents.
  • Assist clients to terminate and where necessary transition contracts on favorable terms for BSC and BSC Promise.
  • Manage, lead, and provide oversight of the Contracting team, Contracting back-office operations for BSC and BSC Promise.
  • Provide strong leadership and be proficient in contracting best practices, operations, and management, and have a strong ability to navigate tools and technology.
  • Develop strategy for and execute on the day-to-day contracting support efforts.
Requirements
  • Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
  • Requires at least 10 years of prior relevant experience, including 5 years of management experience.
  • Requires practical knowledge in leading and managing the execution of processes, projects, and tactics within Sourcing/Supplier Relationship Management area.
  • Requires advanced knowledge and skills including technical or Sourcing/Supplier Relationship Management expertise, business acumen, financial analysis skills, risk management, delegation skills, critical thinking, and decision-making skills.
  • 7+ years of legal or paralegal experience preferred, preferably working directly with commercial contracts.
  • Experience working in the Healthcare or related services industry, including and not limited to Financial/Banking industry.
Pay Range

The pay range for this role is $136,400.00 to $204,600.00 for California.

Please note that this range represents the pay range for this and many other positions at Blue Shield that fall into this pay grade. Blue Shield salaries are based on a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, location (California, Bay area, or outside California), and current employee salaries for similar roles.



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