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Summary:
In this role, you will contribute to the goal of reducing overall supply chain costs by improving price accuracy. You will utilize purchase order transaction data to identify price discrepancies between POs, vendor acknowledgments and contract prices to recognize areas for cost savings. You will support the purchasing and item master services infrastructure consisting of buyers, transaction analysts, item master, and quality assurance colleagues that are focused on client purchases and item master pricing.
Responsibilities:
Interact with providers, contracted vendors and distributors as necessary to assist account management in the resolution of vendor pricing issues.
Send price management discrepancy summary emails weekly.
Pull customer requested price management reports and provide training and guidance regarding these reports as needed.
Serve as a liaison for all contract data issues regarding pricing, units of measure, manufacturers, catalog numbers, etc.
Assist account management with identifying and processing custom pricing, contract enrollment, tier management and distribution mark-ups.
Qualifications:
Relevant degree preferred.
2 or more years of relevant experience required.
Strong Excel and analytical skills required.
Experience in designing/altering queries using SQL.
Knowledge of purchasing data, contracts and pricing tiers preferred.
Understanding of medical suppliers and distributors and their relationships a plus.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Estimated Hiring Range:
At Vizient, we consider skills, experience, and organizational needs in our compensation approach. Geographic factors may adjust the range estimate and hires typically fall below the top range. Compensation decisions are tailored to individual circumstances. The current salary range for this role is $51,900.00 to $87,900.00.This position is also incentive eligible.
Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan! Please view our benefits here:
http://www.vizientinc.com/about-us/careers
Equal Opportunity Employer: Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender identity, ethnicity, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.
Skills Required
- Relevant degree preferred
- 2 or more years of relevant experience required
- Strong Excel and analytical skills required
- Experience in designing/altering queries using SQL
- Knowledge of purchasing data, contracts and pricing tiers preferred
- Understanding of medical suppliers and distributors and their relationships a plus
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Vizient Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Vizient and has not been reviewed or approved by Vizient.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off allowances are generous, with ample PTO and holidays available from day one. Separate paid volunteer days add additional protected time away.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexibility to work from anywhere for part of the year and hybrid options support work-life balance. Policies enabling remote periods complement the broader PTO structure.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits include a competitive 401(k) company match alongside HSA contributions on eligible plans. These elements strengthen long-term financial security within the total rewards package.
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What We Do
Vizient, Inc., the nation’s largest health care performance improvement company, serves more than 50% of the nation’s acute care providers, which includes 97% of the nation’s academic medical centers, and more than 20% of ambulatory care providers. Vizient provides expertise, analytics and advisory services, as well as a contract portfolio that represents more than $130 billion in annual purchasing volume. Vizient is based in Dallas and has offices in 20 metropolitan areas across the United States. We have 4,000 employees with a breadth of expertise, experience and compassion, who are eager to develop and implement solutions that advance health care for the greater good.
