Contract Specialist

At Zimmer Biomet, we believe in pushing the boundaries of innovation and driving our mission forward. As a global medical technology leader for nearly 100 years, a patient’s mobility is enhanced by a Zimmer Biomet product or technology every 8 seconds.

As a Zimmer Biomet team member, you will share in our commitment to providing mobility and renewed life to people around the world. To support our talent team, we focus on development opportunities, robust employee resource groups (ERGs), a flexible working environment, location specific competitive total rewards, wellness incentives and a culture of recognition and performance awards. We are committed to creating an environment where every team member feels included, respected, empowered and recognised.

What You Can Expect

Responsible for administering and analyzing contracts with regional buying groups, integrated health systems, ambulatory surgery centers and individual facilities while assisting with national group purchasing organizations. Thoroughly understands and applies good contract management principles. Administers contract maintenance process to ensure sales transactions are accurate and recorded timely. Strong analytical skills are required for position.

How You’ll Create Impact

• Responsible for reviewing and approving pricing requests by applying appropriate business judgment in compliance with Zimmer Biomet Policies.

• Manage contracts from the RFP stage to contract initiation, contract maintenance, and sales reporting

• Prepare, Review and approve final commitment documents and follow through with the field offices, Corporate Sales Directors, and national group headquarters to ensure commitment levels are accurate, approved by the appropriate people, and assigned to the proper pricing level.

• Write customer quotes

• Prepare sales history, ASP, and impact analysis for assigned national group purchasing organizations, regional buying groups, integrated health systems, and individual contracts.

• Provide training within the assigned distributor’s office which will enable the field organization to optimize price & sales potential.

• Maintain product line technical expertise.

• Ability to interact with Customers, Distributors, internal management, and sales reps

This is not an exhaustive list of duties or functions and may not necessarily comprise all of the “essential functions” for purposes of the ADA.

What Makes You Stand Out

• Demonstrate excellence with oral and written communication skills.

• Demonstrate analytical skills

• Demonstrate ability to learn new software applications and job skills

• Demonstrate knowledge of sales reporting and analysis software

• Highly motivated, self-starter willing to meet strict deadlines and time constraints.

• Understands the overall business environment of the orthopedic industry

• Influence the direction of the field offices and customers in regards to contract management

• Ability to recognize issues, and improve current and existing processes

• Advanced Microsoft Office Suite required with an attention to detail and ability to work with large amounts of data

Your Background

• Bachelor Degree in business or related field required with 3-5 years of business related experience or a combination of education and experience.

• Alternatively, a business minded individual with a Bachelor Degree in science.

Physical Requirements

Travel Expectations

• Up to 10%

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disability