Sr Manager Contracts Legal

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2000 16th Street,Denver,Colorado,80202,United States of America

At DaVita, we find that our best leaders are those who create an inspiring

vision for the future and empowers their team to achieve success. They enjoy

tackling difficult problems and believe that the best way to solve them is

through collaborative, team efforts. They take ownership of results and

instill accountability in those they lead. They are driven, strong

communicators, relationship builders, and find real fulfillment in challenging

Sound like you? Then you might be a great fit for a Senior Contract Manager

role with DaVita.

Those who excel in this role are expert negotiators, high performers,

results driven, and possess a desire to create and implement best practices

and process. The ideal candidate would thrive in a deadline-driven and

fast-paced environment while working collaboratively within a team. Successful

teammates in this role possess a high-level of multi-tasking and project

management abilities, are detail-oriented, have exceptional organizational

and time management skills, have a \can do\ attitude, are flexible and

adaptable to change, are independent thinkers, and most of all, a strong

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities (include but are not limited to):

Contract Management, Drafting & Negotiation

Review, redline and negotiate a high volume and a broad range of mid-level

and complex vendor contracts, including master services agreements,

procurement agreements, statements of work, consulting agreements,

non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements, SAAS, software licensing or

other IT-related agreements, and other various goods and services agreements

Project management of strategic procurement initiatives; liaise with

leadership to provide contract-related updates

Thoughtfully lead and collaborate throughout the contracting and legal review

processes by clearly and effectively communicating issues, escalating issues

to legal, business and functional stakeholders as required, coordinating

and documenting necessary approvals, and timely driving contracts to execution

Develop and effectively articulate creative solutions and mitigation

strategies for key negotiation points to achieve timely and beneficial results

Independently manage all contracts from inception to completion

Process Improvement

Manage the development and maintenance of contracting playbooks, including

best practices, unique business issues and clause libraries

Partner with commercial legal team to enhance clause library to help

standardize terms and improve contracting efficiency

Collaborate with teammates and cross-functional stakeholders to develop and

maintain standardized contract approval processes

Maintain and update team SOPs as well as business-facing job aids

Continuously identify, manage and implement process efficiencies and

automations and work with IT to identify and pilot tools to enhance

contracting processes

Project management and implementation of new CLM tool

Analytics

Use existing reports to update leadership on contract-related metrics and work

with IT to develop reports on key performance indicators

Utilize data to identify contracting trends and forecast team needs

Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify comprehensive contract

pipeline

Leadership

Train, mentor and coach internal teams on contract processes and best

practices

Potential for oversight of a Contract Manager in future.

Facilitate alignment through effective communication with internal

stakeholders and vendors to promptly negotiate contracts and resolve issues

Lead special projects and assignments, as required

Qualifications

Bachelor\'s degree

7 years of experience in contract management supporting a wide range of

transactional matters, preferably in procurement/supply chain

Experience managing processes, identifying and implementing process

improvements and project management

CLM experi nce required

Experience negotiating contracts for the procurement of indirect services and

direct/indirect products a plus

Experience in healthcare or a highly regulated industry a plus

Excellent computer skills and proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint,

Outlook and Salesforce

Traits of success in this position include:

Commitment to DaVita\'s values of Service Excellence, Integrity, Team,

Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Fulfillment and Fun with ability

to demonstrate those positively and proactively to co-workers, management

and/or vendors in every day performance and interactions

Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills

Demonstrated time management skills and ability to handle multiple priorities

with shifting time frames, and meet tight deadlines; self-starter with

high degree of initiative, urgency, and follow-through

Demonstrated attention to detail and organizational skills

Demonstrated ability to work independently within scope of responsibilities

and with minimal supervision and to foster a positive work environment

Here is what you can expect when you join our Village:

A \community first, company second\ culture based on Core Values that

really matter

Clinical outcomes consistently ranked above the national average

Award-winning education and training across multiple career paths to help you

reach your potential

Performance-based rewards based on stellar individual and team contributions

Company info

DaVita Inc
Website : https://www.davita.com/