Commercial Contracts Manager- Health Systems (Cambridge, MA or Nashville, TN)
Job Details
- Description
Effective Tuesday, January 4, 2022, all U.S.-based employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID as a condition of employment at Philips*.? Employees may request a reasonable accommodation.? *Montana employees are currently excluded from this requirement at this time.
If you are a Colorado resident and this role is a field-based or remote role, you may be eligible to receive additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role, which we will provide upon request.? You may contact 888-367-7223, option 5, for assistance.
US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa.
Candidates need to live within the territory or within commuting distance to Cambridge, MA or Nashville, TN.. This position will support a hybrid work environment – with a blend of onsite-office and work-from-home days.
Philips is a global leader in health technology, committed to improving billions of lives worldwide and striving to make the world healthier and more sustainable through innovation. Driven by the vision of a better tomorrow.
But it’s not just what we do, it’s who we are. We are 80,000, wonderfully unique individuals, with two things in common: An unwavering sense of purpose and a relentless determination to deliver on our customers’ needs. It’s what inspires us to create meaningful solutions – the kind that make a real difference – when it matters most.
The world and our customers’ needs are changing faster than ever before and while we are proud of what we do already, we know we can do more. That’s why we need you, to help us tackle increasingly complex challenges posed by ever evolving health and well-being needs.
In this role, you have the opportunity to make life better
Looking at the challenges the world is facing today, Philips’ purpose has never been more relevant. So, whatever your role, if you share our passion for helping others, you’ll be working towards creating a better and fairer future for all.
As an individual contributor, you will provide legal and business expertise in the evaluation, development, and negotiation of commercial transactions, contracts, proposals, and quotes while ensuring compliance with current policies and procedures and minimizing contractual risk.
You will report to the Senior Manager of Contract Management – Sales and Service, you will work with a team of other Contracts Managers and interface with Legal, Risk, Finance, Sales, the Global Business Services team as well as other internal Philips customers and negotiate directly with external customers.
You are responsible for
Working with field personnel and internal departments to evaluate and negotiate contracts for sales/service (i.e. capital, consumables, SaaS, consulting, etc.) as well as other related documents
Creating contract solutions that minimize risk and provide value to Philips and customers
Providing support to Customer Fulfillment Center and Proposal Center for RFPs, RFIs, and RFQs
Implementing and recommending improvements of policies and processes that will ensure that proposals, contractual documents and purchase orders are aligned with company's business controls, policies and procedures.
Maintaining contract files
Advising management of contractual rights, obligations, and providing interpretation of terms and conditions identifying risks.
Providing training to Sales Team, Customer Fulfillment Center, and proposal developers to ensure consistent application of corporate policies and procedures
Direct support of sales and business, particularly at month end
Maintaining contract activity in workflow tool (SFDC)
Behavioral: Daily demonstration of the highest level of Philips Leadership competencies and 4 behaviors
Other related duties as assigned.
o succeed in this role, you’ll need a customer-first attitude and the following
5+ Years of experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts.
Bachelor’s degree required
Paralegal, Certified Contract Management (CCM) [or other contract management certification], or J.D. desired.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal and the ability to prioritize assignments.
Ability to communicate clearly with employees at various levels within the organization, as well as customers.
Highly organized and comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-energy environment that is deadline driven; be detail oriented and have the ability to multi-task and manage the day to day transactional work with projects, set priorities, and ensure completion of tasks.
Proficient in MS Office; with the ability to learn and adapt to other programs such as Saleforce.com (SFDC), Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) tools and Lean methodology.
Project management; as well as, solid analytical and negotiation skills, required.
Strong interpersonal skills, an energetic, proactive, flexible individual who can work independently and as a team player.
In return, we offer you
The ability to collaborate with, learn and grow from colleagues in a highly complex, global organization where you can use your strengths to help drive strategic business initiatives for Philips. Additionally, we provide you a dynamic working environment in an innovative business, paired with a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and a supportive atmosphere where you can sharpen your talents with new challenges and career opportunities.
How we work at Philips
Our newly adopted hybrid work concept fuses flexibility with collaboration to deliver great outcomes for our people and our customers. We are embracing an approach wherein we spend more time together than apart – which for full-time employees translates to an average of at least 3 days working from the office and up to 2 days from home – for our hybrid roles.?
Hybrid work flexibility means people can meet the changing demands of work and home in the most balanced, productive, and healthy way.
Why should you join Philips?
Working at Philips is more than a job. It’s a calling to create a healthier society through meaningful work, focused on innovative, customer-first health technology solutions. Help us improve the health and well-being of billions of people, every year. Ultimately creating a career that no one could have planned for. Even you.
Visit our careers website to explore what it’s like working at Philips, read stories from our employee blog, find information about our recruitment process and answers to some frequently asked questions.
- Job ID
- 235
- Job Title
- Commercial Contracts Manager- Health Systems (Cambridge, MA or Nashville, TN)
- Start Date
- 09/01/2022
- Application Deadline
- August 13, 2022
- Salary Range
- no minimum salary specified - no maximum salary specified
- Job Location
- Cambridge, MA
- Website
- philips.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/jobs-and-careers/job/Cambridge/Commercial-Contracts-Manager--Health-Sy
Contact Information
- Name
- Callahan, Michael
- Phone Number
- (617) 245-5578
- michael.callahan@philips.com
- Best Method of Contact