Sr Mgr, Contracts

Vantive is a vital organ therapy company on a mission to extend lives and expand possibilities for patients and care teams everywhere. For 70 years, our team has driven meaningful innovations in kidney care. As we build on our legacy, we are deepening our commitment to elevating the dialysis experience through digital solutions and advanced services, while looking beyond kidney care and investing in transforming vital organ therapies. Greater flexibility and efficiency in therapy administration for care teams, and longer, fuller lives for patients— that is what Vantive aspires to deliver.

We believe Vantive will not only build our leadership in the kidney care space, it will also offer meaningful work to those who join us. At Vantive, you will become part of a community of people who are focused, courageous and don’t settle for the mediocre. Each of us is driven to help improve patients’ lives worldwide. Join us in advancing our mission to extend lives and expand possibilities.

Your role at Vantive

The Senior Manager, Procurement Contracts provides legal support to the Global Procurement organization. This role is responsible for leading legal support for indirect procurement matters including reviewing, redlining, and negotiating various agreements with vendors, including supplier services and product agreements, logistics agreements, software and SaaS agreements, professional services agreements, consulting services agreements, software licenses, and NDAs, and providing operational leadership for the department.

What'll be doing

Operational Function and Leadership:

• Lead support for all indirect legal procurement matters including managing contractors and outside counsel (as applicable) to ensure consistency and alignment with legal priorities and regular interactions with outside counsel.

• Work with Global Indirect Procurement on legal issues, reviewing and negotiating agreements based on both Vantive standard template agreements as well as third-party agreements

• Act as the central point of contact between Legal and Procurement for all indirect legal procurement contract matters.

• Manage all contract negotiation and review, including as conducted by contractors and/or outside counsel, with limited internal attorney supervision.

• Analyze contract risks and recommend course of action on legal matters to business stakeholders.

• Assimilate input from various Legal department stakeholders on draft agreements.

• Serve as an operational bridge for Indirect Legal and Procurement and collaborate with Legal, Procurement, Compliance, Quality, Finance and/or other internal functions to align contracting templates and fallback positions with business priorities, operational efficiencies and cost savings.

Process Development & Improvement:

• Develop and manage the Indirect Legal Procurement workflow for intake, triage, and prioritization of matters to ensure efficient legal review, resource allocation and contract turn-around. 

• Collaborate with Procurement leadership to develop policies and procedures relating to intake and workflow process for legal review of indirect procurement matters, identifying gaps and inefficiencies in current workflows, and implementing process improvements.

• Develop and implement improvement process for contract templates, fallback language and other tools/processes to facilitate increased business independence on routine legal matters.

• Develop and provide training to the business on various legal matters related to procurement contracting (e.g. utilizing templates, NDA process, etc.) to achieve efficiencies and operational cost savings.

• Develop a Vantive Indirect Legal playbook to document Vantive legal positions and fallback preferences and ensure consistent application of legal risk positions in line with Vantive policy and through cross-functional collaboration with Vantive Legal and operational/business subject matter experts.

• Lead Indirect Legal Procurement process documentation and team training/knowledge-sharing to ensure consistency.

Cross-Functional Representation

• Represent the Indirect Legal Procurement team in cross-functional initiatives involving Indirect Procurement, Compliance, Finance and/or other business stakeholders.

• Supports Global Procurement in the development of legal strategies and works closely with the Procurement Center of Excellence.

• Represent Indirect Legal Procurement at quarterly and annual Procurement meetings.

• Provide clear, proactive communication to Legal leadership on high-impact operational or policy-level issues impacting Indirect Legal Procurement.

What'll bring

• Bachelor’s degree and/or paralegal certification preferred, or equivalent legal experience.

• Minimum of 10 years paralegal or equivalent legal experience.

• Prior in-house experience preferred.

• Experience in contract management, preferably in a procurement environment.

• Highly organized with strong knowledge of contract law and procurement processes.

• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and build scalable processes.

• Experience in leading and managing a contract management team

• Excellent negotiation and communication skills.

• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.

• Demonstrated ability to resolve issues and solve problems.

• Ability to drive projects to conclusion with minimal supervision.

• Ability to pro-actively identify and take action on legal issues.

• Proficiency in contract management software and Microsoft Office Suite.

• Knowledge of US and foreign legal systems and environment.

We understand compensation is a principal factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Vantive, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $136,000 - $204,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. For questions about this, our pay philosophy, and available benefits, please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview.

US Benefits at Vantive

This is where your well-being matters. Vantive offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. Our health and well-being benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance. Financial and retirement benefits include the Aon Pooled Employer Plan (“Aon PEP”), Vantive’s 401(k) retirement savings plan, to help you prepare for your future.  The Aon PEP is designed to help improve retirement outcomes by providing retirement resources more efficiently.  The plan offers a robust set of investment options, financial education, and a suite of resources to support your retirement goals.

We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave. Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits. Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees. For additional information regarding Vantive’s US Benefits, please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site: Benefits | Vantive

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