Contract Admin Senior Contract Specialist

Company: MCKESSON
Location: Irving
Posted on: June 1, 2025

Job Description:

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve - we care.

What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow's health today, we want to hear from you.

Contract Admin Senior Contract Specialist (P3) Job Description

McKesson is in the business of better health and we touch the lives of patients in virtually every aspect of healthcare. It starts with the chain of events you initiate when you work with McKesson Pharmaceutical - a chain that extends across the country and results in millions of people getting more from their healthcare.

As the leader in pharmaceutical distribution and supply chain management, McKesson Pharmaceutical delivers vital branded and generic pharmaceuticals, as well as over-the-counter products, to more than 40,000 customers in three primary segments: retail chains, independent retail pharmacies and institutional providers such as hospitals, health systems, integrated delivery networks and long-term care providers.

We base our distribution excellence on electronic order processing, asset management tools, a commitment to Six Sigma methodology, order accuracy and supply chain safety. We work with our customers on solutions - including supply management technology, world-class marketing programs, managed care and repackaging products and services - that help them meet their business and quality goals. Our entire team works to ensure patients receive their medications efficiently and begin the process of healing.

As the nation's largest pharmaceutical distributor, US Pharmaceutical is committed to driving total pharmacy health for customers and ensuring that customers receive the right drug at the right time, every time. This commitment is underpinned by McKesson's focus on providing customers with the industry's highest product availability, intelligent ordering capabilities and unmatched service accuracy.

Join our team of leaders to begin a rewarding career.

Current Need: The Senior Contract Specialist role helps Contract Administration bring deep technical expertise to a senior level, to help better inform and drive strategic decision making across our teams. The ideal candidate helps us operationalize customer requirements and anticipates system constraints or limitations and engage our SAP partners to help drive change. This role requires the ability to engage with various senior level stakeholders and must be comfortable thinking outside the box.

This role will actively engage with internal teams on process improvements to drive efficiencies and improved accuracy for the Pharma business.

Position Description

• Cross-Department Collaboration: Engage with various departments to resolve complex discrepancies and system issues, supporting the IC Team and Contract Admin, including MMS requests.
• IT and Process Improvement: Prioritize and test IT remedy tickets, while evaluating and enhancing processes to improve accuracy, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
• Strategic Leadership and Project Management: Lead and oversee multiple initiatives, from internal reengineering to cross-functional financial projects, ensuring operational excellence and financial success.
• Root Cause Analysis: Proactively identify and address root causes of problems, implementing process changes to eliminate errors and reduce costs.
• Data Management and Reporting: Extract and analyze data from McKesson systems for insightful reporting, aiding departmental decision-making.
• Stakeholder Relationship Management: Maintain strong relationships with GenPact, internal stakeholders, IT, and manufacturers, focusing on contract administration matters.
• Thought Leadership and Expertise: Serve as a subject matter expert and thought leader, developing new theories and methods for complex business challenges and presenting proposals to senior management.
• Impact Anticipation and Coordination: Anticipate system change impacts and coordinate with affected parties, ensuring seamless transitions and minimal disruption.
• Coaching and Development: Coach and guide team members, providing training to enhance their processing skills without formal management responsibilities.
• Enterprise Coordination: Facilitate project coordination across organizational lines with an enterprise-wide perspective to support strategic goals.
  
  Minimum Requirements
  
  3+ years contract administration experience --- SAP/Vistex experience
  
  Critical Skills
  
  Strong communication skills --- Excel (Intermediate/Advanced) --- Demonstrated ability to drive results and team performance metrics --- Experience in a high-volume customer-oriented organization --- Strong issue resolution and problem-solving experience --- Advanced understanding of SAP/Vistex
  
  Additional Knowledge & Skills
  
  Strong prioritization and organizational skills --- Relationship building and developing a foundation of trust with internal and external customers --- Independent thinker with strong decision-making skills --- SAP/Vistex experience is required --- Strategic and critical thinking skills
  
  Education
  
  4-year degree in business or related field or equivalent work experience
  
  Physical Requirements
  
  General Office Demands
  
  For Internal Use Only: Career Level P3 McKesson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status. Qualified applicants will not be disqualified from consideration for employment based upon criminal history. McKesson is committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including job seekers with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us by sending an email to Disability_Accommodation@McKesson.com. Resumes or CVs submitted to this email box will not be accepted. Continue to grow your career with McKesson!
  
  We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, please click here.
  
  Our Base Pay Range for this position
  
  $78,000 - $130,000
  
  McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer
  
  McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees and is committed to a diverse and inclusive environment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age or genetic information. For additional information on McKesson's full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page.
  
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