Contract & Pricing Assistant

  • Software Guidance & Assistance
  • Irvine, California
  • 10/01/2020
Full time

Job Description

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Contract & Pricing Assistant for a Contract assignment with one of our premier Pharmaceutical clients in Irvine, CA.

Responsibilities:
  • Carries out responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies, procedures, and state, federal and local laws.
  • Implements strategic pricing initiatives and perform analysis to identify exceptions for management review; reviews contract pricing and usage data to insure adherence to contract guidelines and compliance requirements.
  • Contract management including creation, review and analysis of contract prices.
  • Interacts with department Directors to communicate changes to both current and proposed new customer contracts.
  • Performs any and all needed duties in the preparation and analysis of customer contract Add-Change requests.
  • Reviews and analyzes customer contract proposals in preparation for management approval of contract and price changes to various customer accounts.
  • Reviews pricing requests as they relate to existing or proposed new customer contracts.
  • Review and proactively analyze system generated reports.
  • Provide feedback and follow up communications across organization on any issues or market challenges.
    • - Update downstream systems with contract information post-execution
    • - File contracts and other documents in SharePoint and contracting system as necessary
    • - Must be able to complete tasks with minimal guidance
    • Performs related duties as assigned.


Required Skills:
    • Business English usage, spelling, grammar and punctuation.
    • Business and personal computer hardware and software applications, including Microsoft Office, Salesforce, DocuSign, and Thoughtspot
    • Good understanding of costs and profit margins.
    • Data collection and analysis procedures and computational methods.
    • Customer contracts and pricing experience preferred.
    • Knowledge of Pharmaceutical business.
    • Principles of mathematics and statistical computations.
    • Current Company policies and practices, including safety rules and regulations.
    • Ability to read, write and understand documentation in English.
    • Establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with others.
    • Providing excellent customer service with both internal and external customers.
    • Managing and organizing multiple projects and assignments.
    • Excellent time management skills.
    • Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills.
    • Excellent multi-task abilities.
    • Excellent analytical skills.
    • High School diploma or equivalent, and minimum of two (2) or more years experience, preferably in pharmaceuticals or cosmetics industry; or an equivalent combination of education and experience


SGA is a Certified Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) celebrating over thirty years of service to our national client base for both permanent placement and consulting opportunities. For consulting positions, we offer a variety of benefit options including but not limited to health & dental insurance, paid vacation, timely payment via direct deposit. SGA accepts transfers of H1 sponsorship for most contracting roles. We are unable to sponsor for Right-to-Hire, Fulltime, or Government roles. All parties authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply for all roles. Only those authorized to work for government entities will be considered for government roles. Please inquire about our referral program if you would like to submit a candidate for any of our open or future job opportunities. SGA is an EEO employer. We encourage Veterans to apply. To view all of our available job postings and/or to learn more about SGA please visit us online at .

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