System Manager Purchased Services Administrator
Chicago, ILJob$57.37–85.33/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The System Manager, Purchased Services Administrator manages the full contract project lifecycle, from identifying and negotiating opportunities through compliance and savings realization. The role engages stakeholders across the organization, develops contract strategies, analyzes requirements and rates, and monitors initiatives against savings targets. CommonSpirit Health prefers healthcare experience; required qualifications include a related bachelor’s degree, an advanced degree option, and at least five years of contract management experience.
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Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our System Manager, Purchased Services Administrator, you will be responsible for the complete contract project management cycle. You will identify, develop, negotiate, and manage contract compliance throughout the contract life cycle.
Every day, you will be responsible for communication with all levels of the organization and for all project deliverables, including meeting savings targets. This involves proactive engagement with stakeholders, meticulous attention to contractual details, and strategic negotiation to optimize value and ensure adherence to established agreements.
To be successful in your role, you will strategically manage the entire lifecycle of purchased services contracts, ensuring optimal value, compliance, and savings realization across the organization. You will demonstrate exceptional leadership in contract negotiation, cross-functional communication, and project management, driving all deliverables to meet critical savings targets and enhance operational efficiency.
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Respond to market opportunities and monitor significant market changes to mitigate risk for CommonSpirit Health
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Analyze the significance and value of potential contracts. Report and monitor savings initiatives. Achieve savings targets established to achieve both individual and team savings goals,
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Create and Articulate Initiative Strategy. Develop strategy for contract relationships, including specific products and services.
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Effectively Communicate with both internal and external stakeholders
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Analyze significant and unique contract requirements, special provisions, terms and conditions to ensure compliance with appropriate laws, regulations, and CommonSpirit Health policies and business procedures.
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Develop and analyze rates for proposals or counterproposals, using provided tools.
Job Requirements
Required
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Bachelors Other in related discipline, upon hire
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Juris Doctorate Law Degree (JD), Masters in Business Administration (MBA) or Masters of Healthcare Administration (MHA).
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Minimum 5 years of contract management experience
Preferred
- Healthcare experience
Where You'll Work
Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation’s largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit Health delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites and 137 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings. CommonSpirit has more than 157,000 employees, 45,000 nurses and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice providers across 24 states and contributes more than $4.2 billion annually in charity care, community benefits and unreimbursed government programs. Together with our patients, physicians, partners, and communities, we are creating a more just, equitable, and innovative healthcare delivery system.
Pay Range
$57.37 - $85.33 /hour
We are an equal opportunity employer.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,171 open Contract Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 13, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$57.37–85.33/hr
- US median$31–36/hr40 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $71.35/hr, is 104% above the US median midpoint ($35/hr) — in the top quarter of Contract Management hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 25 open Contract Management jobs in Illinois and 1,171 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Contract Management postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years at the median (1,031 postings).
- Education
- 432 of the 1,171 open Contract Management jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 13, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.
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