Contract Manager (80-100%) _ Fixed-term contract 3 months minimum

• 27 July 2026 • 80 - 100% • Temporary • Possible • Rte de Cery 4, 1008 Prilly • Log in to see the jobup.ch salary estimate The Fédération des Hôpitaux Vaudois informatique (FHVi) is the preferred IT partner for more than 12 regional hospitals and health establishments in the canton of Vaud. The FHVi accompanies them in the many challenges of digital transformation in the health sector and has as its main missions to plan, design, implement, and operate the IS of its members. This involves more than 100 employees serving 10,000 users, for a fleet of more than 7,000 workstations distributed across a hundred geographical sites and across three cantons (VD, VS, FR). Contract Manager (80-100%) _ Fixed-term contract 3 months minimum The FHVi is a key player in business, organizational, and digital support for health establishments - hospitals, hospital pharmacies, care networks, nursing homes, and rescue and emergency centers - in French-speaking Switzerland. The recognized public utility, non-profit association is located in Prilly at the Cery hospital site. It is committed to supporting health establishments through its expertise in information technology and health management. Its role is to improve efficiency, coordination, and digital infrastructure through solutions adapted to a diverse clientele, both in terms of the size of the structures and the professions concerned. By relying on a shared information system and high-quality digital services, it aims to guarantee a safe and high-performance hospital organization, centered on the needs of the patient base. Faced with the increasing digitalization of the health system, the FHVi has recently begun its own transformation to respond effectively to the challenges of this field, which is simultaneously complex, dynamic, and exciting. This transformation involves, among other things, a profound overhaul of the financing model. This includes a significant improvement in budget management as well as the implementation of more robust and transparent financial practices. In this context, the organization is looking for a Contract Manager (80-100%) fixed-term contract of 3 months minimum. Desired start date: As soon as possible (ideally immediately). Reporting to the administrative and financial director, at the crossroads of the legal, financial, and operational fields, you will optimize the IT department's purchasing program and will be the guarantor of contract reliability and help the different departments reach their objectives. Main responsibilities: Purchasing process: • Defines and guarantees the rigorous application of a coherent purchasing process, both for standard purchases and those subject to public procurement regulations (call for tenders and public call for tenders), in compliance with current thresholds, procedures, and the Signature Regulations. • Designs and implements, in collaboration with operational teams, consultations (RFI, RFP, RFQ). • Ensures the sourcing and identification of relevant providers and prepares, coordinates, and conducts the consultation and candidate presentation phases. • Develops multi-criteria analysis grids and evaluates offers on technical, functional, and commercial levels. • Conducts negotiations, whether through direct negotiation or within the formalized framework of consultations, in close coordination with technical experts (IT department, business departments) and legal experts. • Actively contributes to the supplier selection process and the contractual formalization of agreements. Steering, performance and spend management: • Monitoring and managing relations with strategic suppliers, analysis of reports, review of contracts and expenses, organization and steering of monitoring committees. • Definition and implementation of a strategy to optimize contract performance throughout their life cycle. • Expenditure analysis: collection, consolidation, and analysis of purchasing data by supplier and by category; preparation of summaries and recommendations. • Monitoring purchasing performance: production and monitoring of key indicators (KPI), regular reporting, and presentation of results to management. • Management of key contracts: active monitoring of deadlines, contractual commitments, and associated risks; alerts and recommendations to management. • Participation in or steering of supplier and market risk analyses, integrated into decision-making processes. • Strategic intelligence: continuous monitoring of market developments, technological innovations, and regulatory changes impacting purchasing. • Conducting comparative analyses to identify best practices and optimization opportunities. Profile sought Possessing an open, benevolent, and solution-oriented personality, you have solid experience in a service company, ideally in an IT environment, and demonstrate a strong interest in technological and contractual issues. Your excellent mastery of financial levers, combined with a natural ease with numbers, allows you to effectively manage contractual performance throughout the life cycle of the contracts. You know how to interpret complex data, identify risks, and recommend relevant corrective actions. An outstanding communicator, you interact fluidly within cross-functional teams, while ensuring a constant link with internal and external stakeholders. You are comfortable in negotiation, the animation of monitoring committees, and coordination with legal, purchasing, finance, or operational services. A part-time position may be considered between 80 and 100%. Why join us? An association in full growth, oriented towards innovation and service quality