Health & Benefits Pharmacy Placement Manager

WTW • Milwaukee, WI

1d • $100,000 - $120,000

About The Position

As a Pharmacy Placement Manager, you will significantly contribute to a client’s benefits strategy through managing and/or leading the entire vendor/carrier bid, procurement, and negotiation process. While the focus area will be Pharmacy, you will have opportunities to learn the full spectrum of employer health and group benefit programs including medical, dental, life, and disability. You will interface with vendors and client teams, prepare client deliverables, and ensure quality standards are met.

Requirements

• Experience in managing and/or leading the entire vendor/carrier bid, procurement, and negotiation process.
• Understanding of industry trends, available products/solutions, and carrier/vendor differentiators.
• Ability to manage client expectations and relationships effectively.
• Experience in collaborating with client service teams and subject matter experts.
• Experience in providing quality reviews for placement work.
• Experience in awarding business to chosen carriers/vendors and managing declination communications.
• Ability to maintain/cultivate strong carrier/vendor relationships.

Nice To Haves

• Opportunities to learn the full spectrum of employer health and group benefit programs including medical, dental, life, and disability.

Responsibilities

• Materially contributes to clients’ benefits strategies by leading the entire carrier/vendor bid, procurement, and negotiation process for clients
• Understands and articulates broader impact of placement strategies and decisions for carrier/vendor marketings (Requests for Information or Requests for Proposal)
• Applies in-depth knowledge of industry trends, available products/solutions and carrier/vendor differentiators to inform and influence clients’ placement strategies
• Manages clients’ expectation and relationships positively and effectively
• Collaborates with Client Service teams and H&B Communities of Expertise (CoEs) to communicate and deliver placement results by preparing teams for meetings or directly co-presenting in meetings
• Provides quality reviews for placement work created by the Global Delivery Centers (GDCs) and/or junior Placement colleagues
• Awards business to chosen carrier/vendor and manages declination communications to those not selected
• Maintains/cultivates strong carrier/vendor relationships to enhance WTW’s market position and brand

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed