Contract Management Lead, Procurement Operations

Location

Secunderabad | India

Job description

The Team: This global function is within the Procurement Operations team under the Global Business Services domain, with expectations to closely coordinate with relevant teams in Category Management Sourcing Support.

The Impact: The Contract Management Lead will primarily manage and support contracting activities across all geographical regions.

What's in it for you:

• Be part of a pioneering procurement operations team in Manila
• Work in a global function for a growing organization that powers the markets of the future.

Responsibilities:

• End-to-end contract management including contract authoring, red-lining, negotiations and approvals
• Drive contractual standards and serve as a single point of contact to the business and intermediary with the vendor on client engagement on contract terms
• Ensure success against all contractual commitments at a category level (strategic and tactical).
• Liaise with the Category Management, Internal legal dept. and Vendors to get the contracts published once the Supplier is identified for award of business
• Resolve any existing contract conflicts
• Serve as a liaison between internal and external parties during contract development and negotiation stages
• Provide SME/ in-depth knowledge of a contracting strategy within a large corporation and be able to drive and identify additional opportunities with client
• Ensure SLAs around the contracting process like Turnaround time for contract, contract accuracy, etc
• Maintain contract templates and manage the contract approval flow of executed sourcing activities.
• Review contracts to ensure SOW clause comparisons, contract prioritization, and playbook are followed
• Submit Contract Request Workspaces (CRW s) to initiate contract authoring process

What we're Looking For:

• Total Experience of 8 years, with at least 5 years experience in Contracting
• Amenable to work to manage operations in the US hours (night shift).
• Possesses basic exposure to Procurement or has a background in end-to-end Procurement processes
• Basic understanding of indirect spend categories like MRO, IT Telecom, Facilities, Purchased Services their Buying Patterns
• Experience authoring, writing and redlining contracts directly with Vendors or other 3rd parties
• Knowledge in ARIBA Contract Management tool is an advantage

Basic Qualifications:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Degree in Juris Doctor or Law is required
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office applications like Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Advanced proficiency in contracts drafting and legal review
• Strong customer centric focus and able to interact with VP level stakeholders and legal teams
• Proficiency in analytical presentation Skills
• Advanced proficiency in contract negotiation skills
• Proactive persuasive relationship with client stakeholders
• Basic exposure to document management and contracting applications
• Amenable to work in US Hours schedule.

Benefits:

• Health Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.

• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.

• Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.

• Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.

• Family Friendly Perks: It s not just about you. SP Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.

• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards small perks can make a big difference

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