Job Description
Essential Functions:
- Support AVP and VP by providing sourcing and contract support and lead contract negotiations for low to medium risk products and/or services
- Manage contract request queues in a timely manner and within SLA in Ariba
- Manage the process of contract terminations, expirations, extensions and renewals in a timely manner
- Review contracts to ensure compliance to sourcing and contracting policies and procedures, and to escalate concerns to legal and business partners
- Bring thought leadership to identify additional cost and operational efficiencies
- Work in collaboration with multiple departments and business partners to develop strategy, policy and/or resolution of issues
Qualifications:
- Commodity Expertise: Professional Services, General Consulting, IT Consulting
- Sourcing, workforce management, contract, vendor or relationship management experience is preferred
- Detail orientated with strong analytical skills and ability to synthesize complex data
- Excellent customer service, written and verbal communication skills with strong team work, leadership and interpersonal skills
- Proven ability to multitask, prioritize workload, and collaborate across multiple business units
- Strong relationship building and collaboration skills with the ability to engage and influence others in all levels of the organization
- Use of independent judgment and creativity applied to resolution of contract issues
- Demonstrated problem solving and negotiation skills
- Ability to work comfortably with incomplete information and deal with ambiguity in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to meet challenging deadlines
- Ability to adjust priorities and monitor workload to meet SLA’s
Education, Experience & Skills:
- An appropriate 4 year college degree
- Minimum of 2-5+ years of experience working in a medium to large professional enterprise or 1+ years of contract negotiations and pricing experience
- Financial Services experience is desirable
- Experience using ARIBA, or other Procure-to-Pay tool is strongly preferred
- Advanced MS Office skills including Excel, SharePoint, Word and Power Point
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