Contract Manager
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Collaborate with brilliant minds who challenge, inspire, and elevate each other to new heights. Ensures consistency, timeliness, quality, and accuracy of deliverables, and ensures stakeholders are aware of Service Level Agreement (SLA) and/or defined milestones and deliverables terms. Communicates delays to stakeholders, and independently proposes and executes contingency measures. Leverages data to anticipate and mitigate risk and negative business impacts by ensuring compliance with agreed-upon terms, communicating delay potential to stakeholders, and supporting the execution of contingency plans cross-functionally and/or cross-regionally as needed.
Manages contract and price negotiation activities on different pricing models for multiple purchasing categories cross-functionally and ensures both price and capacity needs are met, reflecting cross-functional engagements with suppliers. Identifies cost reduction opportunities and works closely with suppliers to drive cost competitiveness. Leads collaboration with Legal and Corporate Affairs or global procurement teams to negotiate Master Contract terms and conditions, independently.
Routes and executes original contracts and subsequent Change Orders via workflow processes or technology in support of product and service requirements, ensuring delivery and execution on contracts in alignment with business requirements. Identifies and resolves contract roadblocks internally and externally as appropriate. Collaborates with suppliers and internal compliance stakeholders, leads initial and annual refresher onboarding processes, and develops and executes supplier account plans detailing priorities and focus for the upcoming period.
Master's Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Data Analytics, Business, Finance or related field AND 3+ years experience in data science/analytics, finance, project management, supply chain, and/or operation OR Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Data Analytics, Business, Finance or related field AND 4+ years experience in data science/analytics, finance, project management, supply chain, and/or operations Master's Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Data Analytics, Business, Finance or related field AND 6+ years experience in data science/analytics, finance, project management, supply chain, and/or operation OR Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Data Analytics, Business, Finance or related field AND 8+ years experience in data science/analytics, finance, project management, supply chain, and/or operation OR equivalent experience.
Prior experience in subcontracting or contract management on a jobsite would be preferred.
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