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Contracts Manager

Waltham, MA 02451

Posted: 08/26/2024 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Procurement/Supply Chain Job Number: 622396 Country: United States Is job remote?: No

Job Description

30-38/hr

Contracts Manager
4-6 Month Contract 
Remote - EST 

Must Haves:
  • 5-10 years’ business management experience; of which some must have been in an IT or purchasing role.
  • The ability to craft long-term internal and external business relationships, manage change and provide strategic leadership is essential.
  • Experience managing software contracts 
  • Good negotiation skills 
  • Works well with others and work with stakeholders/suppliers 
Preferred:
  • Degree in business, finance, or engineering. A postgraduate business management qualification is preferred.
  • Affiliations: Appropriate professional registration would be an advantage.
  • Advanced: MBA or equivalent.
  • Service Now and Ariba systems 
Job Description:
  • Manage software renewal contracts in the Tier 3 & 4 estate. Ensure that renewals are processed within the month due and work with internal stakeholders and suppliers to renew the contract to avoid work stoppage or unauthorized use of the existing Software.
  • Establish credibility with internal stakeholders and steer people to change and/or adhere to a certain strategic direction is essential. Knowledge of the software category and supply markets is required.
  • Negotiate cost reduction opportunities to achieve the best cost possible.
  • Experience with Service Now and Ariba systems is desired.
  • Liaising with stakeholders to identify opportunities to reduce the total cost of ownership of products and services.
  • Review and negotiate updated agreements upon renewal, incorporating critical standards such as security provisions.
  • Work with security and enterprise architecture teams to approve software.
  • Collaborate with teams regarding divestitures, IT business partners, finance, and various business entities as directed.
  • Act as the interface between internal stakeholders, category owners, and suppliers.
  • Provide strategic input into category management frameworks and approaches.
  • Establish, lead, and develop the capability of cross-functional category teams.
  • Manage all metrics established for the team in monitoring self-performance.
  • Interface with various systems used to manage requests for renewals.
  • Process internal IT Commercial Requests (COR) generated by stakeholders in both the US & UK for software renewals.
  • Work with internal stakeholders in the US/UK to assess renewal requirements and any budget constraints.
  • Solicit proposals from suppliers for software renewals.
  • Negotiate the best possible cost for the requested contract term, which may include multiple years.
  • Ensure new costs align with internal budgets.
  • Ensure all software contracts and requests comply with security and enterprise architecture requirements.
  • Route all proposals for final signature using the DocuSign process.
  • Properly close all COR requests and ensure all relevant documentation is stored in the Ariba database.
  • Work with various teams on divestitures, including the novation of contracts to divested entities.
  • Attend weekly and monthly meetings to review renewals' status with various teams.
  • Ensure all metrics established for the renewals team are met.
  • Work with various internal systems, such as Service Now, Ariba, and Coupa, to process all software requests.

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