Contract Specialist

Role & responsibilities

As a Contracts Specialist within the Technology Finance organization, you will be responsible for supporting your business partners through every phase within the contracts lifecycle management (CLM) process as well as play a pivotal role in helping the business partners navigate through the vendor management and procurement process. You will have opportunities to work closely with various stakeholders of all levels both internally and externally as well as work on key projects that have high visibility across the company. The successful candidate will be a detail-oriented, organized, self-motivated individual who thrives working in a high energy, fast-paced, challenging environment under tight timelines. Responsibilities • Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of agreements (NDAs, MSAs, SaaS agreements), order forms, SOWs and amendments required to support business activities • Participate in vendor initiatives including sourcing activities (RFx), supplier recommendation, contract negotiation and spend tool administration • Build partnerships and serve as a contracting point of contact to our business partners • Analyze company spend to appropriately determine and recommend cost saving opportunities • Partner with Legal, Corporate Accounting, Risk and Compliance teams with respect to contract reviews, threatened and actual litigation, corporate compliance issues, and other similar matters affecting the supported business units • Attend and/or lead team meetings reporting on contract status and metrics related to renewals, vendor spend, and cost savings • Help create, deploy, and maintain best in class contracting and vendor management processes and workflows for the Technology organization • Educate and train our business partners on the VMO processes and other related content

Preferred candidate profile

Criteria • Four-year undergraduate degree (preferably in Business, Accounting, Finance, or related field). • 3-8 years of experience directly related to indirect procurement (strategic sourcing, category/supplier/spend management), contracts and vendor relationship management, preferably for technology companies or supporting technology organization • Strong knowledge of contracting and vendor management principles • Proficiency with MS Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat • Experience with e-signature (e.g., Adobe Sign, DocuSign) and spend management (e.g., Raindrop, SAP, Coupa) tools • Strong aptitude for numbers, finance basics and ability to multi-task • Excellent attention to detail • Excellent interpersonal skills • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Excellent organizational, problem solving and analytical skills • Ability to manage and resolve conflicts successfully • Ability to perform work onsite in the office full-time pending state, local, and Company return-to-work guidance during and after the COVID-19 pandemic