Senior Sourcing and Contracts Manager

Job Type: Full Time

Job Description:

The Senior Sourcing and Contracts Manager is responsible for overseeing the supplier sourcing process and drafting, negotiating, executing and managing the entire supplier contract lifecycle, in a way that is beneficial and fair to all parties involved. The manager will be responsible to identify the University needs and selecting suppliers in coordination with University Stakeholders and supporting the RFP end to end process, specifically negotiating the supplier contract terms including, price, quality and service and managing the long-term supplier relationship. The goal is to maximize value, service and savings and minimize risk for the University.

The manager will also be responsible for ensuring all legal terms and conditions approved by the Office of University Counsel (OUC) are met while managing and directing the Universitys supplier compliance and supplier onboarding functions. Ensure that all business contractual accountability and duties are met by all parties and educate stakeholders on their business responsibilities as per the conditions in the supplier contract. This role will lead the supplier vetting process, ensuring supplier insurance compliance regulations are met for the purpose of minimizing exposure to risk while achieving optimal cost savings in our strategic sourcing and supplier contract development.

Education and Experience:

• 4-Year degree, in Supply Chain preferred, in addition to 10-12 years Sourcing and Contracts experience.
• Must have 5 years experience leading a team of sourcing and contract specialists.
• 10-12 years developing supplier contracts encompassing sourcing, RFP development and experience leading all content and term development, negotiation and financial analysis of complex multi-million-dollar contracts.
• Must have Higher Education, Defense or regulated industry experience with exposure to a variety of suppliers, commodities, grants and Federal regulations.
• International Supplier Sourcing and Contract experience is a plus.
• Must have experience working in a Contracts Management Software tool, utilizing KPls to manage the Supplier Development and Supplier Contracts cycle time.

Skills and Knowledge:

• 10-12 years supplier performance management and contract development, negotiation and award experience with financially complex, multi-million-dollar contracts.
• 5 years leading a souring or supply chain team
• Lead for the contract management system development and implementation.
• Ability to multi-task and managing competing priorities effectively and proactively interface with all levels of leadership.
• Dissemination of contract documents to the appropriate parties, externally and internally.
• Reconciliation of discrepancies related to contract payment with Finance internally and externally.
• Exposure working under the FAR and with KPI targets is a plus.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of Strategic Souring professionals.
• Lead source to supplier contract award activities that will include defining sourcing needs, help support and manage large scale RFPs and lead contract negotiations and term development.
• Preparation and review of all contract documentation, including master agreements, statements of work, renewals, amendments, (etc.), with the appropriate suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Managing the Contract lifecycle, including but not limited to draft, modification, negotiation, execution, amendments and renewal of Contracts.
• Provide essential contract management services; by resolving conflicts and renewing, renegotiating and redrafting contracts.
• Oversee the performance of the contract and work towards compliance with the approved terms and conditions.
• Update and revise contracts as per legal regulations, collaborate with OUC regularly.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders on the status of the contracts.
• Oversee the performance of the contract and work towards compliance with the approved terms and conditions.
• Ability to multi-task and managing competing priorities effectively and proactively interface with all levels of leadership.
• Other duties as assigned.