Contract Lead

Responsibilities:

• Negotiates contract pricing and terms & conditions directly with suppliers while working with internal stakeholders, seeking the lowest total system costs and appropriate mitigation of supply and legal risk.
• Executes PtP (Procure-to-Pay) processes in full compliance with the Sourcing & Acquisition Handbook and CIMS (Controls Integrity Management System) catalogs.
• Fully leverages Procurement processes and tools to ensure the most effective procurement method is utilized.
• Maintains agreement portfolio: scope updates, pricing, Exhibits, and amendments.
• Ensures contract compliance and utilization - monitors supplier performance troubleshoots issues, etc.
• Ensures transactional efficiency of agreements by leveraging systems.
• Identifies business value and other opportunities within the portfolio.
• Develops and maintains internal and external relationships to meet business line expectations.
• Provides fit-for-risk process improvements.
• Implements category strategic guidance and shares portfolio-specific market intelligence with Category Networks.

Requirements:

• Minimum academic qualification of a Bachelor's degree in any related discipline 
• Minimum of 3 years of proven work experience
• Behavioral Skills: analytical, applies learning, communicates effectively, creates business value & competes to win in the marketplace, makes sound decisions.
• Functional Skills: PtP knowledge, system utilization & efficiency, total system cost, applying controls mindset, application of business & procurement technical knowledge, service excellence, contract development, contract management, negotiating and influencing, and relationship management.