Contracts Manager 3

MW Partners is currently seeking a Contracts Manager to work for our client who is a wellknown leading utilities company.

Responsibilities and duties:

• Manage a portfolio of supplier/thirdparty relationships and contracts from initial supplier engagement through contract execution and termination.
• Act as primary point of contact to supply chain management and RSO
• Prepare and assemble complete procurement request package for purchase order or change order requests
• Initiate and oversee new contract (Master Agreement SOWs etc.) and change order efforts.
• Collaborate with crossfunctional teams including Procurement Legal IT etc. to draft and review contracts including pricing risk items and other terms and conditions.
• Work on RFx/Competitive Bid efforts in partnership with Procurement/Supply Management including gathering and drafting of requirements in a statement of work supplier response reviews providing inputs on evaluations and selection/award decisions
• Prepare internal reports capturing status/updates on competitive bid and/or contracting efforts
• Lead meetings develops agendas summarize and document decisions and action items.
• Resolve billing operational and contractual issues related to outsourcing efforts
• Recommend outsourcing solutions to address operational needs
• Support audits and/or data requests by researching and analyzing information policies and procedures.
• Occasionally manage and track the status of supplier work performance against tasks and project milestones in SOWs
• Initiate lead or participates in crossfunctional teams to identify and implement process improvements.
• Facilitate Invoice / Payment approvals and release and provide forecast spend for vendors
• Provide functional direct to senior specialist (analyst supporting contract advisement)
• Coordinate onboarding of new resources for new / changed purchase orders

Requirements:

• C. Bachelors Degree
• Excellent communication skills experience in and knowledge of contract law Negotiation skills Project management effective stakeholder mgmt drives for results.

For a confidential discussion or to find out more contact Nitin Kuntiya on (505)or apply now.