Contracts Administrator III

$55.18-$57.18 per hour

New York, NY

Contract

Duration: 4+ Months Contract

Job Description:

• The Manager of Technology Strategic Sourcing (TSS) will collaborate with our global internal clients across the global client Technology organizations to execute sourcing and procurement strategies that drive value creation and improved business capability. The Manager will be responsible for managing technology acquisitions from client's mid-tier and top-tier technology partnerships, with a primary focus on deal negotiation and strategy in the technical and professional services fields. Responsibilities will include managing sourcing & competitive events for more complex technology acquisitions, contract planning and negotiation, creating and implementing category strategies and development of sourcing and relationship management policies.

Job Responsibilities / Typical Day in the Role

• Manager will manage sourcing projects and will handle business and technical contract negotiations for mid-tier and top-tier technology transactions, including:

• Gathering requirements from relevant client stakeholders.

• Reading, interpreting, understanding, and communicating technology contract terms.

• Partnering with legal to understand legal concepts and challenges, and problem solve to overcome challenges.

• Working with Finance and Business Stakeholders to identify budgetary constraints and develop desired set of commercial terms.

• Negotiating pricing and other commercial terms, as well as Statements of Work, Service Level Agreements, and other technical/operational documents.

• Owning overall responsibility for delivering finalized agreements in accordance with applicable timing requirements and other relevant factors.

• Deliver cost savings through daily work and through driving proactive cost savings initiatives as part of client 's Technology Sourcing team.

• The Manager will be responsible to lead the technology vendor and procurement strategy, including:

• Act as liaison for Technology Business Unit Stakeholders across Legal, Finance, Security, and Procurement and other client departments throughout contract negotiation and relationship management process.

• Implement knowledge of sourcing, contract negotiation and relationship management best practices and industry trends.

• Identify areas of opportunity in partner categories e.g., supplier and technology rationalizations

• Manager will act as an client business representative conducting relationship management for client mid and top tier technology vendors, including:

• Managing client 's business relationships with vendors, focusing on business issues, escalations, and other non-operational matters.

• Preparing and delivering briefing documents, status reporting, and other data/reports on key client 's technology relationships for senior management.

• Building strong internal client relationships and serve as a trusted advisor and partner.

• Maintaining accurate contracting data, vendor records, and transaction information.

• Manager will provide support to the processing and operations functions of the TSS team, including:

• Identifying and assessing technology vendors/products from a strategic perspective, to ensure that vendor/product selection is aligned with client 's Technology objectives and strategies.

• Ensuring compliance with client 's sourcing & procurement policies.

• Additional duties as assigned.

Must Have Skills / Requirements

• Contract drafting and redlining experience.

• 5+ years of experience; Ability to evaluate contracts, redline, draft, and review Supplier redlines.

• Project Management Experience (organizational skills)

• 5+ years of experience (not needing Project Management title or cert); Ability to manage multiple deadlines and projects within a fast-paced environment.

• Communication and interpersonal skills.

• 5+ years; Ability to summarize contractual issues and communicate to stakeholders to interpret, summarize, and give guidance.

Nice to Have Skills / Preferred Requirements

• Advanced degree JD/MBA a plus.

• Experience using Ariba, CLM tools, SpendHQ, and Agiloft preferred.

Soft Skills:

• Experience in technology and media & entertainment; especially managing technical and professional services suppliers

• Exceptional negotiation skills for both internal and external negotiations and the ability to coach and develop others to do the same.

• Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.

• Exercises impartial judgment in selecting methods and evaluation criteria for obtaining results or evaluating supplier responses.

• Stays current on market intelligence to assist in negotiation effectiveness.

• Must be flexible and adapt to the ever-changing business needs of technology and advertising clients, be able to work well under pressure in a fast-paced and evolving environment

• Ability to own and drive deals to execution and will need to build collaborative relationships in multi-functional teams and have a problem-solving mindset to do so.

• Team player, self-starter, and quick learning with interpersonal and solution-oriented attitude and an ability to effectively operate with high energy and flexibility in a fast-paced cross functional environment; able to prioritize tasks and projects accordingly.

• Keen analytic, organizational, and problem-solving skills that enable sound decision making.

• Exceptional written and verbal communications/interpersonal skills, research/analytical skills, and presentation communication skills

• Ability to work across global teams and work non-traditional hours, as needed

Technology Requirements:

• Advanced proficiency in MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint.

Education / Certifications

• BS/BA degree (business/technology) required

About US Tech Solutions:

US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit .

US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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