- Contract sourcing / Assets
- Lease agreements, service agreements, billing, contract drafting, software contracting/agreements.
- Vetting of the contract
- SLAs for all the IT related requirement
In this role, you will :
- Develops Strategic Sourcing strategies and support contract negotiations for Low to medium risk products / services.
- Experience on multiple categories preferably IT Software, Hardware & Telecom.
- Well versed with contract principles and drafts non-standard contract terms and conditions
- Review, draft and negotiate Master Agreements, Statement of Works, Change Orders, Amendments and similar contracts
- Research vendor contracts to identify existing relationships, rights, risks and obligations
- Proactively identifies and analyzes cost savings opportunities.
- Support RFx activities including selection criteria
- Identifies and escalates risk-related issues and identifies alternative options/solutions.
- Partner with business groups to issue/evaluate RFx opportunities and conduct reverse auctions.
- Establishes supplier evaluation/selection criteria and coordinates supplier due diligence activities.
- Maintains current status and engagement information related to active engagements in Strategic Sourcing systems.
- Ensures meeting all internal policies pertaining to contracts
- Ensure contracts clearly specify the right and responsibilities of each party to the contract
- Ensures compliance with legal and regulatory requirements such as data protection including customer supervisory information (CSI), Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) to protect customer personal information, etc.
- Conduct Quality Check on transactional documents
Required Qualifications :
- Experience of more than 6+ years in Supply Chain Management.
- Exposure to IT and Telecom category.
- Knowledge of contract drafting and negotiating legal terms and conditions
- Strong experience in negotiation of commercial terms.
- Cross-category experience is preferred.
Desired Skills :
- Ability to structure and communicate decisions to senior management.
- Strong Communication and Interpersonal skills.
- Excellent networking and negotiation skills