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

Responsibilities and duties:

• Manage a portfolio of supplier/third-party 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 cross-functional 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 cross-functional 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 on-boarding of new resources for new / changed purchase orders

Requirements:

• C. Bachelor's 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) 216-6595 or apply now.