Job Description

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The Role: Contract Management Lead, Procurement Operations (US Hours)

Grade: 10

The Location: Hyderabad, India

The Team: This global function is within the Procurement Operations team under the Global Business Services domain, with expectations to closely coordinate with relevant teams in Category Management & Sourcing Support.

The Impact: The Contract Management Lead will primarily manage and support contracting activities across all geographical regions.

What\'s in it for you:

• Be part of a pioneering procurement operations team in Manila
• Work in a global function for a growing organization that powers the markets of the future.

Responsibilities:

• End-to-end contract management including contract authoring, red-lining, negotiations and approvals
• Drive contractual standards and serve as a single point of contact to the business and intermediary with the vendor on client engagement on contract terms
• Ensure success against all contractual commitments at a category level (strategic and tactical).
• Liaise with the Category Management, Internal legal dept. and Vendors to get the contracts published once the Supplier is identified for award of business
• Resolve any existing contract conflicts
• Serve as a liaison between internal and external parties during contract development and negotiation stages
• Provide SME/ in-depth knowledge of a contracting strategy within a large corporation and be able to drive and identify additional opportunities with client
• Ensure SLAs around the contracting process like Turnaround time for contract, contract accuracy, etc.
• Maintain contract templates and manage the contract approval flow of executed sourcing activities.

Review contracts to ensure SOW clause comparisons, contract prioritization, and playbook are followed

Submit Contract Request Workspaces (CRW\'s) to initiate contract authoring process

What We\'re Looking For:

• Total Experience of 8 years, with at least 5 years\' experience in Contracting
• Amenable to work to manage operations in the US hours (night shift).
• Possesses basic exposure to Procurement or has a background in end-to-end Procurement processes
• Basic understanding of indirect spend categories like MRO, IT & Telecom, Facilities, Purchased Services & their Buying Patterns
• Experience authoring, writing and redlining contracts directly with Vendors or other 3rd parties
• Knowledge in ARIBA Contract Management tool is an advantage

Basic Qualifications:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Degree in Juris Doctor or Law is required
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office applications like Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Advanced proficiency in contracts drafting and legal review
• Strong customer centric focus and able to interact with VP level stakeholders and legal teams
• Proficiency in analytical & presentation Skills
• Advanced proficiency in contract negotiation skills
• Proactive & persuasive relationship with client stakeholders
• Basic exposure to document management and contracting applications
• Amenable to work in US Hours schedule.

About Company Statement:

S&P Global delivers essential intelligence that powers decision making. We provide the world\'s leading organizations with the right data, connected technologies and expertise they need to move ahead. As part of our team, you\'ll help solve complex challenges that equip businesses, governments and individuals with the knowledge to adapt to a changing economic landscape.



Equal Opportunity Employer

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.

If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.

US Candidates Only: The EEO is the Law Poster describes discrimination protections under federal law.

202 - Middle Professional (EEO Job Group) (inactive), 20 - Professional (EEO-2 Job Categories-United States of America), FINANC202.1 - Middle Professional Tier I (EEO Job Group)

Job ID: 289672
Posted On: 2023-07-29
Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India

S&P Global