CONTRACT MANAGER II

Lumen Technologies

17h

About The Position

The Role At Lumen, the Contract Acquisition Contract Manager is responsible for quoting, executing, processing and delivering 3rd Party Fiber & Conduit Agreements related to the Company’s fiber-optic network across North America. They are responsible for managing numerous negotiations simultaneously as well as tracking and reporting on various metrics related to the delivery of these services. They must be familiar with executing Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), Master Service Agreements (MSAs) and service orders, as well as understand fiber testing, delivery and acceptance, per industry standards.

Requirements

Understanding of OSP construction and fiber splicing
Experience in contract negotiation and management
Proficient with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
Solid multi-tasking skills with abilities to coordinate across multiple departments
5+ years of relevant experience
Bachelor’s degree in Management, Engineering, Finance or related field (combination of education and experience is acceptable)

Nice To Haves

Experience in Outside Plant design, maintenance and/or construction or optical network design & deployment
Additional experience in business management, financial management or legal

Responsibilities

Receives, interprets and clarifies requests from various internal organizations regarding 3rd party fiber and/or conduit needs
Requests quotes from vendors for the assets identified
Tracks, follows up, and escalates (as necessary) for the receipt of these quotes
Communicates vendor quote information via internal systems
Upon project approval, executes necessary service orders with the selected vendor for quoted assets
Coordinates with vendors and internal groups to confirm that assets delivered meet or exceed Lumen quality standards
Reports on work step data for metric and performance tracking