Contracts Analyst (Hybrid) - Supply Chain Management

Washington University in St Louis • University City, MO

23h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Contracts Analyst manages assigned projects and strategic initiatives in support of Supply Chain Management (SCM). This position uses contract, supplier, workflow, and procurement data to identify trends, monitor performance, support process improvements, and provide actionable insights to SCM leadership. The Contract Analyst owns the intake and workflow process for the Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) tool and prepares presentations, dashboard metrics, and other reports as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education.
• Relevant Experience (3 Years)
• A driver's license is not required for this position.

Nice To Haves

• Five years of experience in a university, corporate, supply chain, procurement, contracting, or administrative operations setting.
• Experience with contract lifecycle management systems, reporting tools, Excel, Power BI, workflow tracking, or operational data analysis.
• Confidentiality
• Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
• Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM)
• Data Accuracy
• Data Analysis
• Data Presentations
• Data Quality
• Data Tools
• Detail-Oriented
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Power Business Intelligence (PBI)
• Operational Analytics
• Reporting Tools
• Supply Chain
• Workflow Analysis

Responsibilities

• Coordinates the execution of special projects, anticipating problems and following through to resolution.
• Works with the department management team to make strategic decisions and manage important initiatives.
• Negotiates and maintains contracts for assigned basic services and other projects ensuring core University requirements are implemented with 3rd parties.
• Develops and monitors the Basic Services Contractor (BSC) initiatives (e.g., scholarship, trans pass, entry-level wage and health care).
• Manages third party ombuds program for BSC employees and works with HR on resolutions to issues identified via hotline.
• Conducts research and analysis on SCM, procurement, contract activity, supplier performance, stakeholder feedback, and operational trends.
• Gathers, validates, organizes, and interprets data to support recommendations, project direction, process improvements, and management decision-making.
• Supports RFP management by designing competitive frameworks, organizing response data, tracking evaluation inputs, identifying missing information, and preparing comparative summaries for SCM team review.
• Assesses SCM processes using available data, workflow metrics, stakeholder input, and performance indicators to identify improvement opportunities, efficiency gains, risk areas, and potential cost savings.
• Develops and maintains dashboards and recurring reports that track key metrics across SCM product and service categories.
• Owns the contract intake process for the Supply Chain Management team, including the timely and accurate processing of all intake requests.
• Monitors contract intake volume, cycle times, routing accuracy, backlog, data quality, and other workflow metrics to identify bottlenecks and recommend process improvements.
• Serves as main point of contact and resource center for stakeholders and SMEs and develops and delivers training sessions.
• Drives communications with university stakeholders.
• Develops and composes communications, creates presentations, and ensures SCM website content and community-facing collateral remain up-to-date, accurate, and relevant.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time.
• Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.
• Free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees.
• 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child.
• Family care resources are also available for your continued childcare needs.
• Adult care resources.
• Tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level