Contracts Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Supply Chain Management, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or commercial contract management.
• Demonstrated experience negotiating and managing complex corporate supplier agreements.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, influence senior stakeholders, and deliver measurable financial or service improvements.
• Strong knowledge of strategic sourcing, commercial negotiations, contract lifecycle management, and supplier relationship management.
• Ability to evaluate contractual terms, assess commercial and financial risks, and identify issues requiring Legal or specialist review.
• Strong analytical and financial skills, including spend analysis, pricing evaluation, total cost of ownership, and savings validation.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence outcomes without direct authority.
• Strong project management, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple complex agreements and competing deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Teams, along with experience using contract management, sourcing, or procurement systems.
• Sound business judgment, attention to detail, and discretion when handling confidential information.
• Ability to work collaboratively across business functions, manage competing priorities, and support process improvement and organizational change.

Nice To Haves

• Experience managing corporate or indirect procurement agreements across multiple business functions within a large, decentralized organization.
• Experience in the multifamily housing, real estate, or hospitality industry.
• Experience leading supplier consolidation initiatives, standardizing commercial terms, or supporting organizational integration.
• Familiarity with enterprise resource planning (ERP) and source-to-pay systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing and contract management strategies for an assigned portfolio, including renewal planning, supplier consolidation, and standardization of commercial terms.
• Lead complex sourcing initiatives, including requests for information and proposals, supplier evaluations, total cost of ownership analysis, and recommendations for supplier selection.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to define requirements, scopes of work, deliverables, service levels, acceptance criteria, and implementation expectations.
• Lead commercial negotiations for master agreements, statements of work, amendments, and renewals, addressing pricing, payment terms, incentives, and other key contractual provisions.
• Review and develop commercial contract language using approved templates, partnering with Legal and other internal teams to address contractual, financial, privacy, insurance, and information security risks.
• Manage the contract lifecycle, including intake, review, approvals, amendments, renewal deadlines, and closeout, ensuring accurate documentation and records within contract management systems.
• Analyze supplier spend, market conditions, pricing, and demand to identify cost-saving opportunities, improve purchasing leverage, and evaluate supplier consolidation strategies.
• Develop business cases and executive recommendations outlining financial impact, commercial considerations, potential risks, and implementation requirements.
• Partner with Finance to validate savings opportunities, monitor negotiated pricing and financial commitments, and distinguish realized savings from cost avoidance.
• Monitor supplier performance, contractual obligations, rebates, credits, and other financial commitments; investigate discrepancies and coordinate corrective action as needed.
• Establish supplier performance metrics and lead business reviews with stakeholders to address service concerns, resolve escalated issues, and improve supplier outcomes.
• Lead supplier implementation and transition activities, ensuring contracted terms are incorporated into purchasing and payment processes and adopted by relevant stakeholders.
• Identify and implement improvements to contracting workflows, reporting, and standard practices to increase efficiency, consistency, and compliance with established policies.
• Provide subject matter expertise and guidance to procurement colleagues on strategic sourcing, commercial negotiations, and contract management best practices.

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision coverage
• a 401(k) with company match
• paid vacation and company holidays
• exclusive team member housing discounts