Contracts Lead I at Scruples Resources

Job Summary

• Manages a portfolio of agreements and new requests, enabling the efficient and effective purchase of goods and services (from purchase to pay) with a focus on business value, on-time delivery, and cycle time.
• This position might be known as Junior Procurement Associate / Contracts Lead who works under high supervision and is responsible for routine and basic tasks, such as, for example, communication with suppliers, price negotiation, monitoring vendors performance and communication with clients, etc.

Responsibilities

• Negotiates contract pricing and terms & conditions directly with suppliers while working with internal stakeholders, seeking the lowest total system costs and appropriate mitigation of supply and legal risk.
• Executes PtP (Procure-to-Pay) processes in full compliance with the Sourcing & Acquisition Handbook and CIMS (Controls Integrity Management System) catalogs.
• Fully leverages Procurement processes and tools to ensure the most effective procurement method is utilized.
• Maintains agreement portfolio: scope updates, pricing, Exhibits, and amendments.
• Ensures contract compliance and utilization - monitors supplier performance troubleshoots issues, etc.
• Ensures transactional efficiency of agreements by leveraging systems.
• Identifies business value and other opportunities within the portfolio.
• Develops and maintains internal and external relationships to meet business line expectations.
• Provides fit-for-risk process improvements.
• Implements category strategic guidance and shares portfolio-specific market intelligence with Category Networks.

Qualifications

• 5 - 7 years of work experience.

Behavioural Skills:

• Analytical, applies learning, communicates effectively, creates business value & competes to win in the marketplace, and makes sound decisions.

Functional Skills:

• PtP knowledge, system utilization & efficiency, total system cost, applying controls mindset, application of business & procurement technical knowledge, service excellence, contract development, contract management, negotiating and influencing, and relationship management.