Indirect Contract Manager

Aquinas Consulting is currently looking to fill an Indirect Contracts Manager job in Newington, NH. This DIRECT hire job is available with one of our key customers in the Subsea Network field. In this role, you will be responsible for developing, reviewing, and managing indirect contracts, supplier agreements, procurement processes, and contract lifecycle activities across multiple business organizations. To be successful in this position, you must have a strong background in contract management, supplier negotiations, procurement strategies, and developing supply chain policies and procedures. Preference will be given to someone with experience managing complex supplier agreements and working with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities 

• Develop supply strategies in accordance with Clients organization requirements. 
• Identify new sources of supply and identify new capabilities from existing supplier base. 
• Prepare and issue requests for information/proposal/quotation to access supplier capabilities. 
• Perform cost/price/value analysis on supplier's products and services. 
• Negotiate with proposed Suppliers to ensure value analysis (costs, form/fit/function, and availability) are most favorable to Clients. Candidate will support all communication with suppliers up to execution and award of contracts in support of Clients operations. 
• Lead or participate in formal Supplier Relationship Management activities (i.e. Business Reviews or Supplier Quality Events). 
• Manage overall relationships with suppliers whether strategic, integrated, or tactical in nature. 
• Assist with communications to all Supply Chain Buyers to utilize the 'preferred supplier' and associated Agreements. 
• Obtain approval of proposed Agreements from Clients Legal team.
• Maintain contracts database for contract life cycle requirements.

Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain or Business Management or equivalent experience. Candidate must have an understanding of contract writing and the ability to negotiate with supplier's legal agreements. 
• Five plus years of experience in Contract Management.
• Knowledge of ORACLE and/or other Contract Management software and tools. 
• Experience in developing Policies and Procedures, processes, and protocols.

If you are interested in this Indirect Contracts Manager job in Newington, NH, please apply now to be connected with a member of our team.

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Aquinas Consulting is a woman and minority owned company headquartered in Milford, CT that provides Engineering, Information Technology (IT), and Manufacturing staffing solutions throughout the US. We take pride in 20 years of service to our clients, our hiring managers, our consultants, and our local community.  Aquinas is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and committed to considering all qualified applications without regard to race, genetic information, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. www.aquinasconsulting.com