Microsoft · 10 hours ago
Contract Manager
United States, Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$96K/yr - $188K/yr
3+ years expMicrosoft is a leading technology company, and they are seeking a Contract Manager for their Cloud Operations and Innovation team. This role involves defining and executing sourcing strategies for complex projects, managing contract negotiations, and ensuring compliance with policies while collaborating with various stakeholders.
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Responsibilities
Ensures consistency, timeliness, quality, and accuracy of deliverables, and ensures stakeholders are aware of Service Level Agreement (SLA) and/or defined milestones and deliverables terms. Communicates delays to stakeholders and independently proposes and executes contingency measures. Leverages data to anticipate and mitigate risk and negative business impacts by ensuring compliance with agreed-upon terms, communicating delay potential to stakeholders, and supporting the execution of contingency plans cross-functionally and/or cross-regionally as needed
Ensures adherence to policy, educates stakeholders and suppliers on policy compliance, and manages the remediation and resolution of sourcing issues. Identifies opportunities to adapt policy as needed to mitigate risk and better enable suppliers to meet business requirements. Facilitates periodic Microsoft-driven supplier audits against policy/contractual requirements. Ensures the governance model maintains up to date sourcing and supplier data
Understand industry contracting norms and Microsoft contracting requirements; participate and/or lead negotiation of contracts that meet business goals
Processes and supports stakeholder requests based on defined contracting strategies via engagement and/or leveraging workflow process or technology, where applicable in support of product and service requirements
Develop strategies for the construction services scope and construction sub-contractors, organize bid results, communicates complete strategy and results to senior management
Integrates business specifications for complex contracting areas into request for information (RFI) and/or request for proposal (RFP) processes. Collaborates cross-functionally to define and manage General Contractors against their respective agreement(s), coordinates performance/recovery reviews, and drives corrective actions, performs necessary contract management activities
Identifies risks and roadblocks to contract execution and drives action internally and/or externally to resolve and/or escalate, as appropriate
Executes contracts and complies with established control processes to ensure delivery and execution on contracts in alignment with business requirements
Manages contract and price negotiation activities for construction categories (early works, General Contractor, etc.) and ensures needs are met while also reflecting Microsoft's cross-functional engagements with contractors. Identifies cost reduction opportunities and works closely with suppliers and internal stakeholders to drive cost competitiveness
Monitors and mitigates the impact of change orders to the underlying business case, and partners cross-functionally to adjust impact models
Develops formal notices/responses based on contract requirements
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, such as project managers, legal counsel, procurement, finance, and suppliers, to ensure smooth contract execution and delivery. You will be required to build and maintain strong relationships with the stakeholders, as well as communicate and negotiate effectively with them
Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and persuade at all levels. You should be able to communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing, as well as negotiate effectively and constructively
Analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with the ability to handle complex and ambiguous situations. You should be able to analyze data and information, identify and solve problems, and make sound and timely decisions
A proactive, collaborative, and customer-oriented mindset, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team. You should be able to take initiative and ownership, work well with others, and deliver value to the customers
Qualification
Required
Master's Degree in Engineering, Construction, Supply Chain, Business, Finance or related field AND 3+ years' experience in data science/analytics, finance, project management, supply chain, and/or operation
OR Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction, Supply Chain, Business, Finance or related field AND 4+ years' experience in data science/analytics, finance, project management, supply chain, and/or operations
OR equivalent experience
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
Preferred
Master's Degree in Engineering, Construction, Supply Chain, Business, Finance or related field AND 6+ years experience in data science/analytics, finance, project management, supply chain, and/or operation
OR Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction, Supply Chain, Business, Finance or related field AND 8+ years experience in data science/analytics, finance, project management, supply chain, and/or operation
OR equivalent experience
Company
Microsoft
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