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Leading Contract Management activities across all sourcing categories, managing contracts Life Cycle management for India, International, US teams within agreed SLA and also ensure in mitigating operational & legal risks on the Supplier engagements within sourcing policies. While this position will report to Associate Director, it will also work very closely with Sourcing Managers and Contract Managers with regards to the performance of job responsibilities.
Contract Manager primary responsibility is expertise in negotiation and administration of various complex contracts. Able to manage all the ad-hoc and ancillary legal documents. Establish and maintain Supplier relationships. Monitor and complete contracts close-out, extension or renewal, as appropriate. Provide contract-related issue resolution, both internally and externally. Able to guide the CSE for contract execution.
In this role you will need to manage stakeholder engagement with US contract management directors, CSEs and business teams.

Contract Manager has the following specific responsibilities:

• Support and provide guidance to the team on the strategic sourcing projects -Prioritize sourcing projects within the region for resource planning by liaising regularly with key stakeholders.
• Manage Supplier Contracts - Establishes and maintains contractual and business relationships with the vendors; monitors contract compliance; solves operational issues with vendors (e.g., quality, delivery and service issues)
• Support in implementing Verizon corporate policies, procedures, and programs. Acts as an advisor and or expert to stakeholders and subordinates/less experienced staff for elevated issues and problems.