The Supervisor position of the IT Contract Management is responsible for the strategic planning and consolidated management of contracting activities across the entire IT department. This role will lead a team responsible for a combination of IT contract and financial management. This role is a leadership position, reporting directly to the Manager of the Office of the CIO.
Manage the collection, consolidation and communication of reporting and data on vendor contracts, performance, risk and relationships to key stakeholders and vendors
Coordinate with asset management resources (where applicable) to assist in the management and tracking of software and hardware assets
Manage the maintenance of the contract management database to track key dates (expirations, renewals) and assess demand
Maintain an inventory of vendor spend (often in collaboration with other areas, such as finance and procurement) by category (software, hardware, telecom, staff augmentation, services)
Classify and rationalize the vendor portfolio in partnership with Sourcing so that focus can be applied to the most strategically important vendor relationships/engagements
Ensure that the metrics used to evaluate performance are properly tied to business outcomes and contractual obligations
Puts together contract forecast and provides insight and analytics to the contacting process by collecting and reporting quality data
Oversees the administration of executed contracts including the goods receipts and the reconciliation of invoicing with an eye to keep the billing correct
Provides leadership and tactical support to contract stewards, data analysts to develop and complete the annual planning process of updating forecasts and developing budgets for the following fiscal year.
Manages a portfolio of Telecom Expense Management personnel which are responsible for maintaining critical IT communication and ISP services for the entire company in an affordable and effective manner.
Minimum:
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or job-related discipline or equivalent experience
Experience in IT-Information Technology – 5 years
Experience in Sourcing/Procurement/Contracts – 5 years
Experience in Financial Management – 5 years
Experience in program management, large-scale
Desired:
Master's Degree in job-related discipline
Competency in building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals
Competency in interpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions
Competency in planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals
Strong knowledge of business and financial planning, professional concepts as they apply to the IT organization
Experience with budgeting process
Solid problem-solving skills (i.e., exercises independent judgment and discretion to perform assigned tasks from low to average complexity using established procedures, standards, and guidelines)