Job Description:
The Senior Contract Manager: Special Projects manages medium and large-scale contracting projects related to complex research and amendment drafting that are received throughout the organization; provides industry specific expertise and strategic and tactical direction in the development, negotiation, management and administration of complex supplier contract negotiations and relationships.
The Team
The Senior Contract Manager: Special Projects will manage the process for large ad hoc contracting projects, including participating in weekly assessment and strategy meetings, creating and maintaining a pipeline of work, and facilitating communications between Strategic Contracts and its business partners. The Senior Contract Manager provides industry specific expertise and strategic and tactical direction in the development, negotiation, management and administration of complex contract negotiations and supplier relationships. The Senior Contract Manager: Special Projects will lead the process of analyzing contract issues to identifying and eliminating risks and optimizing value to Fidelity. The Senior Contract Manager: Special Projects works independently on both standard and non-standard contracts.
The Expertise You Have
- Bachelor's degree; JD strongly preferred5+ years of advanced legal studies or purchasing related experience, including contract negotiations and administration
- Ability to simultaneously manage multiple, large-scale projects at various stages both alone and delegating to others as needed.
- Proactive management of multiple Supplier relationships and ability to work well under pressure
The Skills You Bring
- Your strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Your proven track record of strong collaboration and teamwork
- Your strong negotiation skills and knowledge of business terms and conditions
- Your ability to assess risk and translate business requirements to viable business solutions
- Your commitment to drive quality and process improvements
- Your excellent project management skills
- Your strong customer focus and collaboration/teamwork skills
- Your ability to problem solve and work autonomously
- Your ability to establish rapport and gain commitment
The Value You Deliver
- Provides business leaders with contract analysis and a point-of-view for decision support
- Understands business objectives of the applicable Fidelity business team and integrates those requirements into the appropriate contracting vehicle
- Meet regularly with sourcing counterparts for assigned commodities to ensure overall alignment
- Work with suppliers and business personnel to identify, research and resolve purchasing related issues, develop corrective action programs, and monitor progress and identify opportunities for improvement and growth
- Providing the organization with recommendations, modifications, and process improvement opportunities
- Provides guidance to senior leadership and colleagues as a subject matter expert
- Leverage experience and knowledge to provide thought leadership with business partners throughout the contracting lifecycle
- Responds to shifting priorities while maintaining progress of regularly scheduled work
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Company Overview
Fidelity Investments is a privately held company with a mission to strengthen the financial well-being of our clients. We help people invest and plan for their future. We assist companies and non-profit organizations in delivering benefits to their employees. And we provide institutions and independent advisors with investment and technology solutions to help invest their own clients' money.
Join Us
At Fidelity, you'll find endless opportunities to build a meaningful career that positively impacts peoples' lives, including yours. You can take advantage of flexible benefits that support you through every stage of your career, empowering you to thrive at work and at home. Honored with a Glassdoor Employees' Choice Award, we have been recognized by our employees as a top 10 Best Place to Work in 2024. And you don't need a finance background to succeed at Fidelity-we offer a range of opportunities for learning so you can build the career you've always imagined.
Fidelity's hybrid working model blends the best of both onsite and offsite work experiences. Working onsite is important for our business strategy and our culture. We also value the benefits that working offsite offers associates. Most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite all business days of every other week in a Fidelity office.
At Fidelity, we value honesty, integrity, and the safety of our associates and customers within a heavily regulated industry. Certain roles may require candidates to go through a preliminary credit check during the screening process. Candidates who are presented with a Fidelity offer will need to go through a background investigation, detailed in this document, and may be asked to provide additional documentation as requested. This investigation includes but is not limited to a criminal, civil litigations and regulatory review, employment, education, and credit review (role dependent). These investigations will account for 7 years or more of history, depending on the role. Where permitted by federal or state law, Fidelity will also conduct a pre-employment drug screen, which will review for the following substances: Amphetamines, THC (marijuana), cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine.
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Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.
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