Contract Manager Jobs

Location: Waukegan, IL (hybrid: 3 days on-site, 2 days remote)

Contract Length: 12 Months (with possible extension)

Pay Rate: $55-65/hr

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The Strategic Outsourcing Associate supports the Outsourcing Center of Excellence (OCOE) and internal stakeholders by providing oversight and governance of outsourcing suppliers and the outsourced contractual arrangements for both ITO and BPO services.

Under the direction of the OCOE Leads, the Strategic Outsourcing Lead oversees OCOE's strategic vendors and executes contract management activities for assigned outsourcing engagements including:

• Contract clarifications as part of provisioning and delivering the OCOE's outsourcing governance shared services model
• Issue resolution
• Contract changes

This role supports the Outsourcing Lead and internal client groups by providing oversight and governance of IT and Business Process (for example - HR, Finance, Clinical) outsourced engagements.

Executes contract management activities for assigned outsourcing engagements including contract changes, issue resolution, and contract interpretation, as well as ensuring annual contract management objectives are completed.

Assist in the drafting and delivery of RFx packages.

Provide project management support for RFx, contract negotiation/renewals, and other governance-related initiatives as assigned.

Key skills:

• Strong written and verbal communication
• Attention to detail
• Vendor management
• Project and program tracking and reporting
• Presentation/business case drafting

Years of relatable experience:

• MUST include specific experience in contracting and/or management of large outsourcing relationships.
• Project Management Skills
• Proactive mentality
• Strong Interpersonal as well as written/oral communication skills
• 5-7 years
• Outsourcing Contracting
• Detail oriented

Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion

As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.