Contract Specialist Jobs

FirstPro is now accepting resumes for a Contract Specialist III role in Waltham, MA. This is a 6+ month contract and hybrid.

Knowledge & Experience

• Strong background in IT Renewals, budgets and contract management a plus. strong internal and external vendor negotiation skills. Knowledge of Ariba, SAP and Concur extremely helpful

• Legal background and knowledge of contracting terms & conditions, strongly preferred

• Public Speaking – Contract Specialist must be comfortable speaking in front of both large and small groups. Contract Specialist will often lead meetings and will sometimes be speaking to or facilitating discussions with large groups.

• Written Communication – Contract Specialist is responsible for maintaining main contract documents. Individual is required to process large amounts of information and write clear and concise project agreement documents that convey National Grid’s policy and the scope of the project.

• Stakeholder Management – Contract Specialist will be expected to maintain a relationship with all National Grid & Contractor stakeholders. Individual should expect to check in with all stakeholders and periodically meet with key players on Team ‘on camera’ calls for a face-to face approach.

• Analytical Skills – Contract Specialist will be required to structure reports to aid in the management of the contract and for tracking purposes high level excel skills is a plus

• Project Management – Preference is for Contract Specialist to have Project Management experience and be familiar with lifecycle of a project.

• Negotiations – Contract Specialist, along with Procurement, will contribute to the negotiation on the contracts process. Proven experience negotiating contracts is a plus

• Problem Solver – the large portion of the Contract Specialist’s time will be solving problems. The Contract Specialist is required to perform analysis and make a recommendation and gain buy-in.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree

• Renewals and Contract Management – at least 7+ years’ experience

• High level competencies in scheduling, forecasting, and conflict resolution

• Travel – travel to be determined but may be required as needed. Mostly trips between Waltham and New York (Melville, Syracuse, Hicksville)

• Negotiating and Reporting

• Strong Probability and decision making skills

• Attention to detail and high level of accuracy is a must

• Proficiency – Microsoft Office applications – more advanced Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills are a plus, Outlook, Visio a plus

• Self-motivation

• Ability to work within a matrix environment and function as a team member to accomplish the Department’s goals

• Effective communications skills and a Good Listener

• Team participation – willing to step in and help others • Stress management skills