Manager, Contracts Manager (Technology)

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The Marriott International HQ, located at 7750 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD, 20814 is currently hiring a Manager, Contracts Manager (Technology).

Responsibilities include:

Manages all aspects of Marriott’s sourcing and contracting needs for Technology agreements. Collaborates with internal stakeholders, including business, compliance, Finance and legal. Functions as the subject matter expert for sourcing and contracting. Manages and directs sourcing initiatives, including RFIs and RFPs. Negotiates contracts directly with vendors, drafts contract language, resolves conflicts and disputes, amends agreements, and terminates or renegotiates contracts as necessary.

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES

Contract Management

• Manages issues related to contracts and assists in interpreting contracts as needed.
• Interprets contracts, identifies risks, consults with internal subject matter experts on contract terms (e.g. Legal, Risk Management, Security, Privacy) and drafts language to incorporate feedback into contracts.
• Draft, negotiate, evaluate, and execute a high volume of master agreements, contract amendments and transaction documents (e.g. SOWs and Services Schedules).
• Advises leadership on the company’s and the vendor’s obligations within the overall agreement and reports on the status of these obligations.
• Creates and communicates clear direction and strategy for contract negotiations.
• Facilitates timely resolution of contractual issues to minimize risk, including the impact of service disruptions on the organization.
• Develops and leads complex negotiation strategies in compliance with Marriott best practices. Drives negotiating strategy to achieve cost savings and/or cost avoidance, as practical.

Sourcing Management

• Manages sourcing initiatives in compliance with Marriott guidelines for competitive bids. Assists in defining and documenting business requirements, scoring and selecting vendors.
• Manages relationships and communication with internal stakeholders and vendors to ensure transparent and fair competitive bid process.

Managing Compliance with Contractual Terms and Conditions

• Functions as an escalation point for any billing issues/disputes.
• Verifies that scope changes or extensions are commercially optimized using contractual mechanisms.
• Owns the integrity and competitiveness of the pricing schedules and mechanisms and ensure they are fit for purpose.
• Facilitates contract audits (e.g., billing, standards compliance, service delivery).
• Facilitates commercial optimization of the contract by making use of contractual levers to limit or reduce cost and manage risk.
• Verifies vendor proposals and requests against contractual terms and conditions (including pricing, proposed charging mechanisms, chargeability of items) as well as proposing, if necessary, the most appropriate solution for the business unit.
• Manages any re-pricing, ensuring that the optimal total cost has been achieved for Marriott.

Managing Projects and Policies

• Manages the end-to-end lifecycle process from development through to execution, including obtaining the relevant stakeholder approvals, Initiating and preparing of change requests, assessing and prioritizing impact, negotiating price and terms and conditions with the vendor, gaining final approval.
• Interprets and advises on contract provisions and Marriott policies.
• Provides a structured process, rules of engagement and end-to-end support for contractual issue/dispute resolution.
• Resolves escalated issues in accordance with the governance escalation procedures.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Education and Experience

Required

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience/certifications
• Ability to analyze and draft commercial and legal terms to ensure Marriott achieves the optimal value and risk protections on transactions.
• 3-5+ years’ contract management experience
• Experience in negotiating the following agreements: Marketing, Sales, PR, Partnership/Loyalty, Consulting and IT (Hardware, Software, ASP/SaaS, Cloud and Hosting) and Professional Services.

Preferred

• Experience in working with service providers and sourcing arrangements
• Legal/Paralegal credentials preferred or Contract Management Certification MBA or related graduate degree

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