Senior Contracts Manager

Role Overview

• Manage medium scale contracting projects received throughout the organization; and provides expertise and strategic and tactical direction in the development, negotiation, management and administration of complex supplier contract negotiations.
• Attend and represent contracts point of view at stakeholder meetings, interacting directly throughout the enterprise to gain consensus, input, and approvals.
• Ensure accurate reporting and analytics for assigned projects
• Participate in initiatives to improve the operational and risk imperatives of the department and team.
• The Senior Contracts Manager will manage the process for medium to large contracting projects, including participating in assessment and strategy meetings, maintaining a book of active work, and facilitating communications received from Strategic Contracts and its legal, risk, and other business partners.
• The Senior Contracts Manager will lead the process of analyzing contract issues aimed to identify and mitigate risks and optimize value to Fidelity.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree; JD preferred
• 3-5 years of substantive transactional contract negotiation experience required
• Ability to handle complex negotiations for Fidelity's strategic vendor relationships with moderate supervision.
• Strong presentation, interpersonal and diplomacy skills, including ability to simplify complicated issues and build consensus among competing interests
• Strong strategic, tactical thinking, judgment, and decision-making skills, which you will readily use to simplify sophisticated contract and business issues for straightforward, practical analysis and resolution.
• Proven confidence, presence, initiative and influencing skills
• Ability to simultaneously manage multiple, large-scale projects at various stages.
• Proactive management of multiple Supplier relationships and ability to work well under pressure.
• Strong negotiation skills and knowledge of business terms and conditions
• Proven commitment to drive quality and process improvements
• Strong project management skills
• Consistent ability to problem solve and work autonomously
• Positive and collaborative approach forging pragmatic and creative solutions across a variety of contract issues in a dynamic environment
• 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
• 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
• 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

Benefits

• Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process