Contract Management Associate - Support, Partnerships, SPX Express

What you'll do

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in procurement for Agencies and general services: RFQ, RFP, and Invitation to Bid processes; scheduling; noticing; assembling bid documents; pre-bid meetings and bid openings; and preparation of contracts.
• Manage contract development through all lifecycle stages (draft, revision, approval, filing, and distribution), ensuring that insurance, bonding, and legal requirements are met, and internal processes and records are maintained.
• Negotiate contract rates, terms, and conditions
• Professional interaction with colleagues, agencies, coordinators, agency management and area lead.
• Administration of active contracts to identify, calendar, notify, and ensure completion and compliance with all deliverables in collaboration with relevant responsible parties and/or department.
• Administer agency records management policies and procedures to maintain complete, orderly, accurate, and accessible working files and archives.
• Evaluate records for retention in compliance with HOD-approved policies.
• Support onboarding of new partners – both agencies and partner brands
• Identify and facilitate commercial solutions with the strategy team and relay to partners for better business optimization
• Compile and analyze partner/agency data, synthesize findings and recommendations, and help present these findings to executive leadership team
• Manage internal and external stakeholder relationships in matters of agency contracts
• Conduct industry benchmarking and assess best practices (rates and process) and introduce them to SPX agency contracts
• Manage relationships with agency partners with the goal of making SPX as a partner of choice for the agencies
• Perform special projects as requested and other duties as assigned

Requirements

Experience Requirements

• Bachelor Degree
• 2-3 years of experience in contract-related services, preferably in a corporate setting
• Background in e-Commerce and/or Logistics a plus

Knowledge and Skills

• Excellent legal research, writing, and analytical skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and G document suite.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Comfortable working remotely and managing tasks with minimal supervision.