Tufts University

Contracts Manager

Medford, Massachusetts

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About the role

The Central Procurement Department is responsible for supplier selection, contract negotiations, vendor management, and requisition approval at Tufts University.

Drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and routing for signature contracts that are either on Tufts boilerplate template or supplier boilerplate, in collaboration with stakeholders and cross functional business partners
Supporting the sourcing team by providing guidance, support in negotiations, providing alternate language, and facilitating reviews with cross functional partners
Using contract lifecycle management and other supporting SaaS-based technologies, including Jaggaer and Docusign, to drive improved outcomes.
Coordinating additional legal review of contracts with cross functional business partners such as the Office of General Counsel (OGC), Data Privacy, Risk Office etc., as needed.

Knowledge and experience typically acquired by:
Bachelor's Degree
At least 7+ years relevant experience/expertise in professional contracting in several spend categories.
The ideal candidate will be an influencer with strong analytical, project management, and negotiations skills.
Expertise in drafting, review, editing, and negotiation of contract language (terms and conditions), both commercial and legal, is essential spanning procurement contracts (NDAs, PSAs, MSAs, GSAs, CSAs, BAAs, SOWs, etc).
Ability to understand and assess risk and educate stakeholders while negotiating with suppliers.
May be required to manage and/or oversee the work of one or more contracts specialists, as requested.

Prior experience with contract management technology (e.g. Jaggaer Contracts, Docusign), including the development of in-application clause libraries.
Proficiency with using artificial intelligence engines to automate contracting tasks, such as drafting agreements, tracking changes and version control, and suggesting alternative clauses.
Professional contracting certification and/or credentials (e.g. Juris Doctor/JD, CPCM certification).
Minimum $108,200.00, Midpoint $135,300.00, Maximum $162,400.00
generally, new hires can expect pay between the minimum and midpoint of the range.

Minimum $108,200.00, Midpoint $135,300.00, Maximum $162,400.00
Salary is based on related experience, expertise, and internal equity
generally, new hires can expect pay between the minimum and midpoint of the range.

Coordinating with procurement team members, including category management, on strategic sourcing initiatives, including category planning, contacting as part of a competitive bid process, or future bid opportunities based on new contract requests and/or contract expirations
What We're Looking For

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