Program Manager- procurement contract

Seeking experienced

• Under the guidance of the Vendor Management Office (VMO) Administrator, manage the entire contract lifecycle – setup, negotiation and award, monitor, and close. Maintain up-to-date contract templates.
• Provide guidance in choosing the appropriate procurement vehicles. Interface with program offices, Legal and ITS technical teams for a smooth and efficient award of
• Provide contractual support and guidance to internal staff that manage vendor projects, identifying potential risks in the context of contract
• Monitor contracts while interfacing with agreement managers across different program
• Create standard operating procedures (SOPs) and workflows for contract
• Develop metrics across key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure strong performance management.
• Author and/or review requests for proposals (RFPs), requests for quotations (RFQs), deliverable- based information technology services (DBITS) and task orders to ensure compliance with policies and
• Assist in evaluation of vendor proposals, IT procurement, selection criteria and best-practice procedures.
• Collaborate with procurement staff to optimize the procurement of cost-effective
• Foster analytics-driven decisions based on strategic vendor contractual
• Uphold a central vendor repository to ensure effective contract management and vendor relationships, and plan for major software upgrades, ensuring that change management procedures/methodologies are
• Utilize a customer-focused approach to delivering contract management services to internal customers providing training, support and/or guidance to agreement managers as
• At least two years of experience in contract management including hardware, software and cloud agreements
• Demonstrated professional communication skills, both written and verbal with the ability to articulate complex ideas in easy-to-understand business
• Strong interpersonal effectiveness including the ability to