Procurement and Contracts Manager

Finance Team Position

Functional area:

Finance team, working closely with the planned finance manager.

Key responsibilities:

• Overseeing and managing contracts.
• Reviewing, interpreting, and redlining contracts.
• Supporting procurement activities and working with the legal department.
• Managing vendor relationships, contract negotiations, and risk assessment.
• Preparing executive-level reports and presentations that summarize issues, risks, recommendations, and decisions.
• Coordinating projects and prioritizing competing responsibilities.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, public administration, finance, IT, or a related discipline.
• Five years of responsible experience in procurement, contract management, or related disciplines supporting complex IT initiatives within state government or large public-sector organizations.

Preferred qualifications:

• Knowledge of Commonwealth procurement laws and policies.
• Vendor management, negotiation, and risk mitigation experience.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and project coordination skills.
• Proficiency with Office 365.

Location:

Candidates in New England are preferred, ideally within approximately one hour's drive. Rachel indicated that suitable candidates elsewhere in the region would also be considered.

EEO:
Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of – Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans