Contract Management Specialist - Indirect Procurement 1

RiseMe; Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. in Lafayette, IN seeks a Contract Management Specialist to lead strategic sourcing and contracting across services and equipment.

You will analyze costs, negotiate terms, and collaborate with suppliers and internal teams to mitigate risk and drive cost reductions. The role requires a bachelor’s degree with 1–3 years of experience in procurement, strong negotiation, and data analysis skills, and familiarity with Ariba or contracting databases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 1–3 years of relevant experience in contracting or sourcing.
• Strong negotiation and data-analysis skills to minimize cost and risk.
• Familiarity with Ariba or similar contracting software.

Responsibilities

• Leads contract and category sourcing projects from strategy to scheduling.
• Supports supplier quality, cost, delivery, and development activities.
• Collaborates with suppliers and departments to resolve supply chain issues.
• Analyzes cost data, supplier capabilities, and risk to qualify vendors.
• Reports results to upper management, including cost reduction projects.
• Ensures contract compliance and supports annual cost-reduction programs.

Skills

Negotiation

Data analysis

Project management

Sourcing strategy

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Business, Engineering, Finance or related field

Tools

Ariba

Contract database

Job description

Contract Management Specialist

Indirect Procurement

Position Summary:

This position is responsible for mitigating cost and risk to the business through contracting and sourcing of services and equipment within the facility. A high degree of strategic sourcing and thinking is required to contract a service that aligns with SIA’s current and future business objectives. The contract manager will lead sourcing projects in a project manager capacity. This position will require the ability to understand each supplier’s business as well as a high degree of understanding SIA’s business. Advanced level of negotiation and data analysis required to secure an agreement that best fits the company’s needs and objectives while minimizing risk and cost to the organization. This individual is expected to work and negotiate with various levels of management both internally and externally. This position directly provides sourcing recommendations and data to assist with decision making. In addition, an ongoing effort to manage the supplier accounts, support ongoing commercial issues, eliminate supply chain risks, and continually look for cost reduction is required.

Outline of Duties:

• Leads contract or category sourcing and reduction activity (strategy, analysis, negotiation, target, and schedule achievement)
• Daily activity and support for supplier quality, cost, delivery, design, and development.
• Collaborates closely with suppliers and departments to resolve issues critical to the supply chain.
• Receives and analyzes information (Detailed cost evaluations, zero based cost estimation, ability to qualify supplier’s capabilities, resolution of commercial issues, risk mitigation, and strategic sourcing).
• Reports and gains approval for activities to upper management up to and include Officer level (Sourcing, Contracts, Cost Reduction, Projects)
• Conduct internal and external checks to ensure contract compliance.
• Qualifying suppliers for business at SIA.
• Understanding of legal terminology and advanced contract concepts
• Direct parts procurement as needed.
• Participate and report results in accordance with SIA annual cost reduction program.
• Achieve cost reductions targets set by corporate planning or procurement department.
• Natural Gas contracting including hedging and layer buys as needed.
• All other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related field of study plus 1-3 years relevant experience

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree plus 3+ years relevant experience contracting in a contract sourcing environment.
• Procurement certifications such as CSCM (Certified Supply Chain Manager) or CPOS (Certified Procurement Operations Specialist)
• Basic knowledge of Ariba procurement software or contracting database software
• Familiarity with Japanese culture and open office environment

Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to employing a diverse workforce.