Procurement Contracts Specialist III

Remote Jobs; United States; Remote; USD 68,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a senior contract specialist to manage vendor contracts and provide mentorship to junior staff. The role involves reviewing, drafting, and negotiating various agreements while ensuring compliance with policies. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in procurement and vendor management, along with a Bachelor's degree. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits are offered, including flexible work arrangements.

Benefits

Health Insurance

401K

Stock Plans

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Flexible Work Arrangements

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years experience in contracting, procurement, legal, or vendor management.
• Extensive experience reviewing complex legal and commercial terms.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a senior-level contract specialist, providing mentorship to junior staff.
• Reviews, drafts, and negotiates contracts for vendors.
• Ensures contracts comply with approval and security policies.

Skills

Contracting

Procurement

Vendor Management

Legal

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Contract Lifecycle Management

Coupa

ServiceNow

SharePoint

Job description

You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members. Centene is transforming the health of our communities, one person at a time. As a diversified, national organization, you'll have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility.

Position Purpose: Subject matter expert and senior member of the Procurement Contract team with tasks that include reviewing, drafting, and negotiating contracts and related actions (amendments, terminations, other notices) with third-party vendors for various spend categories (IT, Health Operations, Enterprise & Professional Services). Manage different types of agreements, such as master service agreements (MSA), business associate agreements (BAA), delegated services agreements, statements of work (SOW), nondisclosure agreements (NDA), service level agreements (SLA), software license agreements, and other third-party contracts, including government flow-down requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Acts as a senior-level contract specialist, providing mentorship and training to junior contract specialists.
2. Supports leadership with process improvements to enhance departmental skills, processes, tools, and resources.
3. Reviews, drafts, and negotiates contracts for enterprise-wide and local vendors, ensuring compliance with standards, policies, and sourcing strategies.
4. Acts as a second-level reviewer for contracts managed by junior staff.
5. Maintains accurate records of all contract-related documents, updates contract management systems, and documents approvals.
6. Identifies procedural gaps and leads projects to address them.
7. Ensures contracts are executed in compliance with approval, compliance, and security policies; assesses risks and recommends mitigation strategies.
8. Addresses and resolves vendor contract questions or issues promptly.
9. Collaborates with Legal, Compliance, Business SMEs, Category Management, and other departments to interpret contract provisions and strategy requirements.
10. Provides excellent customer service throughout the contracting process, responding promptly to inquiries, updating stakeholders, and maintaining professionalism.
11. Supports peers with complex issues and performs other duties as assigned.
12. Adheres to all policies and standards.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field.
• Minimum of 6 years experience in contracting, procurement, legal, or vendor management.
• Extensive experience reviewing complex legal and commercial terms, identifying risks, and recommending mitigations.
• Knowledge of sourcing and procurement processes including solicitation, awarding, contracting, and onboarding vendors.

Preferred Skills:

• Microsoft Word proficiency.
• Experience with Contract Lifecycle Management applications.
• Familiarity with Coupa, ServiceNow, SharePoint.

Compensation & Benefits: Salary range: $68,700 - $123,700 annually. Centene offers comprehensive benefits including competitive pay, health insurance, 401K, stock plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, holidays, and flexible work arrangements (remote, hybrid, field, or office).

Equal Opportunity Statement: Centene is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristics. We also comply with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act regarding applicants with arrest or conviction records.