Senior Contracts & Procurement Strategist

Tufts University; Medford (MA); On-site; USD 108,200 - 162,400; Full time

Job summary

Tufts University is seeking a Contract Manager within the Central Procurement Department to draft, review, and negotiate contracts across a broad range of spend categories, including Construction, Facilities Management, IT, HR, and Research services. You will manage high‑complexity agreements from intake to signature in coordination with stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of professional contracting experience, strong analytical and negotiation skills, and proficiency with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• At least 7+ years relevant experience in professional contracting across multiple spend categories.
• Strong analytical, project management, and negotiations skills.
• Expertise in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contract language (terms and conditions).
• Experience drafting and negotiating business and legal terms across diverse spend categories (academic, facilities, tech, research, etc.).
• Ability to assess risk and educate stakeholders while negotiating with suppliers.
• Proficiency with procurement tools such as eRequisitions, Spend Analysis, and Contracts.
• Advanced MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Manage the lifecycle for high‑complexity procurement agreements: triage requests, draft/review/negotiate, route for signature using Tufts or supplier boilerplate, with stakeholders.
• Support sourcing by guiding negotiations, providing alternate language, and coordinating reviews with cross‑functional partners.
• Use contract lifecycle management and SaaS tools (e.g., Jaggaer, Docusign) to drive improved outcomes.
• Coordinate with cross‑functional partners (OGC, Data Privacy, Risk Office) for additional legal review as needed.
• Maintain university contract templates and clause libraries with OGC; interface with suppliers and campus units.
• Coordinate with procurement on strategic sourcing, category planning, and competitive bids.
• Review and approve eReqs and contract requests per policy and playbook.
• May oversee work of one or more contracts specialists.

Skills

Analytical skills

Project management

Negotiation skills

Stakeholder management

Risk assessment

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Jaggaer Contracts

Docusign

eRequisitions

Spend Analysis

Contracts

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Tufts University is seeking a Contract Manager within the Central Procurement Department to draft, review, and negotiate contracts across a broad range of spend categories, including Construction, Facilities Management, IT, HR, and Research services. You will manage high‑complexity agreements from intake to signature in coordination with stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of professional contracting experience, strong analytical and negotiation skills, and proficiency with