Strategic Sourcing Contracts Lead

RSM US LLP; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 103,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

RSM US LLP is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Contracts Manager to lead and execute vendor sourcing negotiations for projects with annual spend up to $500,000, in a role open to any US-based location. The role collaborates with Partners, LOB leaders, Directors, and Managers across all lines of business and with external vendors to review, redline, and negotiate contracts.

The position requires 3–5 years of strategic sourcing experience, strong negotiation and analytical skills, and knowledge of IT

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or the equivalent through a combination of education or work experience.
• Preferred – legal degree
• Preferred – master’s degree
• Strong analytical and contract negotiation skills
• Strong price analysis and modeling skills
• Contract redlining capability
• Basic knowledge of Excel and Word

Responsibilities

• Perform review, redlining and negotiation of vendor contracts, including cloud/SaaS and on-premises software contracts, master service agreements and statements of work, NDAs, and other documents; ensure information security and privacy due diligence and compliance with Finance requirements.
• Leverage legal expertise to perform legal review of contracts negotiated by the sourcing team.
• Understand how vendor programs will be used by LOBs to improve operations or productivity.
• Interact with RSM leaders to ensure contract language meets objectives, provide status updates, and prepare contract risk summaries; coach leaders on negotiation tactics.
• Assist leaders in contract interpretation related to termination, SLAs and software license compliance.

Job description

RSM US LLP is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Contracts Manager to lead and execute vendor sourcing negotiations for projects with annual spend up to $500,000, in a role open to any US-based location. The role collaborates with Partners, LOB leaders, Directors, and Managers across all lines of business and with external vendors to review, redline, and negotiate contracts.

The position requires 3–5 years of strategic sourcing experience, strong negotiation and analytical skills, and knowledge of IT