Vendor Manager - IT Contract Management

Jobs via Dice; Raleigh (NC); Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Vendor Manager for IT Contract Management to oversee contract optimization and vendor relationships. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in IT procurement, contract analysis, and risk management, with a focus on improving vendor performance and ensuring compliance. This fully remote role requires excellent analytical and interpersonal skills.

Benefits

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Short and long-term disability

Health Spending Account (HSA)

Employee Assistance Program

Time Off/Leave

Qualifications

• Strong background in IT procurement and vendor performance management.
• Detail-oriented, tech-savvy, and self-starter with proven vendor/contract manager experience.
• Ability to read and interpret complex IT contracts.

Responsibilities

• Analyze existing IT vendor contracts for inefficiencies and cost-saving opportunities.
• Collaborate with legal, finance, procurement, and IT teams.
• Assess contractual risks and ensure compliance with regulations.

Skills

Contract Review & Optimization

Contract Analysis & Interpretation

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Risk Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, Supply Chain, or related field

Tools

ITIL Foundation

Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM)

Certified Commercial Contracts Manager (CCCM)

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• Contract Review & Optimization: Analyze existing IT vendor contracts to identify inefficiencies, outdated terms, and cost-saving opportunities, recommend and implement contract improvements and renegotiations. Identify areas of unnecessary or redundant costs.
• Identifying inefficiencies, outdated clauses, and opportunities for renegotiation.
• Contract Analysis & Interpretation: Ability to read and interpret complex IT contracts, including SLAs, licensing agreements, and service terms. Identify inefficiencies, outdated clauses, and opportunities for renegotiation.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: work with legal, finance, procurement, and IT teams.
  
  

Top Skills' Details

• Contract Review & Optimization: Analyze existing IT vendor contracts to identify inefficiencies, outdated terms, and cost-saving opportunities, recommend and implement contract improvements and renegotiations. Identify areas of unnecessary or redundant costs.
• Identifying inefficiencies, outdated clauses, and opportunities for renegotiation.
• Contract Analysis & Interpretation: Ability to read and interpret complex IT contracts, including SLAs, licensing agreements, and service terms. Identify inefficiencies, outdated clauses, and opportunities for renegotiation.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: work with legal, finance, procurement, and IT teams.
  
  

Nice to haves:

Security Clearance

Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, Supply Chain, or related field.

Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM)

Certified Commercial Contracts Manager (CCCM)

ITIL Foundation (for IT service management context)

Description

Our client needs a Vendor Manager to oversee contract management. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in IT procurement, contract analysis, and vendor performance management. The candidate needs a blend of technical, analytical, and interpersonal skills to effectively assess and optimize vendor relationships and contracts. Candidate must be detail-oriented, tech savvy, and a self-starter with proven vendor/contract manager experience.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Contract Review & Optimization: Analyze existing IT vendor contracts to identify inefficiencies, outdated terms, and cost-saving opportunities, recommend and implement contract improvements and renegotiations. Identify areas of unnecessary or redundant costs.
• Identify inefficiencies, outdated clauses, and opportunities for renegotiation.
• Contract Analysis & Interpretation: Ability to read and interpret complex IT contracts, including SLAs, licensing agreements, and service terms. Identify inefficiencies, outdated clauses, and opportunities for renegotiation.
• Risk Management: Assess contractual risks (e.g., compliance, data security, service continuity), Ensure contracts align with regulatory and organizational risk policies.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: work with legal, finance, procurement, and IT teams.
  
  

Qualifications:

Vendor Management

Create / refine supplier groups

Assess relationships

Risk management

Analyze spend

Desired: Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, Supply Chain, or related field.

Certifications (preferred):

Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM)

Certified Commercial Contracts Manager (CCCM)

ITIL Foundation (for IT service management context)

Skills

Contract, Project management, vendor management, contracts negotiation, Program management

Experience Level

Intermediate Level

Pay And Benefits

The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $60.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job

classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be

subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits

available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision

Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital

401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)

Short and long-term disability

Health Spending Account (HSA)

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully remote position.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on May 28, 2025.

About TEKsystems And TEKsystems Global Services

We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We're strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We're building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development

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