Associate Manager Supplier Contracting

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As a member of the Huron corporate team, you’ll help to evolve our business model to stay ahead of market forces, industry trends and client needs. Our accounting, finance, human resources, IT, legal, marketing and facilities management professionals work collaboratively to support Huron’s collective strategies and enable real transformation to produce sustainable business results.
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Huron has an immediate need for an individual contributor to join our team with Direct and Indirect experience in supplier contract work, with primary emphasis on reviewing, drafting and negotiating contracts with suppliers and various other third parties. The position will work independently and report to the Senior Manager of Supplier Contracting Team in India and US, with accountability as well to the Shared Services Director in India. This role will be a key part of a dynamic Procure to Pay team. Candidate must have excellent communication and writing skills, effective negotiation experience, outstanding business and analytical judgment, and a strong sense of inclusion and teamwork. The position requires regular communication with key business stakeholders throughout the Huron business globally, and creative and effective problem solving and negotiation skills in dealing with external vendors, including opposing counsel.

Responsibilities Include

• Draft, review, redline and negotiate Huron vendor agreements, between Huron and its suppliers and subcontractors. 
• Develop and maintain playbooks on Huron’s supplier contracting standards.
• Responsible for working contract requests through the entire contracting cycle, from initial draft to finalization and signature, driving negotiations and approvals to timely and successful completion.
• Reviews, drafts, and negotiates a wide range of supplier commercial agreements including master services agreements, staffing support agreements, technology license/subscription agreements, sub-Business Associate Agreements, amendments and addendums, and non-disclosure agreements in for all of Huron’s subsidiaries globally, with most requests originating in the US and subject to US law.
• Serve as a liaison between internal and external parties during contract development and negotiation stages.
• Negotiate terms, conditions and if needed to a limited extent commercial terms, and ensure they are accurately executed and satisfied.
• Demonstrate an expert knowledge of contract law, including independent contractor classification qualifications, data privacy regulations (including GDPR, CCPA and HIPAA) as it applies to Huron’s engagement of international contingent workers and technologies that process sensitive data.
• Fosters collaborative working relationships with Huron global stakeholders including executives, corporate departments, and field staff headquartered in the US, as well as with Huron suppliers. 
• Assist and guide engagement owners/partners within the business on contract process questions.
• Assists internal business clients and executives in ensuring Huron is compliant with contract provisions.

• Superb attention to detail and responsiveness in a high-volume, customer-focused, and fast-paced environment.
• High level of professionalism and outstanding business judgment requiring minimal supervision.
• Takes on and leads projects as assigned related to supplier contracting goals and initiatives.
• Assists in reviewing and advising on work of junior team members.

Required Qualifications

• LLB (Bachelor of Laws) is required from a reputed university; advanced degrees (e.g., LLM or MBA) are desirable.
• A minimum of eight (8) years of experience in commercial contracting.
• Experience reviewing, drafting and negotiating contracts required; experience of variety of complex commercial agreements including master services agreements.
• Experience reviewing software as a service, license, subscription, or other types of technology purchase agreements.
• Experience with contract lifecycle management and CLM software.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate complex issues clearly to both internal and external customers, at all seniority levels among our internal clients and our suppliers.
• Highly motivated, strategic, detail-oriented approach with the ability to proactively organize a heavy workload and demonstrate excellent analytical abilities.
• Ability to work quickly and independently, with minimal supervision.
• Advanced English skills, including excellent business writing skills and an ability to compose grammatically correct, concise, and accurate responses.
• Ability to lead negotiations in person, over phone calls, via video, etc., supporting all global locations.
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Strong interpersonal and cross-cultural skills to effectively communicate and coordinate complex issues and projects with diverse levels of management and employees.
• Strong legal and business judgment.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Ability to think critically with a solution-driven mindset.
• Functional knowledge of Procurement.
• Proactive and persuasive relationship with client partners.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook) and PDF is essential.

Posting CategoryCorporate

Opportunity TypeRegular

CountryIndia