
SPM Contract Manager I – Renewable
DTE Energy
full-time
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Location: 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Responsible for business unit supplier performance management (SPM) of small to medium size/value contracts by identifying and maximizing value opportunities
- Develop contract strategy within the business unit/COE
- Define contract terms/conditions in accordance with company standards
- Manage post award contract activities
- Manage vendor performance and compliance
- Ensure contract (terms/conditions) compliance; such as enforcing payment terms
- Modify contract as necessary
- Ensure contract close-out, extension or renewal (verify completion of work at close-out)
- Manage small to medium size/value contracts through the entire life cycle
- Provide performance metrics report on contract management performance/development and compliance
- Point of contact to resolve contractual issues as required
- Intervene, analyze, manage, and resolve business conflicts between the company and vendors
- Identify and apply value maximizing opportunities
- Partner with supply chain management to develop optimal contract terms
- Manage PO specific work efforts (technical and commercial) in accordance with corporate policy
- Ensure that signed contracts are communicated to all relevant parties to provide contract visibility, awareness, and interpretation to support implementation
- Handle on-going issues and change management documenting appropriately
- Interface with key customer, proactively insuring contractual compliance and performance
- Collaborates with the SCM team to provide guidance on vendor selection
- Ability to analyze current processes and make modifications utilizing CI principles
- Support structuring of negotiations of contracts
Requirements
- Associates degree in supply chain management, logistics, business administration, engineering or related discipline
- 3+ years experience in contract management techniques
- Preferred Bachelor's degree
- Ability to work autonomously
- Strong project management skills
- Demonstrated ability to influence and partner with key internal and external stakeholders
- Excellent communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills
- Acute attention to detail
- Negotiation/influencing skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, SAP, Maximo, SRM