Technology Strategic Contracts Manager | Strategic Contracts Manager
- Employer
- Michigan State University
- Location
- East Lansing
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- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Work type: Support Staff
Pay Grade: 15
Major Administrative Unit / College: University Procurement And Logistics
Department: Procurement 10074704
Sub Area: APSA- Pro Supervisory
Salary: Salary Commensurate with Experience
Location: East Lansing
Categories: Full Time (90-100%), Professional Supervisory- APSA, Administrative/Business/Professional, Union
Working/Functional Title
Technology Strategic Contracts Manager
Position SummaryThe Technology SCM will lead the university’s strategic technology procurement efforts to maximize collaborative relationships with stakeholders, subject matter experts, university leadership and suppliers to facilitate the selection of enterprise-wide IT solutions as well as user or unit-specific solutions.
The Technology SCM will develop and implement procurement models that demonstrate industry best practices and aid sound procurement decisions.
The Technology SCM will coordinate with IT leadership to develop collaborative processes that ensure IT/Technology solutions are handled timely, efficiently and with the appropriate level of security review.
The Technology SCM will also supervise a team of exempt and non-exempt purchasing staff that will demonstrate value added to the supply chain by expertly managing RFP processes, researching products and services to develop familiarity with stakeholder needs and to recommend solutions; increasing vendor inclusion to optimize viable choices; and lead stakeholders through selection processes including the negotiation of fair contracts that protect the university’s interests.
Unit Specific Education/Experience/SkillsKnowledge equivalent to that which normally would be acquired by a four-year college degree program in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, IT, Business Administration, or a related field; five to eight years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in supply chain functions; experience with e-procurement systems, project management, strategic contract development and management, contract management tools, and spend analytic tools; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Desired QualificationsIT procurement with a proven track record of enterprise-wide contracts strongly desired. Juris Doctorate, MBA, MS Engineering or equivalent desired. Can demonstrate proven contract negotiation strategies. Broad supply chain experience including operations; Procurement Engineering background. Ability to facilitate high-level conversations with University executives, deans, chairs and directors.
Equal Employment Opportunity StatementAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.
Required Application MaterialsResume and cover letter.
Work HoursSTANDARD 8-5
Bidding eligibility ends on 5/4/2021, at 11:55 PMAdvertised: Apr 28, 2021 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: May 24, 2021 Eastern Daylight Time
Organization
Working at Michigan State University
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We teach. We explore and we discover. We collaborate and lead. We innovate, inspire, and empower. We achieve our potential and create circumstances that help our students and others achieve theirs.
We're good at it, and we've been at it for more than 150 years.
The nation’s pioneer land-grant university, MSU began as a bold experiment that democratized higher education and helped bring science and innovation into everyday life. The revolutionary concept became a model for the nation.
Today, MSU is one of the top research universities in the world—on one of the biggest, greenest campuses in the nation. Home to nationally ranked and recognized academic, residential college, and service-learning programs, we’re a diverse community of dedicated students and scholars, athletes and artists, scientists and leaders.
In ways both practical and profound, we work to create a stronger, more sustainable, and more hopeful future for all.
Top Distinctions
U.S. News & World Report ranks MSU
- 29th among the nation’s public universities
- First in the nation for 19 years for graduate programs in elementary and secondary education
- First in the nation for graduate programs in nuclear physics and industrial and organizational psychology
- First in the nation for undergraduate program in supply chain
Recognized for 11 consecutive years as one of the top 100 universities in the world by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in its annual Academic Ranking of World Universities
Ranks 46th among public universities for in-state students in Kiplinger’s 2013 edition of Best Values in Public Colleges
Silver rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s STARS program, which measures and encourages sustainability in education and research; operations; and planning, administration, and engagement
Member of the prestigious 62-member Association of American Universities
Only university in the country with on-campus medical schools graduating allopathic (MD) and osteopathic (DO) physicians, and veterinarians (DVMs)
Among the largest single-campus residence hall system in the country with 27 halls in five neighborhoods and two apartment villages.
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