Wolters Kluwer jobs - Contract Administration Specialist

Roles & Responsibilities
Key accountabilities: 

Calendar planning & renewal Administrate agreement (incl. attributes and contract plan) Create demand forecast and negotiation opportunities (short - long term) Dispute resolution Assign mitigations to owner and track Control SLA/ KPI performance and credit management Issue management (resolve and maintain records and documentation) Maintain risk and issue log Manage escalations to Sourcing and Procurement leadership Perform regular risk analysis Monitoring of Contractual obligations Administrate organizational changes (e.g. change of contract owner) Control financial commitments (if other than payment) Control of deliverables and milestones Control service/ product compliance order under contract Manage and administrate amendments and change requests Manage compliance to regulations (e.g. GDPR) Manage price changes / indexations / Forex developments Support divestments / acquisitions and changes to contract Performance monitoring Control of actual spend usuage versus forecast Control of spend commitments Manage benchmark activity in alignment with sourcing Key competencies Hands on experience in Coupa and or alternative tools e.g. Ariba Contract Management Candidates with procurement experience and reading, drafting commercial contractual terms and conditions experience is a must Proven strong analytical ability to solution problems and drive results In-depth knowledge of procurement and customer services processes Ability to collaborate, build trusted relationships with, and drive action among cross-functional teams and SMEs Deep business acumen and strong strategic and conceptual skills Strong process and financial acumen Great network orchestrator, energetic and team spirit Strong interpersonal and communication skills Excellent knowledge of Microsoft and relevant IT tools Other duties Proactively pursues professional development activities (e.g., reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks) Manages time and company resources appropriately Performs other duties as requested by senior leadership Education and experience Minimum: Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline; 

Minimum Experience: 

3 years of contract management experience managing internal/external relationships, including: Solved complex problems to drive value to the organization Working with cross functional international stakeholders across the company Defining and implementing change plans Working with people from a variety of different backgrounds and cultures Collaborating with multiple internal teams Demonstrating excellent written and verbal communication Demonstrating organizational, time management, and multi-tasking skills Utilizing the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, MS Teams, etc) Travel requirements