Contracting Operations Manager

Role Overview: In this role, your main responsibility will be to provide scaled operations support to Google-wide sourcing, supplier, and contract management. You will be involved in finalizing supplier lists, issuing requests, participating in eAuction/eBidding, awarding suppliers, and closing out projects. Additionally, you will consolidate, curate, and analyze data to support supplier management activities, define performance criteria, monitor performance data, conduct business reviews, manage escalations, and drive continuous improvement. Your role will also involve managing process optimization to ensure efficiency and quality across sourcing and delivery. Key Responsibilities: - Finalize supplier lists and issue requests such as Request for Information (RFI), Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quote (RFQ), Request for Bid (RFB), etc. - Participate in eAuction/eBidding, conduct discussions, award suppliers, and close-out projects. - Consolidate, curate, and draw insights from data to support supplier management activities. - Define supplier performance criteria and procedures, execute expectations, monitor performance data, identify performance issues, conduct business reviews, manage escalations, and drive continuous improvement. - Manage and ensure efficiency in process optimization, emphasizing quality across sourcing and delivery. Qualifications Required: - Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Legal Studies, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. - 7 years of experience in contract management, contracting operations, or procurement roles, including overseeing and managing the performance of outsourced functions. - 3 years of experience in legal and regulatory requirements relevant to contract management. - Master's degree in Business Administration, Contract Management, Supply Chain Management, Business Law, or a related field (Preferred). - Experience with legal and regulatory requirements related to contract management, ensuring compliance throughout the contract life-cycle (Preferred). - Knowledge of using contract management software and AI tools to streamline and automate processes (Preferred). - Excellent investigative and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret data and metrics for performance improvements in outsourced operations.,