Contract Management Analyst - Waterloo, Canada - Manulife

Manulife

Verified Company

Waterloo, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

_Are you looking for a supportive, collaborative workplace with great teams and inspiring leaders? You've come to the right place. We're looking for ambitious people who share our values and want to make every day better for people around the world. If this sounds like you, and the career below sounds exciting, we'd like to hear from you. _

Working Arrangement
Hybrid

The Contract Analyst reports to the Director, Spend Governance for Canadian Division Technology (CDT) and is responsible for providing analytical information to support the team, vendor contracts, performance and for ensuring that Manulife extracts value from its suppliers.

In addition, the person will work directly with the CDT Contract Managers to assist with educating business units on the contract requirements for new contracts or contract renewals and moving them through the process, from intake to signature and ensuring they are filed in the contract repository.

The Contract Analyst is also responsible for driving low cost/low risk procurement events, under direction from Strategic Procurement and in compliance with approved policies and processes.

Responsibilities:

Perform contracting activities, such as Non-Disclosure Agreements and simple contract amendments and extensions that may require Procurement and Legal review (e.g. date, lowdollar, address changes) with support from the Contract Managers as needed.
Triage CDT contract requests and ensure all required parties are involved (Risk, Legal, Procurement and the BU). Once a sourcing request has been received initiate the procurement activity by submitting an intake request.
Ensure completed contracts are uploaded and maintained in the contracts database. Ensure all contract/vendor artifacts are maintained current.
Handle and maintain strong relationships with each Business Unit and align contract and reporting strategy across CDT, while supporting the Manulife Procurement Process.
Lead monthly meetings with BU leaders to review contract renewals, spend, critical metrics, upcoming submissions and highlight possible risks and opportunities while taking initiative to process/raise issues impacting software commitments.
Participate in the continual improvement of the contract lifecycle management process to ensure process efficiencies are identified and implemented.
Educate the Business Units on the Procurement policy to ensure that policies are being followed by collaborators across CDT i.e. verifying NDAs are in place prior to disclosing any information.

Qualifications:

Business or accounting university/college degree
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Access
Strong mathematical, analytical and problemsolving skills
Flexibility to work as a team member and independently
Attention to accuracy and detail is essential
Ability to prioritize and work optimally in a goaloriented environment
Ability to exercise judgment and flexibility
Ability to identify and make recommendations to streamline existing processes
Support the development & implementation of new processes
Responds to challenges and opportunities in a positive and productive manner
Welldeveloped interpersonal, organizational and communication skills

Additional Skills:

Strong relationship and influencing skills with a strong focus on customer experience
Excellent planning and organizational skills
Experience developing process flow documentation

What motivates you?

You obsess about customers, listen, engage and act for their benefit.
You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile approach and enable business outcomes.
You thrive in teams and enjoy getting things done together.
You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters.
You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up.
You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone.

What can we offer you?

A competitive salary and benefits packages.
A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills.
A focus on growing your career path with us.
Flexible work policies and strong worklife balance.
Professional development and leadership opportunities.

Our commitment to you:

Valuesfirst culture
We lead with our Values every day and bring them to life together.
Boundless opportunity
We create opportunities to learn and grow at every stage of your career.
Continuous innovation
We invite you to help redefine the future of financial services.
Delivering the promise of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
We foster an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives.
Championing Corporate Citizenship
We build a business that benefits all partners and has a positive social and environmental impact.

About John Hancock and Manulife
**Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer