[Remote] IT Contract Manager, Remote

Note:The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. RWJBarnabas Health is a leading health care organization focused on delivering high-quality academic medicine. The IT Contract Manager plays a crucial role in negotiating and managing technology agreements, ensuring they align with organizational standards and financial goals while managing vendor relationships and contract performance. Responsibilities• Manage a portfolio of IT contracts• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including IT, IT Security, Supply Chain, GPO and Legal to ensure alignment on contractual and legal matters• Provide contract-related support and guidance to management, technology teams and business owns• Manage an IT contract portfolio based on category, facility or other and ensuring that portfolio contracts are current and producing value for the organization• Drives savings and value creation through the negotiation of pricing and other terms that enhance the business and clinical operations• Draft, evaluate, negotiate and execute IT Contractual and Pricing Agreements with Suppliers directly or through the GPO• Draft, evaluate, negotiate and execute Request for Proposals RFPs• Establish and maintain complex supplier relationships by serving as a single point of contact for contractual matters in order to provide contract resolution• Knowledge of IT and Supply Chain automated functions preferably in PeopleSoft as it relates to materials and contract management, project management• Knowledge of basic legal principles and commercial business terms• Knowledge of project management processes and systems in order to meet deadlines and achieve goals• Ability to develop, present, track and achieve long-range business plans and strategies• Ability to achieve goals that are focused on savings targets• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of customers through the practice of quality service principles• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, to persuade internal and external stakeholders and communicates the savings success.Skills• Bachelor's degree in a work-related field/discipline from an accredited college or university or Five (5) years of related work experience in IT Contract Administration, IT Project Management, IT Vendor Management or Purchasing, preferably in a healthcare provider setting• Computer skills: Microsoft Excel, Visio, Word, and PowerPoint• Experience with PeopleSoftBenefits• Paid Time Off (PTO)• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance• Dental and Vision Insurance• Retirement Plans• Short & Long Term Disability• Life & Accidental Death Insurance• Tuition Reimbursement• Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts• Wellness Programs• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)• Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!Company Overview• RWJBarnabas Health is New Jersey’s largest and most comprehensive academic health system, caring for more than 5 million people annually. It was founded in 2020, and is headquartered in Newark, New Jersey, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is Apply tot his job