Contract Manager, Procurement - ( 25000025 ) **Description** Milton Hershey School (MHS) is one of the world’s best pre-K through 12th grade private schools, where 2,100 students from disadvantaged backgrounds are provided a cost-free home and a top-notch education. Thanks to the generosity of Milton and Catherine Hershey in 1909, the school is fully endowed with the resources to ensure students can thrive. The school has prepared almost 12,000 graduates to lead fulfilling and productive lives and is expanding to serve more students. MHS is seeking a Contract Manager, Procurement. This is an onsite, year-round position that compensates between $85,000 - $90,000 annually, plus an excellent benefits package. The Procurement Contract Manager (PCM) provides contract and overall procurement process expertise and facilitates coordination between Procurement, suppliers, Office of General Counsel, internal partners, and shared service support arrangement for a subsidiary. The PCM ensures that contracts are executed efficiently and accurately, are maintained effectively and that risk is mitigated in all respects. Responsibilities include: + Leverage procurement and finance knowledge to support stakeholders with the procurement process and supplier relationships. + Ensure contracts, SOW’s, NDA’s, etc. are well executed and maintained. + Facilitate contract life-cycle management including renewals, terminations, and amendments. + Collaborate with internal partners to provide guidance and support for excellence in procurement and contracting. + Supplier negotiations. + Build and maintain a comprehensive template library. + Manage & optimize the contract life-cycle management platform. + Collaborate with the Office of General Counsel and Risk Management. + Train staff and monitor compliance. + Assist with Procurement Operations and facilitate continuous improvement initiatives. **Qualifications** + Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field. + Minimum of three years of experience in procurement. + Demonstrated skills in oversight of commercial contracts and legal agreements. + Proficient in Microsoft Suite required. Contract Lifecycle Management software and ERP experience a plus. + Demonstrated ability to achieve goals and multi-task effectively in a dynamic and complex work environment. + Exceptional interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate, negotiate, educate, and collaborate. + Demonstrated analytical skills including a high degree of detail orientation. + Candidates must demonstrate a high degree of integrity as all staff are role models for MHS students. + Candidates should be eager to engage with students. **Schedule** : Full-time **Job Type** **: Standard** **Job Posting** **: Feb 5, 2025** **Req ID:** 25000025 Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Milton Hershey School does not discriminate against applicants or employees, in hiring, promotion or any terms or conditions of employment, on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion or religious creed, veteran status, disability or use of a guide or support animal because of the blindness, deafness or physical handicap of the user or because the user is a handler or trainer of support or guide animals, or any other status protected under applicable federal or Pennsylvania law.