**Contracts Lead** **Location:** Spring, TX **Pay Rate:** 65-70/hr **Duration:** 12 months potential for extension **Job Responsibilities:** + Manages a portfolio of agreements and new requests, enabling efficient and effective purchase of goods and services (from purchase to pay) with a focus on business value, on-time delivery, and cycle time + Works with moderate work direction and is skilled and knowledgeable to the position. + Negotiates contract pricing and terms & conditions directly with suppliers while working with internal stakeholders, seeking lowest total system costs and appropriate mitigation of supply and legal risk. + Executes PtP (Procure-to-Pay) processes in full compliance with Sourcing & Acquisition Handbook and CIMS (Controls Integrity Management System) catalogs. + Fully leverages Procurement processes and tools to ensure the most effective procurement method is utilized. + Maintains agreement portfolio: scope updates, pricing, Exhibits, amendments. + Ensures contract compliance and utilization - monitors supplier performance, troubleshooting issues, etc. + Ensures transactional efficiency of agreements by leveraging systems. + Identifies business value and other opportunities within the portfolio + Develops and maintains internal and external relationships to meet business line expectations. + Provides fit-for-risk process improvements. + Influences development and implements Category strategic and commercial guidance; shares portfolio specific market intelligence to Category Networks. **Job Requirements:** + Bachelors degree, preferably a Masters degree + Analytical, applies learning, communicates effectively, creates business value & competes to win in marketplace, makes sound decisions. + PtP knowledge, system utilization & efficiency, total system cost, controls mindset, application of business & procurement technical knowledge, service excellence, contract development, contract management, negotiating and influencing, relationship management. ManpowerGroup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in a professional, high quality work environment. It is the policy of ManpowerGroup and all of its subsidiaries to recruit, train, promote, transfer, pay and take all employment actions without regard to an employee's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.