Job Description :Our client in Winnipeg is looking for a Contract Advisor.

Must Have Primary Skills :
The Contract Advisor leads and supports activities related to the negotiation of strategic agreements for MPI’s Major Programs. This work includes the negotiation of strategic agreements, actively negotiating services within strategic agreements, providing oversight to the Request for Proposal and Request for Services procurement processes (RFP/RFS) including the scoring processes, and conducting process improvement (focused on vendor management processes and agreements).

 The Contract Advisor conducts industry research into contractual best practices which allows them to evaluate and recommend optimal terms and conditions, and performs contract analysis which assesses factors such as cost, benefits, and risks over different time horizons.

 The Contract Advisor works with key stakeholders to facilitate contractual discussions between the vendor, other strategic vendors, and corporate departments which result in effective, sustainable agreements. 

Nice To Have Secondary Skills :
The Advisor also participates in contract negotiations, assessment of service level agreements (SLAs) and contract health assessments, and partners with Project Managers to ensure successful vendor delivery of agreed-to project services.

The Contract Advisor is responsible for planning and aligning corporate resources and activities to ensure completion of Manitoba Public Insurance’s (MPI’s) contractual milestones. This includes collaborating with external service providers and working with them to complete their contractual milestones in ways that provide the most value to MPI.

 Following a formal, disciplined, centralized, strategic vendor management approach and framework, the Contract Advisor adheres to policies, standards, business rules, and legal agreements while actively seeking to increase value by aligning corporate needs with industry best practices.

 The Contract Advisor balances and reconciles different stakeholder requirements in order to define, create, execute, and evaluate agreements and services (with agreements).

Proven Experience In :
We are seeking a Contract Advisor to support Manitoba Public Insurance’s Major Programs, with a minimum of seven (7) years of demonstrated experience in contract management and negotiation of large and complex agreements within public or private sector organizations.

The ideal candidate will have proven experience leading the development and negotiation of high-value contracts—including those related to information technology or major programs—while advising executives and program managers on contract strategy, risk mitigation, and vendor performance management.

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