Job Description

About NCR

NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) is a leading software- and services-led enterprise provider in the financial, retail and hospitality industries. NCR is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with 36,000 employees globally. NCR is a trademark of NCR Corporation in the United States and other countries.
Title: Contract Manager - Procurement

Location: Atlanta GHQ

Position Summary

The Procurement Contract Manager works as a member of the NCR Law Department, with a collegial and professional team of contract managers and attorneys. The Procurement Contract Manager is responsible for drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and finalizing procurement contracts that support NCRs business objectives, with a specific concentration on contracts for software licenses, cloud services and outside services contracts in the banking industry. The Procurement Contract Manager develops negotiation strategies, conducts negotiations with suppliers, evaluates risk exposure, and makes recommendations to business clients within NCR, including senior management. The Procurement Contract Manager works with internal organizations such as Global Sourcing, Product Management and various subject matter experts within the Law Department, such as Privacy, Intellectual Property and Compliance, to ensure compliance with internal policies and appropriate risk allocation between NCR and its suppliers. Candidates must be able to work under the pressure of deadlines and demands from a variety of business clients and contract counterparties.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Meet with internal clients to fully understand the business objectives and assess the risks arising out of a proposed procurement transaction. Actively lead the NCR team in negotiating with the suppliers senior management, attorneys, and contract professionals. Serve as NCRs primary point of contact during negotiations with a supplier.

Review, edit, and draft responses to supplier proposed terms and conditions; develop or facilitate development of contract templates and other tools to be used by internal procurement teams.

Advise NCR business people and senior management and make recommendations about contractual risks which create legal and business exposure to NCR; Identify risks; facilitate internal review of issues, and obtain management/legal resolution. Exercise sound judgment in determining when issues require the involvement of other parts of the business or the Law Department. Work closely with commodity teams and product managers within the NCR Banking Business Unit to identify and mitigate risk in sourcing contracts.

Following execution of a contract, provide front-line contractual support for interpretation, including working with NCR procurement teams, senior management, and other members of the Law Department on potential disputes.

Maintain in-depth knowledge of NCR's procedures, processes and policies, especially the Contracts Policy, Global Sourcing Policy, and the Revenue Recognition Policy; be knowledgeable of commercial contractual laws and practices within the Information Technology industry; possess working knowledge of NCR's Solutions (products and services) and capabilities, and general business laws.

Basic Requirements

* Please refer to NCRs OFCCP Policy
* College degree
* 5+ years commercial procurement contracting experience
* Excellent communication skills with ability to negotiate internally and externally at high levels; strong writing skills and attention to detail
* Ability to be available outside normal working hours on short notice; occasional travel may be required
* Requires conceptual and innovative thinking (i.e. identifying solutions); able to articulate complex ideas both legal and technical in nature
* Must have or acquire an in-depth knowledge of NCR policies, organizational relationships and procedures, and acquire a working knowledge of NCR solutions (products and services)
* Ability to work under short deadlines with minimal notice and minimal supervision; self-sufficient and independent
* Ability to identify legal issues and escalate them as appropriate to the relevant attorney
* Conceptual thinking in complex/completely new situations and ability to communicate ideas both internally and externally

Preferred Requirements

* Master of Business Administration or similar advanced degree
* 8+ years technology commercial contracting experience
* In-depth experience with software license reselling contracts, and software as a service (SaaS), software licensing, and subcontracting services
* Ability to lead and conduct negotiations with minimal supervision; possess excellent conflict resolution skills
* Ability to coordinate efforts of one or more personnel from different areas both internally and externally

Offers of employment are conditional upon passage of screening criteria applicable to the job.

Full time employee benefits include:

* Medical Insurance
* Dental Insurance
* Life Insurance
* Vision Insurance
* Short/Long Term Disability
* Paid Vacation
* 401k

EEO Statement
Integrated into our shared values is NCR's commitment to diversity and equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, age, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, military service, genetic information, or any other characteristic or conduct protected by law. NCR is committed to being a globally inclusive company where all people are treated fairly, recognized for their individuality, promoted based on performance and encouraged to strive to reach their full potential. We believe in understanding and respecting differences among all people. Every individual at NCR has an ongoing responsibility to respect and support a globally diverse environment.

Statement to Third Party Agencies
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