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Job ID: 13983167
 
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Job Title:IT Contract Administrator
Work Type:Work Days: Work Vary: Yes , Shift: Other, Hours Per Week: 40, Work Type: Regular
 
Salary Offered:Unspecified
Benefits:Unspecified.
 
Physical Required:Unspecified
Drug Testing Required:Unspecified
Education Required:Bachelor's Degree
Experience Required:Unspecified
 
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Company Description
This role is hy-flex with occasional visits to our offices in Red Wing, MN.
Red Wing Shoe Company is based in Red Wing, Minnesota, just 40 minutes from St. Paul, where our corporate office sits along the Mississippi River in downtown Red Wing. We are a global company with 2300 employees around the world, but we maintain a close-knitfamily atmosphere that comes with being a privately-held company. We're rich in history and tradition, but innovation drives us to deliver best-in-class product solutions and highly rated customer experiences. Focuson our employees and company culture results in meaningful employee engagement across the organization. Our Guiding Behaviorsof Living our Values, Honoring our Brands, Inspiring our People, Centering on our Customers, and Preserving the long term success and legacy of our Company are the foundation on which we build our future.
Job Description
As a Sourcing Analyst within our Business Technology category, you will bring your process improvement and collaboration skills with your strong attention to detail to contract, procure and ensure proper payments for the needs of IT and other corporate functions. You'll drive improvement in existing processes through better leveraging of technology, data and analytics. Reporting through the data and analytics group, you will use and grow your strong knowledge of Excel, data, and Power BI to take them to new levels and provide new insights to the IT leadership team. You'll be an important member of the team to identify and drive cost-saving opportunities. Primary responsibilities include:
Drive transformation in BT licensing, payments and analytics:
Establish ServiceNow Vendor Management solution as the primary focal point of all data and processes regarding contracts and payments
Re-engineer processes to eliminate duplication of effort within IT and with partner organizations like finance (AP)
Implement best practices in procurement, incorporating automation and innovation where applicable.
Identify vendor KPIs; collect data and provide insight to leadership on problem vendors
Improve reporting through use of Power BI utilizing data from ServiceNow and ERP
Further improve contract management of cloud services and drive cost optimization opportunities
Improve cross-functional collaboration by facilitating communication between IT, legal, finance, marketing, and other business units.
Facilitate new and renewal contracts and other purchases:
Assist IT leadership by facilitating creation of new purchase orders and contracts and onboarding of new vendors
Establish and maintain strong relationships with vendors and ensure renewals are handled properly
Assist Project Managers in setting up capital projects and tracking spend to them.
Maintain the IT corporate credit card by purchasing items and submitting expense reports as needed
Ensure payments are made with proper financial controls:
Review invoices and route for approval and payment
Troubleshoot contracts and invoices and drive to resolution
Facilitate the IT Finance Function
Prepare documents and analyses in preparation for annual budgeting
Lead discussions by bringing forward proposed actions / plans for each vendor for the following year

Qualifications
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND REQUIRED COMPETENCIES
Bachelor's degree (B.A./B.S.) from four-year college or university and five to seven years related experience/training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
5+ years of experience in contracts and payments management, preferably within IT and software licensing
Demonstrated ability to critically evaluate and improve processes
Strong knowledge of contract law and payment processing
Strong knowledge of Excel, working knowledge of data and solutions like Power BI
Experience with a Vendor Management Solution such as ServiceNow
Excellent communication
Strong attention to detail
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Desire to grow skillset to include contract negotiation and risk management

Additional Information
Red Wing Shoes is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

Individuals with disabilities needing assistance in completing an application may contact or call 651-388-8211.
Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP athttps://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm
All offers of employment are contingent on satisfactory results of a background check.
Red Wing Shoe Company, Inc. is a drug-free workplace.
Red Wing Shoe Company will not be using recruitment agencies or firms to fill this position and we will not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate information. No agency calls please.



The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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•All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. We are also an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.
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