Contract Manager

Job Title: Contracts Specialist - Senior

Location: McLean VA Onsite role)

Duration: 12 months contract to start

Pay-rate: 35-45/hr.

Job Overview:

This role manages supplier contracts and sourcing for a specific category, making sure contracts, suppliers, and costs all support the company's business strategy.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage contracts end to end - You'll handle everything related to supplier contracts — creating them, updating them, renewing them, and closing them when they end. This includes agreements, statements of work, and contract changes.
• Work closely with business teams - You'll regularly meet with internal teams and stakeholders to make sure supplier plans and contracts match the company's short- and long-term business goals.
• Align suppliers to strategy - You'll make sure all suppliers and contracts follow the company's overall strategy, priorities, and initiatives.
• Support cost savings and sourcing plans - You'll help execute the category strategy by identifying sourcing opportunities, building a pipeline of suppliers, and negotiating agreements that help reduce costs.
• Track performance and results - You'll be responsible for internal performance metrics (KPIs) for your category and help track supplier performance using scorecards.

Skills and experience:

• 5 - 7+ years proven experience working in Purchasing, commercial Contract Negotiation and Supplier Management environments
• Minimum of 5 years in Software/Cloud/SaaS procurement Experience with supply chain, sourcing, contracts, and project coordination.
• Outstanding negotiation, analytical, decision making, and customer relationship skills
• Experience in developing and running sourcing events from development to contract execution
• Clear communicator
• Comfortable explaining ideas clearly in writing, presentations, and meetings, and working well with different teams.
• Experience with sourcing tools and systems
• Familiarity with purchasing and sourcing systems, especially category management and strategic sourcing tools (Workday and ScoutRFP are a plus).
• Strong MS Office skills
• Comfortable using Excel for data, PowerPoint for presentations, and Word for contract editing and redlining.

Dexian is a leading provider of staffing, IT, and workforce solutions with over 12,000 employees and 70 locations worldwide. As one of the largest IT staffing companies and the 2nd largest minority-owned staffing company in the U.S., Dexian was formed in 2023 through the merger of DISYS and Signature Consultants. Combining the best elements of its core companies, Dexian's platform connects talent, technology, and organizations to produce game-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals.

Dexian's brands include Dexian DISYS, Dexian Signature Consultants, Dexian Government Solutions, Dexian Talent Development and Dexian IT Solutions. Visit to learn more.

Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status