Company Description

Zayo provides mission-critical bandwidth to the world’s most impactful companies, fueling the innovations that are transforming our society. Zayo’s 133,000-mile network in North America and Europe includes extensive metro connectivity to thousands of buildings and data centers. Zayo’s communications infrastructure solutions include dark fiber, private data networks, wavelengths, Ethernet, and dedicated Internet access. Zayo serves wireless and wireline carriers, media, tech, content, finance, healthcare and other large enterprises.

Position Description

The specialist will be a critical member of the procurement team, supporting Category Managers, functions and other procurement teams with contract templates and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Maintain up to date contract repository to facilitate quick and efficient review when needed
• Share templates and communicate best practices for contracting across Procurement and the functions
• Provides responses to bids, proposals and contract negotiations.
• Prepares service and construction agreements to vendors.
• Develops a set of standard contracts for the company.
• Analyzes all requirements and provisions in contracts, including terms and conditions, to ensure compliance with all laws and regulations and company policies and procedures.
• Ensures that contracts are executed in accordance with corporate guidelines.
• Audits existing contracts and oversees contract amendments.
• Analyzes a contract’s risk to the business and works closely with the Legal team
• Trains internal stakeholders on contract procedures and practices
• Maintains a repository of the company’s contracts and amendments
• Coordinates with the finance department to ensure correct billing and collection of contractual revenues.
• Ensures that contracts are in line with corporate goals and objectives.
• Manages all changes in and addendums to existing contracts.
• Identifies potential improvements to existing contract management policies and procedures.
• Tracks the status of pending contracts and follows up with all stakeholders as needed to execute contracts on a timely basis.
• Prepares reports on the status of contracts for management.
• Conducts special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum ~2 years relevant industry experience in compliance and risk governance
• Bachelor’s degree required; Business, Finance or related field
• Experience in contract template development and communication of best practices
• Experience with repository maintenance
• Exceptional organizational, project management, and time management skills with experience in managing a dispersed team and process to meet a given project’s objectives
• Results-driven mindset, with clear capabilities in problem solving and analytical thinking
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with all levels of management and staff with experience working with and delivering results in cross-functional teams
• Ability to adjust to rapid changes within the business and willingness to be hands-on, with no reservation to roll-up sleeves and perform out of scope duties to get the job done
• Capable of making difficult decisions and communicating them effectively to the team
• Exceptional ability to influence others through oral and written presentation. He or she must persuade, motivate and compel support for key ideas and initiatives by delivering clear, well-structured messages
• Confident and articulate; produces clear, accurate, and logically structured documentation tailored to the audience
• Ability to establish credibility and rapport with key internal and external stakeholders
• Exceptionally strong attention to detail
• Excellent organization and time management skills

Required Competencies

• Advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other MS Office applications

Additional Notes

• Travel as needed
• Base salary range: $65,000-$75,000

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time

Benefits, Rewards & Wellness

• Annual Incentive Plan (AIP) - Full-time Zayo employees are also eligible for discretionary AIP which is based on the performance of the Company, an employee’s business segment, and the individual employee

• Sales Incentive Plan - Full-time Zayo sales employees are also eligible for discretionary incentive cash compensation through our Sales Incentive Plan

• Excellent Health, Dental & Vision Insurance

• Retirement 401(k) Savings Plan

• Fitness membership discounts

• Generous paid time off policy including paid parental leave

Please note, in accordance with Zayo's commitment to providing and maintaining a workplace free of recognized hazards, all U.S. and Canadian employees and any employee, vendor, customer, or visitor who enters a Zayo office or facility in the U.S. and Canada must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof of such vaccination. If you are hired by Zayo, you will be required to provide proof of vaccination or have a valid religious or medical reason not to be vaccinated.