**Job Description:** + Contract and Vendor Management planning + Track and update contract inventory pipeline to understand whether to renew or not. + Assist with Due Diligence risk assessments + Work with contract owners in preparation of Rfx + Understand the vendor landscape and their capabilities. + Contract approvals and administration + Work with internal business partners to seek their approvals. + Assist and as required, drive contract signatures. + Initiate and track Purchase Orders. + Ensure CMDB/Vendor performance + Assist with annual risk attestations to be completed. + Ensure vendors perform in accordance with SLAs and other performance metrics. + Follow the SLAs (monthly/Quarterly/Half yearly or annually) + Reporting and Analysis + Generate and provide reports, pipeline of contracts. + Ensure all spending is captured and recorded upon completion of renewal. + Partner with Finance to ensure all contract spend is budgeted / captured. + Invoicing and Purchase Orders (PO) + Onboarding of vendors for procurement and payment. + Create PO requisition and track its approval. + Should have networking technology related experience like., LAN, WAN, ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) connections, Router-to-Router VPN, MPLS, LSR, IP, VoIP, LSP, PBX, or Private Branch Exchange, PSTN, etc., + Should have dealt with Telecommunication/Network OEM, suppliers like., Bharti Airtel, Reliance, Cisco etc., + Product related experience like., Cisco products, Routers, Switches, Point to Point Circuits, MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) + After purchase contract management like Services & Maintenance, SLA’s, Supplier performance. + Network Risk Assessments follow-ups with internal departments like., Tax, Legal, Contract etc., + End to End process flow of how request comes in from requestor and request get closed. **Skill Set:** + Strong attention to detail + Ability to work at times in ambiguous situations while still driving KPIs. + Work with cross-functional teams to ensure activities are closed. + Deadline driven where critical milestones must be met. + Excellent communication and presentation skills. + Knowledge of share point automation is advantageous + Strong ability to multi-task.