Supplier & Contract Manager

About the role
In this opportunity, this role will.

• Act as Thomson Reuters’ subject matter expert for assigned supplier contracts
• Act as an escalation point on supplier matters, liaising with and advising the business and TR senior leaders as necessary, to achieve the best outcome for Thomson Reuters
• Manage and negotiate to resolve major disputes, including on SLAs, unit rates, and contract compliance, to minimize commercial leakage and risk while sustaining healthy partnerships with suppliers
• Control costs and limit financial risk and exposure through managing contracts and negotiating contract changes and settlements
• Ensure contract deliverables and obligations, as well as stakeholder expectations, are met using Obligation Management practices and tools
• Diagnose supplier performance and compliance issues relating to the contract, as well as recommend options and secure buy-in for plans to improve supplier performance/compliance
• Manage, draft, and negotiate contract changes including amendments and change requests and secure internal buy-in/approvals
• Implement best practice contract and commercial governance to reduce value leakage and erosion including adoption of a commercial issues log and leading contract and commercial governance meetings
• Support 360-degree supplier relationship assessments and efforts (buy-from, sell-to and partner-with)
• Drive creation of formal supplier strategies in coordination with the business, stakeholders and senior leaders
• Support Executive Business Review meetings and planning to align executives of Thomson Reuters and our most important suppliers on how to optimize the 360-degree relationship (buy-from, sell-to, partner-with)
• Represent Supplier & Contract Management in operational/service management governance forums with strategic suppliers
• Manage contract terminations for cost-efficient and successful contract exits

• Participate in the leadership and development of the Supplier & Contract Management activities and methodologies
• Provide expert counsel support to business and stakeholders
• Proactively manage global suppliers, including their account leaders, to industry best practices for a reduced risk perimeter and to minimize value leakage and erosion
• Drive achievement of contracted deliverables and obligations by implementing formal Contract Obligation Management
• Perform rigorous issue management and resolve supplier disputes through contract expertise and negotiation
• Achieve value beyond the contract through market-leading 360-degree supplier relationship management methodologies

About you:
You are a good fit for the role if your profile includes the following:

• Advanced English proficiency both written and spoken. This is a must and candidates will be evaluated before setting up an interview.
• Advanced negotiation and contract drafting skills, familiarity with contract and commercial management methodology, and a demonstrated track record of working ethically to achieve excellent outcomes
• Advanced fluency in contract terminology (including legal and business terms and SLAs) and ability to master highly complex contracts
• Rigorous attention to detail, expert analytics, advanced ability to interpret contract terms and conditions and advise and make recommendations
• Strong business acumen with ability to navigate and analyze complex commercials of a deal
• Strong ability to manage a varied range of stakeholders
• Excellent (external and internal) relationship management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Advanced strategic thinking and communications skills
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as SharePoint and Teams
• Eager to embrace AI tooling
• Advanced project management skills and the ability to drive supplier and stakeholder deliverables to completion
• Comfortable working directly with senior leaders

• Advanced degree (JD preferred)
• Experience in contract management and/or supplier relationship management discipline, including experience of successful management of global contracts in excess of USD 15m value
• Combined 5 years of experience in contract management, supplier relationship management, strategic sourcing, and/or contract-related discipline
• 2 years of contract management or supplier relationship management experience

To apply, please upload your updated resume in English.

Location: CDMX

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What’s in it For You?

• Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.

• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance:Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.

• Career Development and Growth:By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.

• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

• Culture:Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.

• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

• Making a Real-World Impact:We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

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