Neiman Marcus Group is a relationship business that leads with love in everything we do—for our customers, associates, brand partners, and communities. Our legacy of innovating and our culture of Belonging guide our roadmap for Revolutionizing Luxury Experiences. Our brands include Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman. 

Your Role 

As a Contract Manager in Strategic Sourcing and Procurement, you will lead contract execution and lifecycle management across the organization. This includes negotiating and redlining legal agreements with suppliers, developing and implementing contract best practices and partnering with our teams to execute contracts.  You will communicate with multiple levels and teams in the organization, and with suppliers.

You will benefit from NMG's Way of Working, which is a framework across all teams to work smarter, be present, and integrate work and life in a way that empowers you and others. You will report to the Senior Director of Strategic Sourcing and Procurement. 

What You’ll Do 

•           Manage and provide end-to-end guidance on Contract Management for category managers, team members, and Legal

•           Review, negotiate, and complete commercial agreements

•           Provide redlined recommendations on standard/nonstandard contracts using knowledge of contract law and terminology across main risk areas such as limitation of liability, indemnification, intellectual property rights, licensing, warranty, confidentiality, information security/data privacy/PII, and audit rights.

•           Negotiate directly with suppliers

•           Manage routine contractual matters unaided and work with NMG Legal on more complex issues

•           Proactively collaborate with our teams (Legal, Finance, Data Privacy) to ensure the contracts align with company policies, procedures, and legal requirements.

•           Partner with the team to manage competing demands to meet deadlines

•           Be a proficient and daily user of NMG’s contract management system (Conga) for purposes of managing workflow, tracking contracts, providing metrics, and retaining accurate contract records

•           Partner with SS&P and Legal to implement contracting best practices, including contract templates with the best contract language, clearly defined scopes, appropriate performance measures, and penalties. 

What You Bring 

•           6 – 7+ years of experience reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts

•           Demonstrated knowledge of commercial contract terms and conditions, can navigate contract management procedures.

•           Demonstrated experience in comprehensive contract reviews, specializing in the identification and evaluation of potential risk areas

•           Understand parameters set by Legal for modifying contract language to facilitate contract negotiations between the business and suppliers

•           Experience engaging and resolving open matters