Strategic Sourcing Analyst, Specialist

Vanguard Group, Inc.

$80K — $95K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Five years related work experience in contract management or a similar field.
  • Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.

Responsibilities

  • Draft, review, negotiate, and manage client-facing agreements and related documentation.
  • Act as a subject matter expert on client agreements and their implications.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to address contractual challenges during the agreement lifecycle.
  • Track and escalate agreements to ensure they are completed on time and minimize risks.
  • Identify and mitigate risks while aligning client needs with business requirements.
  • Oversee contract workflows and maintain accurate, accessible documentation.
  • Participate in initiatives aimed at improving contract processes and standardization.

Benefits

  • Work within a collaborative and dynamic team environment.
  • Opportunity to contribute to process improvement and best practices development.
  • Engage in stakeholder coordination that directly impacts client services.
Full Job Description
Vanguard is seeking a Contract Advisor to support the preparation, coordination, and management of client-facing agreements for our Workplace Solutions business. This role helps ensure that client agreements are accurate, timely, well-controlled, and aligned with applicable laws and regulations, operational requirements, business needs, and client commitments.

The Contract Advisor will partner with internal relationship managers, implementation teams, legal partners, business operations teams, and document management teams to support agreement creation, negotiation, execution, tracking, and ongoing contract administration. This is a strong opportunity for someone who enjoys navigating the contract lifecycle, process ownership, stakeholder coordination, and work that directly supports client onboarding and long-term client service.

Key Responsibilities
  • Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a broad portfolio of client-facing agreements, amendments, and related documentation.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert for all client agreements.
  • Partner with internal stakeholders to resolve contractual and related issues throughout the agreement lifecycle.
  • Reduce risk by ensuring agreements are tracked, escalated, and completed within required timelines.
  • Identify and mitigate contractual and operational risks while balancing client and business needs.
  • Manage agreement workflows, reporting, document repositories, metrics, and related data to maintain contract accuracy, accessibility, and compliance.
  • Contribute to process improvement initiatives, contract standardization efforts, and the development of contracting best practices and resources.
  • Support other projects as requested.

Qualifications
  • Five years related work experience.
  • Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.

Special Factors

Sponsorship
Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

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