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Jefferies · 13 hours ago

Contract Specialist

Jefferies is a financial services company seeking a Contract Specialist to support Senior Sourcing Managers and the Procurement Department. The role involves contract negotiation, report generation, and managing client requests in a fast-paced environment.

BankingFinancial ServicesWealth Management
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote
Hiring Manager
Greg Lewis
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Responsibilities

Provide negotiation, correspondence, report generation and prep efforts to Sourcing Management
Orchestrate and prioritize incoming client requests/purchase initiatives as well as provide administrative communication coordination

Qualification

Contract negotiationSupply chain managementProcurement experienceContract law knowledgeERP software experienceMultitaskingOffice applications proficiencyVerbal communicationWritten communicationCustomer focusedOrganizational skills

Required

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, command of colloquial, idiomatic English, as well as professional business writing and legal terminology
Previous purchasing or procurement experience
Professional, Attentive, Alert, Customer Focused demeanor
Comfortable interacting with C-suite level executives across all capabilities and with legal personnel
An agile multitasker quick to adapt to ever changing demands
Fluent in standard office applications – O365 Outlook, O365 Word, O365 Excel, O365 PowerPoint, O365 SharePoint, O365 Forms, O365 One Note, Adobe Acrobat Pro, DocuSign (or other esignature platform)
Highly organized, tracking diverse ongoing activities
Experienced procurement professional with 1+ years contract negotiation, commercial contract law experience; 3+ years sourcing, supply chain management background

Preferred

Experience with ERP/Corp Financial Management Software, especially PeopleSoft Financials
Contract Lifecycle Management concepts or administration
Familiarity with Universal Commercial Code
Familiarity with Contract Law basics
Familiarity with any other Source-to-Pay systems

Company

Jefferies

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Jefferies provides research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets.

H1B Sponsorship

Jefferies has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (147)
2024 (122)
2023 (83)
2022 (183)
2021 (169)
2020 (60)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
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2012-11-12Acquired

Leadership Team

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Cameron Lester
Managing Director, Global Co-head of Tech Investment Banking
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David Windley
Managing Director
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