Williams-Sonoma, Inc.Pune Division, Maharashtra, IndiaHybridFull-time5+ years
Listing expiry: 23 October 2026
About the role
Role Overview
The role supports business partners throughout the contract lifecycle management process and helps them navigate vendor management and procurement. It involves drafting, reviewing and negotiating agreements, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, managing supplier initiatives, identifying cost-saving opportunities and improving contracting processes for the Technology organization.
Key Responsibilities
- Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of agreements, including NDAs, MSAs, SaaS agreements, order forms, statements of work and amendments.
- Participate in vendor initiatives, including sourcing activities (RFx), supplier recommendations, contract negotiation and spend tool administration.
- Build partnerships with business partners and serve as a contracting point of contact.
- Analyse company spend to identify and recommend cost-saving opportunities.
- Partner with Legal, Corporate Accounting, Risk and Compliance teams on contract reviews, threatened and actual litigation, corporate compliance issues and related matters affecting supported business units.
- Attend or lead team meetings and report on contract status and metrics relating to renewals, vendor spend and cost savings.
- Create, deploy and maintain contracting and vendor management processes and workflows for the Technology organization.
- Educate and train business partners on vendor management office processes and related content.
- Support business partners through each phase of contract lifecycle management and the vendor management and procurement process.
Qualifications & Experience
- Four-year undergraduate degree, preferably in Business, Accounting, Finance or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience directly related to indirect procurement, including strategic sourcing, category, supplier and spend management, contracts and vendor relationship management, preferably for technology companies or a technology organization.
- Strong knowledge of contracting and vendor management principles.
- Proficiency with MS Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat.
- Experience with e-signature tools such as Adobe Sign and DocuSign, and spend management tools such as Raindrop, SAP and Coupa.
- Strong aptitude for numbers, understanding of finance basics and ability to multitask.
- Excellent attention to detail and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organizational, problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Ability to manage and resolve conflicts successfully.
- Ability to perform work onsite in the office full-time, subject to state, local and company return-to-work guidance.
Additional Details
- Technology platforms include MS Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Sign, DocuSign, Raindrop, SAP and Coupa.
- The role involves working with stakeholders at different levels, internally and externally, and contributing to high-visibility projects.
- The company describes a people-first, performance-driven culture with opportunities for career development and benefits supporting associates and their families.
- The position follows a hybrid work model with two in-office days for team engagement.