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Signet Jewelers is the world's largest retailer of diamond jewelry, operating more than 2,800 stores worldwide under the iconic brands: Kay Jewelers, Zales, Jared, H.Samuel, Ernest Jones, Peoples, Banter by Piercing Pagoda, Rocksbox, JamesAllen.com and Diamonds Direct. We are a people-first company and this core value is at the heart of everything we do, from empowering our valued team members, to collaborating with our customers, to fostering the communities in which we live and serve. People – and the love their actions inspire – are what drive us. We’re not only proud of the love we inspire outside our walls, we’re especially proud of the diversity, inclusion and equity we’re inspiring inside. There are dynamic career paths awaiting you – rewarding opportunities to impact the lives of others and inspire love. Join us!

WHO WE ARE:

We are the world’s largest retailer of diamond jewelry and the world’s largest specialty jewelry retailer, with #1 market share in the U.S., UK and Canada. Signet operates approximately 3,200 stores globally, under the brand names Kay Jewelers, Zales, Jared, H.Samuel, Ernest Jones, Peoples Jewellers, Banter by Piercing Pagoda, JamesAllen.com, and Rocksbox!

ALL ARE WELCOME HERE:

Signet is a people first company – this means that we put our customers and our employees at the center of everything we do. Our culture celebrates diversity and inclusion, while uniting around a common mission and distinct privilege of helping our customers Celebrate Life and Express Love®. We strive to make sure that our 35,000 employees have professional, personal and social development opportunities to unleash their full potential and have equal opportunity for advancement, regardless of their gender, race, sexuality or any other aspect of their background. At Signet, we nurture an inclusive environment where employees feel safe, supported and empowered at work each day. We do not and will not tolerate any behavior that undermines this effort.

Position Summary:

This position is responsible for managing the overall contract lifecycle management (“CLM”) system containing 1000’s of contracts through administration, connectivity, process standardization, communications and training, compliance, analysis, reporting, retention and governance. Leads the Indirect Procurement Supply Chain Financing Program to enable the delivery of $100M in Cash Flow improvement through 5,000+ suppliers comprising ~$1.25B of spend through strong collaboration across procurement, legal, finance and external banking and technology partners. Support SVP Procurement in the program management of strategic initiatives, manage calendar/schedules, and other miscellaneous support activities.

Major Responsibilities/Essential Functions:

CLM – Contract Lifecycle Management System

Core:

• Overall ownership of the CLM System.
• Manage CLM including processes, workflows, and controls.
• Ensure 100% of indirect contracts route through the system and are retained.
• Ensure each contract includes an Executive Summary and summaries are standardized and distributed prior to contract routings through CLM.
• Issue quarterly communications with a policy reminder and request that any contracts executed outside CLM be sent to the PMO for retention.
• Oversee company compliance though the use of CLM and adherence to the Delegation of Authority (DOA) as per Audit and CFO.

Strategic:

• Drive continuous improvements through further implementation of all system capabilities working with Legal, Procurement, Audit, Finance, and IT.
• Ensure 100% of Indirect contracts go through the system while expanding across the company with an initial focus on Merchandise.
• Develop, document, communicate and deliver a formal user training program, governance and reporting which is critical to ensure that the financial controls are supported, including sign offs according to the DOA, as well as retention and searchability to identify contract triggers to communicate with key stakeholders, including Procurement, to action to drive savings – proactive vs reactive reliance upon email notification.

Supplier Financing Program:

• Manage the program including engaging with Procurement to ensure that we are driving the program through term negotiations.
• Provide oversight and governance with analytics and reporting.
• Provide training including how to utilize the program, connectivity into the SF Taulia tool and direction of team members and/or suppliers to JP Morgan, Signet’s banking partner.
• Engage with Finance on a regular basis to address progress of program and delivery against established cash flow targets.

Program Management:

• Support SVP Procurement in the program management of strategic initiatives, manage calendar/schedules, and other miscellaneous support activities.
• Develop standardized project management approaches, train on the same, and ensure document retention.
• Track progress vs deliverables and associated timelines.
• Provides regular updates on programs including delivery against established goals.

Performs additional duties and projects as assigned.

Consistent regular scheduled attendance is considered an essential function of this job.

Position Qualifications:

Education Required:

• Bachelor’s degree Supply Chain, Legal, Finance, IT, or a related area.
• Required or Acceptable Job-Related Experience:
• Experience with legal and procurement technology solutions (contract lifecycle management), program management, business analysis, and similar.

Years of Job-Related Experience Required: minimum of 3 years

Technical/Other Skills Required:

• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to interact with all levels of the organization. Must be comfortable interfacing with Signet’s Senior Executives and their administrative staff.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage time and multiple priorities to completion.
• Detail oriented, ability to quickly problem solve.
• The ability to interpret policy and process and effectively disseminate knowledge.
• Excellent customer service skills with ability to prioritize and work well in fast-paced environment and who works well under pressure.
• Training development and delivery and software management and support.
• Computer skills, specifically Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Teams.

Benefits & Perks:

• Competitive healthcare, dental & vision insurance
• 401(k) matching after one year of employment
• Generous time off + company holidays
• Merchandise discount
• Learning & Development programs
• Much more!