A Day In Your Life at MKS: As a Global Supply Chain Contracts Manager, you will be responsible for leading end\-to\-end commercial contracting activities across a wide range of services categories, including management consulting, system integrators, contingent labor/MSP, marketing agencies, human resources, training \& development, audit/tax, and legal services. You will drive negotiations for MSAs, SOWs, change orders, rate cards, SLAs, and NDAs, while partnering closely with Legal, Finance, InfoSec, HR, and category managers to ensure optimal balance of speed, savings, and risk. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a collaborative international environment navigating multiple organizations, sites, cultures and practices. You will report to the Sr. Director of Global Supply Chain. You Make an Impact By: * Drive full lifecycle for services contracts—drafting, redlining, negotiating, approval routing, and execution—across MSAs, SOWs, change orders, renewals, and amendments. * Develop negotiation strategies leveraging playbooks, market benchmarks, and category strategies; secure optimal commercial terms, SLAs, IP rights, confidentiality, indemnities, and liability caps. * Maintain and evolve clause libraries, templates, fallback positions, and negotiation playbooks to accelerate cycle time and reduce variance * Partner with Legal, Compliance, InfoSec to assess/control third\-party risk and ensure all agreements align with internal policies, legal requirements, SOX controls, and data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, export controls, HIPAA, etc.) * Manage contract lifecycle including NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, SLAs, and software license agreements. * Identify automation and process opportunities; champion standardization and training for stakeholders Skills You Bring: * Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business, Legal studies, or related field * 5\+ years of experience in contract management, strategic sourcing, procurement, or commodity management * Strong negotiation, contract management, analytical, and project management skills * Excellent written and verbal communication, attention to detail, and document hygiene/version control * Exceptional communication and stakeholder management abilities * This role offers a hybrid work option for days remote and onsite. **Please Note:** To ensure a smooth review process, we kindly ask that all resumes be submitted in **English**. This helps our hiring team accurately assess your experience and qualifications. \#LI\-AS1 Globally, our policy is to recruit individuals from wide and diverse backgrounds. However, certain positions require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to various export control regulations. Applicants for these positions may be limited (by, for example, their countries of citizenship, country of origin, or immigration status) where required by law or governmental contact, and/or employment made contingent upon the issuance of appropriate governmental licensing. MKS Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“MKS”) is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer: diverse candidates are encouraged to apply. We win as a team and are committed to recruiting and hiring qualified applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy\-related conditions), religion, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability or handicap, marital status, membership in the uniformed services, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law. Hiring decisions are based on merit, qualifications and business needs. We conduct background checks and drug screens, in accordance with applicable law and company policies. MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states where we are registered to do business. MKS is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process due to a disability, please contact us at: accommodationsatMKS@mksinst.com . If applying for a specific job, please include the requisition number (ex: RXXXX), the title and location of the role