Sr. Contract Optimization Strategist

About Us

Since 1989, SHI International Corp. has helped organizations change the world through technology. We’ve grown every year since, and today we’re proud to be a $16 billion global provider of IT solutions and services.

Over 17,000 organizations worldwide rely on SHI’s concierge approach to help them solve what’s next. But the heartbeat of SHI is our employees – all 7,000 of them. If you join our team, you’ll enjoy:

- Our commitment to diversity, as the largest minority- and woman-owned enterprise in the U.S.
- Continuous professional growth and leadership opportunities.
- Health, wellness, and financial benefits to offer peace of mind to you and your family.
- World-class facilities and the technology you need to thrive – in our offices or yours.

Job Summary

The Sr. Contract Optimization Strategist serves as a strategic business partner responsible for transforming data into actionable insights that support informed decision-making, operational excellence, and risk management. This role leads analytical initiatives focused on identifying trends, opportunities, and potential compliance concerns through the collection, analysis, and interpretation of business, operational, transactional, contract, and financial data.

The ideal candidate combines strong analytical expertise with business acumen to develop reporting solutions, uncover meaningful insights, and provide recommendations that improve business performance. This individual will proactively monitor key business metrics, identify emerging risks, and partner with stakeholders to drive data-informed decisions across the organization.

This is a senior-level individual contributor role that requires strong influence, communication, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.

Role Description

- Analyze business, operational, transactional, contract, and financial data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
- Conduct proactive monitoring and pricing audit activities to identify potential compliance risks, control gaps, and process deviations.
- Identify patterns, anomalies, and emerging business risks through data analysis.
- Partner with leadership and cross-functional teams to develop meaningful performance metrics and reporting solutions.
- Perform root cause analysis and provide recommendations to address business challenges and improve operational effectiveness.
- Develop automated reporting and monitoring tools that enhance visibility and support decision-making.
- Translate complex datasets into actionable insights and executive-level recommendations.
- Present findings, trends, and recommendations to leadership teams and business stakeholders.
- Promote data integrity, reporting consistency, and analytical best practices across the organization.
- Identify opportunities for process improvement through analytics and business intelligence initiatives.

Behaviors and Competencies

- Customer Service: Can take ownership of complex customer service initiatives, empathize with customers, collaborate with team members, tailor solutions to their unique needs, and drive customer satisfaction results.
- Innovation: Can navigate major shifts in organizational strategy, support others through change, and champion innovation culture.
- Presenting: Can effectively use visual aids, storytelling, and persuasive techniques to enhance presentations and engage audiences.m.
- Training: Can take ownership of complex training initiatives, collaborate with others to design and deliver effective training programs, and drive results in skill enhancement.
- Consultative Sales: Can take ownership of complex sales initiatives, collaborate with team members, and drive sales results through a consultative approach.
- Analytical Thinking: Can use advanced analytical techniques to solve complex problems, draw insights, and communicate the solutions effectively.
- Collaboration: Can take ownership of team initiatives, foster a collaborative environment, and ensure that all team members feel valued and heard.
- Strategic Thinking: Can analyze complex situations, anticipate future trends, and align and integrate strategies across departments or functions.
- Willingness to Learn: Can apply new learning to daily work, encourage and facilitate learning in others, and actively make changes to work based on feedback.
- Empowering Others: Can inspire and motivate others to take initiative and strive for their personal and professional goals.

Skill Level Requirements

- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and data visualization tools.
- Strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated ability to identify trends, anomalies, opportunities, and business risks within large datasets.
- Experience working with large, complex datasets and multiple data sources.
- Experience developing reporting automation and process improvement solutions.
- Experience supporting audit, compliance, governance, or risk-monitoring initiatives.
- Ability to perform root cause analysis and develop actionable recommendations.
- Ability to communicate complex findings effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to independently manage projects and analytical initiatives.

Other Requirements

- Bachelor’s degree in Business Analytics, Finance, Economics, Accounting, Data Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field; an equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant work experience will also be considered.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in business analytics, business intelligence, audit, finance, operations analytics, reporting, compliance, or related analytical functions.
- Experience developing executive-level reporting and presenting insights to senior leadership.
- Ability to travel to SHI, partner, and customer events - 20%

Preferred

- Experience supporting governance, compliance, audit, or risk management programs.
- Experience supporting U.S. Public Sector organizations, government contracts, public sector procurement, or contract compliance activities.

The estimated annual pay range for this position is $100,000 - $150,000 which includes a base salary. The compensation for this position is dependent on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location and, therefore, will vary from individual to individual. Benefits may include, but are not limited to, medical, vision, dental, 401K, and flexible spending.

Equal Employment Opportunity – M/F/Disability/Protected Veteran Status