The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  Big Lots is hiring a Contract Manager in Kenosha, WI.

• Role description

  A part-time Contract Manager role with Big Lots is open, and the bar is simple: own Interpersonal Skills, raise the standard, repeat. The proposition holds together — $90,000 - $130,000, 8 years, a WI base, and ownership the rest of the market rarely grants.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Champion a positive, collaborative culture throughout the Kenosha, WI office
  • Own the day-to-day rhythm of general work across our Kenosha, WI operation
  • Bring 6 of general instinct to problems the playbook misses
  • Keep Kenosha, WI stakeholders briefed without burying them in updates
  • Carry the Resilience thread across three time zones and two tools
  • Catch the small scrappy details that derail general launches

  What You'll Bring

  • A communicator who can disagree without making it personal
  • Real proficiency with Negotiation, plus willingness to learn Interpersonal Skills fast
  • A bias toward asking the dumb question before the expensive mistake
  • The communication discipline to over-share early and trim later
  • The discipline to document while it's fresh, not after it's forgotten

  Joining Big Lots means joining a flexible group of professionals who push general forward from Kenosha. Every Contract Manager at Big Lots owns an outcome, not just a checklist of tasks.

  Big Lots offers $90,000 - $130,000 plus the autonomy to set your own schedule and the support to keep growing.

  We just refreshed it, so the general role counts as live and hiring.

  We review every application carefully, so don't wait to submit yours.

• Required skills

  • Customer Service
  • Active Listening
  • Negotiation
  • Accountability
  • Coaching
  • Resilience
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Stakeholder Management

• Benefits & perks

  • Asynchronous work culture
  • Standing desk and ergonomic equipment
  • Video Games
  • Sick Days
  • Paid business travel
  • Compressed Workweek
  • Student loan repayment assistance
  • Disaster relief assistance
  • Pet-friendly office
  • Financial hardship assistance fund
  • Reservist support
  • Industry membership dues
  • Diversity and inclusion programs

• Apply before 2026-09-01

  Submit your application for this Part-time general position.