Solicits and gains an understanding of internal stakeholders' overall business objectives
Oversee the creation, drafting, redlining and execution of contracts.
Negotiate pricing, terms and conditions.
Requests or approves amendments to or extensions of contracts.
Prepare contract briefs and revisions summarizing contractual requirements and budgets.
Evaluates or monitors contract performance, changes/deviations, amendments, clarifications, payment schedules to determine necessity for amendments or extensions of contracts, and compliance to contractual obligations.
Ensure that contract is in compliance with legal requirements, owner specifications and government regulations (maintains an understanding of regulatory and governmental policies).
Provide contract summaries and ensure contract execution in accordance with company policy.
Ensure contracts amendments are communicated to all stakeholders (internal customers, Finance, IT, Legal, Operations)
Proactively tracks internal usage of preferred suppliers, contracted pricing, and actual spending against contracted agreements
Mitigates risk utilizing contract templates and leveraging the standard legal and business provisions
Manages and maintains the development of standard contractual templates and facilitates widespread usage
Qualifications Experience Preferred Ability to work with and maintain confidential material. Excellent organizational and time management skills. Ability to work with and maintain confidential material. Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power point), along with strong analytical abilities. Strong written and verbal communications skills.
5 years: ANALYTICAL ROLE (E.G., CONTRACT MANAGEMENT, SOURCING, PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS/CONSULTING, OR CORPORATE PROCESS AUDITING) EXPERIENCE USING AN ENTERPRISE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (ERP) (I.E., PEOPLESOFT) SOLUTION AND/OR EPROCUREMENT TECHNOLOGY PREFERED