Mgr Contracts

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As Manager Contracts, you lead and develop a team that supports capital expansion projects as a strategic partner to project teams. You establish and implement standardized processes for vendor qualification and selection, bids and tenders, and negotiate, analyze, implement and revise contracts in alignment with laws, regulations and corporate policies. You collaborate with internal partners and external vendors, build strong relationships, coordinate actions across stakeholders and apply strategic thinking to achieve business objectives.

Responsibilities/Expectations:

• Coordinates workforce planning and career development activities for team members
• Assesses and assigns team members to provide contract management support to capital expansion projects
• Holds team accountable for performing work in accordance with requirements, standards, policies, procedures and processes
• Works cross-functionally to identify, define and implement a contract operations vision, contract management systems, process improvements and playbooks
• Defines and implements policies to standardize contracting processes and document management
• Demonstrates a focus on continuous improvement to simplify processes, increase efficiencies and enhance business continuity plans
• Facilitates quality control reviews on all contracting results prior to execution
• Advises team members and project leadership on contract issues that rise above typical events
• Performs other duties as assigned
  
  

Education/Years of Experience:

• Required: Bachelor's Degree or high school diploma/GED with equivalent experience; a minimum of five (5) years' of progressive experience
• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Finance, Construction, Accounting, Business, Engineering and a minimum of three (3) years' experience in contract drafting and negotiations
  
  

Other Requirements:

• Demonstrates excellent organizational/interpersonal skills and safety as the utmost priority
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Application and PC skills, with emphasis in Excel and PowerPoint
• Proficiency in Oracle Cloud software
• Possesses strong leadership skills, with experience mentoring a team
• Exhibits strong analytical and critical thinking abilities
• Possesses a proven understanding of contract policies and procedures, excellent persuasion, negotiation and judgment skills
• Demonstrates ability to learn system applications and economic/finance concepts
• Demonstrates enterprise awareness and safety as the utmost priority
• Develops and applies strategy and tactics to resolve sophisticated supply chain problems
• Exhibits change management, leadership and interpersonal skills
• Preferred: Possesses significant leadership experience, formal or informal
• Preferred: Brings a minimum of ten years of progressive experience in a related function
• Preferred: Demonstrates proficiency in data analytics and Power BI
  
  

, Manages contract administrators dedicated to projects on-shore and off-shore. This includes construction agreements with clients, long form contracts, non-standard MSAs, RFSs, Change Orders and Purchase Orders. Leads establishing the responsibilities of both company and the Contractor within the contract and professionally throughout the project.