Contract Manager

A highly regarded manufacturing corporation is currently seeking skilled applicants for their opening as a temporary Contracts Manager. This is a customer-facing role that supports the development, maintenance, and direction of activities concerned with the effective contract administration for all products manufactured, sold, and serviced by the client.

• Immediate Hiring Need - Highly regarded corporate client in Overland Park, KS.
• $40/hour Starting Contract Pay
• Immediate Hiring Need - Contract At Least 3 Months
• 40 hours per week

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain and direct the activities concerned with an effective contract administration system for all products manufactured, sold and serviced by the company.
• Accountable for both financial and risk management perspective with respect to all contract review functions.
• Cross-functional interface for common customers and common requirements.
• Administer contract review and negotiation functions for all operating units within company in accordance with corporate guidelines.
• Review and revise new and existing contracts and other corporate documentation.
• Assist with the development and administration of new master terms for business units by function and need.
• Support administration and manage tracking of the master negotiated terms and alliances
• Support bid process for products and services, including review of commercial terms submitted with bids for conformity to contract requirements.
• Develop and administer ongoing contract-related training programs and act as resource for day-to-day contract interpretation questions.
• Interface with sales, application engineers and contractors in all business units
• Support strategic analysis of customer and vendor base
• Liaison between operating units, General Counsel, and Risk Management to ensure compliance with corporate contract standards and corporate insurance program.
• Support General Counsel, as needed/directed, including:
• Assistance with administration of non-disclosure agreements and customer correspondence.
• Development of master terms and conditions analysis for company (T&C Matrix) and update as corporate standards evolve.

Requirements:

• Excellent communication with resonate impact.
• Business Partner and strategic thinker with relationship building skills.
• Problem solver with strong analytical and decision making skills.
• A mentality of win-win in working with customers.
• Well organized with exceptional technical writing skills.
• Professional verbal and formal presentation skills.
• Exceptional track record of dealing with and influencing internal and external customers.
• Ability to motivate stakeholders to achieve extra-ordinary results through teamwork.
• Bachelor’s Degree required
• 3-5 years experience with contract administration and business law
• Exposure to working business or legal environment required
• Experience in contract drafting and negotiation, and risk management.
• Demonstrated negotiation experience exemplifying tact and sound judgment.
• Strong process system skills – must be able to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner, and be able to use intuition and experience to complement data.
• Expert verbal and written communication skills
• Exceptional analytical ability – must be able to understand and assess business implications of decisions.
• Must be able to respond to requests for service and assistance, and must meet commitments to internal and external customers

Lawyers On Demand/Consilio offers non-attorney flexible talent placement rates that range from $15 to $100 per hour depending upon experience level and specific skills requested by the client, the candidate’s general skill set, the applicability of candidate's skill set to client need, client budget, number of hours requested, and other factors. A specific rate of pay for a project will be discussed with you if it is determined that you are a potential fit for a role.