Support the overall construction contract management function, including development and implementation of contracts management tooling solutions, contracts playbooks, and deal-to-contract intake and review processes for their functional program
Partner with Contracts team leadership and other business leaders to help navigate complex operations and spend initiatives with significant spend and risk
drive cross-functional contracts risk and cost containment efforts
Understand applicable deal-to-contract policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with policies, procedures and control frameworks
Proactively work with partners to deliver on various activities including: Budget planning and financial commitment monitoring. Building contract templates and clause libraries. Contract review processes and procedures. Risk and supplier relationship management efforts
Develop and maintain customer relationships to ensure positive and constructive interactions representing complex contracting issues to leadership
Coordinate and drive resolution to key business issues with legal, risk management, corporate contracts and leadership
Serve as the point of contact for contract inquiries for their functional program
Provide guidance and internal support for their functional program on best ways to structure deals
Ensure that signed contracts are complete and clearly communicated to all relevant parties, including interpretation to support implementation
Examine existing policies and procedures to optimize the end-to-end process from creation of the quote to the completion of signatures with all parties concerned
Share best practices with and provide training to team, peers, and outside business units to enhance the quality and efficiency of contracting processes
Ensure all approved requests have been properly documented, escalated to the appropriate approval level, and resolved within SLA
Act as a liaison, between Project Controls, Construction Managers and the general contractor to enforce contract
Act as liaison between the Legal Department and internal business clients and external contacts
Manage and coordinate various projects and contracts management responsibilities
Partner with Contracts Program leadership to develop and define KPIs for the purposes of Quarterly and Annual Business Reviews
Minimum Qualifications:
Experience in all Microsoft Office applications (ex: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote) and Adobe Sign (or similar electronic signing tool).
5+ years of relevant work experience in strategic sourcing, contract negotiation, contract management and supply chain operations.