Contract Management Senior Manager

Cox Automotive

232d • $108,800 - $181,400 • Remote

About The Position

The Contract Management Senior Manager is responsible for managing the contract life cycle/contracting process for a sales team, from initiation through execution, including administration of assigned contract portfolio. Please note that this role is NOT for a procurement contract manager - it is working with a sales team where Cox Automotive is the seller. While this is a remote position, candidates in the Atlanta area would be required to come into the office 2 days/week.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 8 years experience in a related field.
• Experience in review, writing, redlining and negotiating sales contracts or other commercial legal documents.
• Paralegal and/or Contract Management experience in a major in-house legal or contracting department.
• Strong interpersonal skills needed to interact with executive level stakeholders.
• Ability to translate stakeholder and legal requirements into contract language.
• Familiarity with common contract terms and conditions for business and technology products and services.
• Ability to work independently and apply good judgment in making decisions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience maintaining and updating contract templates.
• Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Lender contracts.
• Automotive industry experience.
• Background in sales or sales support.

Responsibilities

• Review contract requests and client paper contract submissions.
• Work with stakeholders to obtain any missing documents and background/context for the request.
• Set up kickoff call if needed to fully understand business intent of the negotiation.
• Formulate a strategy for approaching the contract given all inputs.
• Decide on whether there is CAI template suitable for the contract request and work with stakeholders to populate and draft business terms.
• Complete initial review of third party contracts and identify areas of deviation from Cox standards.
• Resolve unique problems associated with contract terms not agreed and stalled negotiation activities.
• Coordinate internal and external calls, track and provide status updates.
• Facilitate collaboration and feedback from stakeholders and incorporate feedback into contracts.
• Prepare execution version including document proofing for section cross references.
• Partner with Legal and Business Operations to develop and implement contract process and best practices.
• Steward updates to policy development and guidelines for legal engagement.
• Train and mentor new and upcoming Contract Management Managers.

Benefits

• Flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties.
• Seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year.
• Up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members.
• Additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree