Contracts Analyst (Temporary)

Paradies Lagardère • South Fulton, GA

12d

About The Position

The Contracts Analyst is responsible for the negotiation of high-volume commercial agreements with focus on food service and support for the Company’s Dining Division.  This position will handle all aspects of the contract lifecycle, including drafting, analysis, internal escalations and vendor-facing negotiation of food supplier and service provider agreements.  This person should have a deep understanding of the contract redlining process, excellent negotiation skills, and ability to ensure that all contracts comply with relevant regulations and internal standards. This person will handle written product as well as live negotiation to close deals in compliance with company legal requirements.  This role partners cross-functionally with Legal, Procurement, and Dining business stakeholders to ensure contractual compliance, risk mitigation, and operational efficiency while maintaining consistency with company standards and policies.

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, highly organized, and comfortable managing multiple agreements accurately (and simultaneously) in a fast-paced environment. This role will also be responsible for completing certain deliverables associated with documenting Company standard operating procedures, including outlining escalation points, fallback provisions, scope of authority, and practical processing.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Law, or related field
• Experience in contract management, development, hands-on negotiation and legal analysis
• Strong understanding of contract law, the purpose behind different contract provisions, and legal terminology
• Ability to quickly evaluate complex issues and identify multiple options for resolution.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (especially with respect to WORD redlining and review tools) and contract management tools
• Exceptional negotiation skills and effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Dedication to confidentiality, following-up on commitments on a timely basis, adhering to deadlines, organization, and collaboration.
• Highly motivated, self-starting, and experienced advocate who enjoys working cooperatively on a growing legal team.
• Effective self-starter with a practical approach, a panoramic perspective, and positive attitude
• Extremely well organized, detail-oriented and able to meet deadlines and work in a demanding, fast-paced environment and able to solve, in a practical fashion, problems quickly and effectively.

Responsibilities

• Hands-On Contract Review, Negotiation and Drafting.
• Contract Lifecycle Management
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Contract Strategy; SOPs.
• Advisory Support.
• Prepare a contract negotiation manual or playbook covering Dining Contracts covering the following topics:
• Build out standard operating procedure (SOP) for contract workflow including the following:
• Analyze Company franchise/license agreements for restrictive covenants and catalogue in a manner to assist Dining
• Upload fully executed foodservice and service provider agreements and related documentation into Conga (contract lifecycle management system) for the Dining Division, ensuring version control and adherence to internal

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level