Contracts Manager

Crown Technical Systems•Fontana, CA

4d•$106,800 - $146,900•Onsite

About The Position

The Contracts Manager will be based in Fontana, California, and report to the VP of Operations. The role serves as a liaison between commercial and legal organizations, enforcing the contract management process and coordinating meetings. It requires interpreting the business impact of legal resolutions, supporting contract negotiations, and ensuring required approvals are received and documented for every contract. The manager also contributes to functional goals, processes, and initiatives. The position supports contract creation, review, editing, negotiation, risk assessment, and process improvement across a range of agreements. It also advises internal clients, collaborates with legal counsel and business teams, supports training and contract hand-offs, and maintains legal resources and communications. Flex plans to spin off its Cloud and Power Infrastructure segment into Axiom, a new independent publicly traded company, with the spin planned for Q1 2027. If the spin occurs, this role will support Axiom.

Requirements

Functional knowledge, educational background, or relevant working experience.
Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Science (BSc).
Functional, people, and/or process management skills, as well as customer relationship skills with external and internal customers.
Detailed expertise in a complex functional area or broad knowledge across multiple areas.

Responsibilities

Create, prepare, review, edit, and negotiate contracts, including manufacturing service agreements, design service agreements, ancillary agreements, statements of work, and quality agreements.
Coordinate with legal on developing reporting and KPIs.
Assess contracts to identify risk and provide detailed investigation and resolution support to balance business needs with risk exposure.
Work with Flex business teams and attorneys to identify contract issues and obtain legal assistance.
Meet with customers and business teams to negotiate contract terms.
Provide clients with advice and guidance relating to contract generation.
Assist with training initiatives, including onboarding.
Identify required contract approvals based on existing procedures and help sales teams obtain approvals in Flex's online contract lifecycle management system.
Assist with the contract hand-off process for larger customers.
Develop and conduct a process for reviewing contract terms, including reviews for updates and weaknesses.
Provide help and advice on contract processes and other business questions.
Maintain working relationships with clients to ensure their needs are met.
Work with business or operations teams to identify opportunities to improve business processes and devise implementation plans.
Maintain the intranet site with updated legal resources.
Assist with presentations, legal updates, and news alerts.