Contracts Manager

Sonepar • St. Louis, MO

5d • Remote

About The Position

This position is primarily responsible for the creation and maintenance of Echo Electric contracts, ultimately supporting internal associates and enabling teams to service Echo customers and partners. Manages and coordinates all activities within the contract administration process, including close collaboration with Sonepar Legal resources and prospective external stakeholders. The Contracts Manager will also work with Echo Commercial, Operations, Finance, and Supplier Relations teams as needed to manage the OpCo’s contracts with customers, product vendors, and expense vendors.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent level of job-relevant experience required.
• Paralegal certification, or significant progress towards such certification, or equivalent legal training is required.
• Ability to handle a high volume of very detailed work, including review of contract terms and conditions and comparing multiple documents against one another.
• Highly organized and focused on workflow.
• Able to understand and analyze significant legal and business concepts included in contract documents.
• Capable of working with deadline pressures.
• Create and manage processes to review, comment, communicate, and assess contractual terms.
• Ability to create contract abstracts from terms and conditions.
• Must exercise initiative to work productively with only general supervision and direction.
• Work effectively with others, including executives, service center leadership, Associate Services, Procurement, and Finance departments.
• Proven ability to lead teams and manage direct reports, positively influence peers and leaders, and take ownership over challenges to drive solutions and deliver results.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High degree of organizational skills, computer skills, and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with OpCo systems, workflow, and sales processes.
• Familiarity with IronClad or other Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) Systems.
• Experience developing document management and/or CLM processes.
• Prior experience in legal field or with legal concepts, such as experience as a contract specialist, legal assistant, or paralegal.
• Knowledge of commercial insurance coverages.
• Prior wholesale or distribution sales, construction, or commercial experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the administration of contracts from inception to execution, including the tracking of deadlines and specific contract dates, expirations, and all terms and conditions.
• Ensure contracts are created, and subsequent activities are conducted, according to the policies and procedures of the organization.
• Review proposed Echo customer and vendor contracts, highlighting/redlining unacceptable risks in accordance with company governance and raising relevant business risks for internal alignment with business owners.
• Maintain an organized database of Echo’s executed contracts.
• Draft contract abstracts for common use by Echo sales and procurement staff.
• Coordinate with Echo’s VP of Finance, Sonepar Legal, other OpCo staff, and/or outside counsel to negotiate Terms & Conditions with customers and vendors.
• Communicate with Echo personnel for context and exercise discretion in editing contracts within established guidelines.
• Assist the VP of Finance and other staff in assessing insurance requirements in customer contracts and work with Echo’s outside insurance contacts in obtaining and providing certificates of insurance.
• Perform most work independently with minimal direct supervision and refer more complex issues to VP of Finance with possible solutions in mind.
• Collaborate with Commercial Channel Teams to identify key metrics and business requirements within contracts, and ensure such measurements are clear, understood, and aligned to business objectives.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance plus employer paid short term and long-term disability and life insurance.
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• 401K match
• Profit Sharing
• Tuition reimbursement and employee development.
• Annual Safety Shoe Reimbursement
• Employee Discount on products
• Access to a variety of trainings for personal development

What This Job Offers

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