Contracts Specialist

SHI International Corp.•Somerset, NJ

7d•$50,000 - $80,000

About The Position

The Contracts Specialist negotiates and administers contracts related to the resale of software, hardware, cloud solutions, and IT services, ensuring adherence to SHI standards. The role maintains supporting documentation, prepares contractual provisions and proposals, reviews agreements for risk, and works with internal departments to negotiate terms. It also manages high-volume activity, prepares executive summaries, and analyzes contract information to support customer-facing teams. The position requires negotiation, analytical thinking, attention to detail, communication, conflict resolution, productivity, organization, ethical judgment, and risk-management capabilities. The role also requires a basic ability to understand contract context, meet SLAs while managing high-volume activity, and multitask efficiently and accurately.

Requirements

Completed bachelor's degree.
1–3 years of experience with contracts.
Experience using Microsoft Office Suite, including Word and Track Changes, Excel, Outlook, and SharePoint.
Basic ability to understand contract context.
Basic ability to meet SLAs and manage high-volume activity.
Basic ability to multitask and complete tasks efficiently and accurately.

Nice To Haves

A bachelor's degree in English, Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, or Marketing is preferred.

Responsibilities

Negotiate and administer contracts for the resale of software, hardware, cloud solutions, and IT services.
Administer requests for contractual forms, documents, and customer contracts according to agreed terms.
Maintain documentation supporting contract administration and execution.
Participate in preparing and developing contractual provisions and contract proposals.
Review customer and partner/vendor agreement terms for consistency with SHI standards.
Work with SHI Salesforce and internal departments to develop contractual documents and negotiate terms.
Review customer and vendor contracts for risk and address redlines.
Manage high-volume activity, meet SLA response requirements, and escalate as required.
Create executive summaries of contract proposals and review them for contractual issues to report to management for resolution.
Prepare and distribute final contract documents to listed contacts.
Analyze contract-related information and capture relevant data in appropriate systems for customer-facing teams.