Manager Contracts & Proposals

Sonepar

About The Position

There’s a Place for You at Summit Electric Supply. A career at Summit Electric Supply is more than a job. You’re investing in a brighter, more sustainable future together and joining a team that makes a real difference for our customers. Summit Electric Supply offers electrical products and services to contractors. If it helps bring electricity to an office, home, factory, or other building – you can find it here. We operate throughout Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Louisiana and are part of the Sonepar group, the world’s #1 electrical distributor with over 45,000 associates around the globe. Being “Powered by Difference” means we respect and value diverse perspectives. Within Summit Electric Supply we offer a supportive culture and great benefits, and as part of the larger Sonepar group, we can offer exciting opportunities to grow your career. Role Summary: Review proposed Summit customer and vendor contracts, highlighting/redlining unacceptable risks and raising relevant business risks for internal alignment with business owners. Maintain a database of Summit’s executed contracts. Draft contract abstracts for common use by Summit sales and procurement staff Coordinate with Director Legal, other Summit staff, and/or outside counsel to negotiate T&Cs with customers and vendors. Communicate with other Summit personnel for context and exercise discretion in editing contracts within established guidelines. Assist the Director Legal and other staff in assessing insurance requirements in customer contracts and work with Summit’s outside insurance contacts in obtaining and providing certificates of insurance. Performs most work independently with little direct supervision and refers more complex issues to Director Legal.

Requirements

Ability to handle a high volume of very detailed work, including review of contract terms and conditions.
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 access contractual terms.
Ability to create contract abstracts from terms and conditions.
Paralegal certification, or significant progress towards such certification, or equivalent legal training is required.
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.
High degree of organizational skills, computer skills, and written communication skills required.
Bachelor’s degree or commiserate experience required.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Summit systems, workflow, and sales processes is preferred.
Experience creating, configuring, accessing, and managing databases.
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 or commercial experience.
Good verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

Review proposed Summit customer and vendor contracts, highlighting/redlining unacceptable risks and raising relevant business risks for internal alignment with business owners.
Maintain a database of Summit’s executed contracts.
Draft contract abstracts for common use by Summit sales and procurement staff
Coordinate with Director Legal, other Summit staff, and/or outside counsel to negotiate T&Cs with customers and vendors.
Communicate with other Summit personnel for context and exercise discretion in editing contracts within established guidelines.
Assist the Director Legal and other staff in assessing insurance requirements in customer contracts and work with Summit’s outside insurance contacts in obtaining and providing certificates of insurance.
Performs most work independently with little direct supervision and refers more complex issues to Director Legal.