Retail Contract Analyst IV

Vistra Corp•Irving, TX

About The Position

Within Vistra Corp, an Analyst job function has been created to undertake policy definition and approval, customer experience definition, strategic positioning, and other similar functions associated with the work streams. As part of this team, the Lead Analyst has responsibility for creating commodity contracts, facilitating negotiations between participating parties, analyzing and developing improvements to business processes, identifying the creation and implementation around each function, managing and integrating processes relating to operations, and delivering an improved customer experience.

Requirements

2-4 years in contract related work experience.
Excellent business and analytical acumen
2-4+ years experience in a customer-focused and/or project coordination role
2-4+ years contract and negotiation experience preferred
Excellent negotiating, consensus building and conflict resolution skills
Able to effectively contribute to and lead small work groups, process team and focus groups
Advanced Skill in using computer software applications such as MS Office products, SAP, Sales Force, Workshare Compare and various CLM platforms
Extensive communication and teamwork skills with both internal and external customers
Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a rapidly changing environment
Excellent interpersonal skills and strong team player
Must be able to build relationships with key internal customers.
Experience gained through college degree program and/or certifications ins applicable to above skills

Responsibilities

Create non-standard contract documents which will include complex structures and negotiations
Approve and retain manually created contract documents per closure and retention policy
Prioritize contract closure during peak times per the task in the work queue for commodity
Complete day-to-day task in the workflow management system(s) for commodity or non-commodity
Has subject matter expert knowledge to facilitate and lead the negotiation and redline process between Sales, Risk Management and Legal
Utilizes expert knowledge to assist Senior Analysts on the team with complex structures and negotiations
Monitor and assess day-to-day related issues to ensure business practices, policies and procedures are executed in an effective manner
Has subject matter expert responsibility for analyzing and developing improvements to business processes to enhance Vistra Corp effectiveness and efficiency in business markets
Create and maintain ongoing dialogue by providing data expertise and original perspective with strategic partner(s), internal personnel and Vistra Governance to ensure a positive, valued relationship that has unambiguous alignment with business initiatives and changing business need.
Respond to questions from business clients regarding any aspect of contract data
Work under minimal supervision/guidance
Analyze customer feedback to identify solutions to improve and enhance the customers’ experience
Provides first level of technical support to internal stakeholders to resolve issues and drive automation between Salesforce and CLM platforms
Experience with Salesforce Standard and Custom objects, fields, field validation rule
Develop and present regular and timely reports, as needed.
Knowledge and use of contract comparison software for negotiations and template revisions.
Actively participate in cross-functional team activities, offering original perspectives and challenging conventional views.
Develop / deliver management-level presentations to communicate findings and recommendations of deep dive analysis efforts to management.
Provide Direction and Guidance to peer Analysts
Participate in the development of clear, concise, and effective executive level reporting and presentations
High level of initiative in terms of learning the business and contributing to design based on analysis
Approve, execute and retain contracts according to policy
Versatility in the request being worked based on the queue and contract knowledge
Maintain contract creation timeliness, completeness and accuracy
Contract file completeness
Clear, concise, and effective communication with internal customers and executive management