Retail Contract Analyst IV

Vistra•Dallas, TX

18d

About The Position

If you have what it takes to become part of the Vistra family and would like to start a promising career with a global leader, take a look at the exciting employment opportunities that are currently available and apply online. Job Summary 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. Job Description Key Accountabilities 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.

Requirements

2-4+ years in contract related work experience including contract negotiations, language writing and redlines and project coordination
2-4+ years in a customer-focused or sales support role
Ability to make an educated decision based on knowledge of standard contractual risk, contract language and business acumen
Advanced Skill in using computer software applications such as MS Office products, SAP, Sales Force, Workshare Compare and various CLM platforms
Able to effectively contribute to small work groups and process groups on the team and with other teams in the organization to enhance effectiveness and efficiency in business markets
Advanced skills to work in a collaborative team environment daily
Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a rapidly changing environment
Advanced communication skills that translate to Sales, Management and Executive Leadership
High school diploma or equivalent

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.