Contract Manager
Company: Mountaire Farms
Location: Siler City
Posted on: April 19, 2024
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Job Description:
Job Description Primary PurposeStrategically administer
contracts to optimize operational performance, mitigate risks and
uphold compliance standards with the policy and organization.
Provide support with negotiating contract terms and conditions with
each party, conducting thorough reviews and updating existing
contracts, analyzing potential risks associated with contractual
agreements, ensuring company-wide compliance and facilitating
comprehensive understanding to stakeholders and leaders of contract
terms and implications outlined within contracts.Major Duties &
Responsibilities Craft, evaluate and execute a wide variety of
different contracts covering a range of transactions. Provide
support during negotiations as needed. Populate form contracts with
technical design specifications and negotiated commercial terms;
coordinate across the Procurement, Sales, Operations, Finance and
Legal functional groups as necessary to ensure accuracy and
completeness. Modify templates and form contracts at the direction
of in-house counsel and inform relevant stakeholders. Explain terms
and conditions to managers and interested parties. Accountable for
production and maintenance of contract management policy,
procedures and standards. Manage Mountaire's legal file repository
to ensure proper controls and ease of use by all stakeholders.
Accurately record contract details in contract management solutions
to facilitate company tracking and reporting requirements. Maintain
an audit file for each contract which will include original
contract, all correspondence, changes/deviations, amendments,
clarifications and payment schedules. Fulfill e-signature requests
from various functional teams. Maintain status records of contracts
from initial request to final execution; provide status reports to
functional groups as requested. Provide contract summaries and
ensure contract execution in accordance with company policy; to
include contract lifecycle management timeline. Prepare contract
change notices, monitor contractor performance including the
reporting and status of contractor and owner deliverables. Organize
and prioritize contract negotiations for in-house Counsel. Solve
any contract-related problems that may arise with other parties and
internally with the company itself. Support negotiations of claims,
manage contractual changes and resolve disputes or conflict with
suppliers. Constantly analyze risk and take adequate measures to
mitigate all risk. Oversee critical supplier and contractor
partnerships. Cultivate and sustain connections with suppliers,
acting as the primary liaison for contract-related inquiries.
Responsible for monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) and
supplier performance. Guarantee adherence to contract terms and
timelines.Qualifications Bachelor's degree required in a relevant
field or a minimum of 4 years' relevant procurement and negotiation
experience. 3 - 5 years' relevant work experience. Experience with
DocuSign, Salesforce or an equivalent contract management
platform.
Knowledge of contract law, language and legal requirements involved
with contracts and risk management. Negotiation and mediation
skills. Familiarity with business, finance and accounting
terminology. Demonstrated experience in Microsoft Office
applications and Outlook. Extremely organized, detail oriented, a
proactive problem solver and an excellent communicator, both
written and verbal. Demonstrated ability to work independently and
as part of a team. Ability to work with varying seniority levels,
including staff, managers and external partners.
Keywords: Mountaire Farms, Durham , Contract Manager, Executive , Siler City, North Carolina
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