Full-Time Senior Contracts Analyst

The Contract Sr. Analyst is a member of a client sourcing service delivery team, responsible for drafting, negotiating, and executing third-party supplier agreements, according to the client's corporate policies and business unit procedures.

Key Responsibilities / Job Duties:

1. Closely collaborate with client business stakeholders to understand client business needs for the supplier relationship.
2. Review and prepare third-party contracts in accordance with client policy.
3. Perform steps in basic contract cycle:
   • Proposal Review: Receives supplier proposals and reviews for risk.
   • Defining Scope & Business Requirements: Engages with the Requester and Sourcing Manager to define the Requester's business needs for the contract.
   • Information Gathering: Interfaces with the supplier to fill information gaps.
   • Contract drafting: Drafts a Statement of Work using the client template.
   • Review Process: Presents the draft contract to the Requester, Sourcing Manager, supplier, and Legal team for review and approval (in that order). Incorporates changes and routes to client's Legal for final review/stamping, then to supplier for signature.
   • Facilitation between Legal Teams: Acts as a middle-man between supplier and client's Legal teams, understanding and summarizing each party's position.
   • Driving contract process completion: Manages each step of the process working with stakeholders.
4. Tracking existing contracts and working with requesters to determine amendment needs.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Contracting Functional Skills: Ability to draft contracts, review supplier proposals, identify risks, convert ambiguous language into contract language, perform contracting strategically.
• Business Fundamentals: Strong analytical and communication skills, attention to detail, writing/grammar skills, interpersonal skills, negotiation skills.
• Client Services Capabilities: Ability to master client specific processes, terminology, political environment, systems and requirements.
• Other: Familiarity with Legal terms and use of independent judgment.

Additional Information:

• Bachelor's Degree
• 2-5 years of experience
• Contracting and legal experience
• Proficient in English

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