Overview
Contract Manager Jobs in Santa Ana, CA at JWC Environmental
Title: Contract Manager
Company: JWC Environmental
Location: Santa Ana, CA
Position Summary:
The Contract Manager ensures sales contracts conform with JWC’s legal and commercial contract guidelines through negotiations with customers. Provides pre-sales support to sales team by reviewing terms of RFQ’s and proposals. Manages work priorities, performance, and statistical reporting for the department. Manages JWC’s Export Compliance activities to ensure US exports follow corporate and federal guidelines. Reports to VP Finance with dotted line reporting to Corporate Legal and Trade Compliance Officer. Must have ability to work effectively in a high volume, time sensitive environment where priorities and deadlines change quickly.
Principle Duties and Responsibilities:
Manage (1) Contract Administrator and (1) Export Compliance Administrator
Ensure new sales orders are processed, approved, signed, and documented per department guidelines
Negotiate purchase order terms of moderate to high complexity
Draft Sales Agreements, Service Contracts, NDA’s, Distributor agreements, and other contract terms
Review federal, state, and local laws to ensure legal compliance
Review export sales contract terms for compliance with federal regulations
Work with Sales team, pre-and post- award, analyzing and marking up terms
Prepare Change Orders so ERP system reflects updated sales contract terms
Proactively improve contract review cycle time to minimize quantity of unreleased orders
Provide legal and contractual support and expertise within JWC as requested
Maintain templates of pre-approved contract terms and correspondence
Education, Experience, & Skills:
Required:
4-year degree in Business Administration, Business Law, or related field.
3 to 5 years as contracts manager in medium to large company
Proven ability to negotiate complex contracts
Excellent contract drafting, negotiation and analytical skills
High level of accuracy and attention to detail
Understanding of risk areas and risk mitigation strategies used in contract negotiations
Highly organized with ability to prioritize workload, multi-task, and urgency in fast-paced environment
Strong MS Office and ERP systems knowledge
Expert knowledge in contract law
Preferred:
Experience with manufacturing, construction contracts, or EPC highly desirable
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