Contracts Job Description
Contracts
provides guidance to project technical staff on award terms and conditions compliance and relevant governing award rules and regulations;.
Contracts Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective contracts job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included contracts job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Develops contract terms, conditions and modifications
Work with internal client representatives to set prices, terms and conditions of contractual arrangements
Manage contract terms and agreements for adjacent markets reseller and distributor channels that support a $200M business
Manage internal interpretation of contracts and ongoing support for contracted partners, resellers and distributors, including re-evaluation of agreements, terms and on-going compliance
Develops business proposals to address requirements, develop pricing strategies and mitigate risk consistent with sound business practices, company policies, and regulations
Review and negotiate contract terms, SOWs and modifications
Rate / cost reduction and terms negotiation
Performs routine and specialized administrative duties for Associate Directors of Contracts, and Legal and Contracts departments
Inputs data and maintains contracts databases
Drafts, proofreads and edits correspondence and other documents
Contracts Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Contracts
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: NCMA, CPM, CFCM, CCCM, VCCO, J.D, CPCM, ABA, IACCM
Education for Contracts
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the contracts job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Business, Education, Law, Business/Administration, Finance, Management, Legal, Paralegal, Engineering, Accounting
Skills for Contracts
Desired skills for contracts include:
Regulations
DFAR
Relevant laws
FAR
Terms
Conditions
Industry practices
Policies governing assigned contracts
TINA and CAS
Federal Acquisition Regulations
Desired experience for contracts includes:
Maintains electronic and paper files on an ongoing basis
Tracks contracts through negotiation, approval, distribution and execution process
Prepares contract files for scanning and mailing
Responds to questions and direct inquiries regarding contracts and other matters
Screens phone calls and refers callers to appropriate staff members in a professional and courteous manner
Reviews and finalizes subsidiary rights contracts
Contracts Examples
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of contracts. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for contracts
- Performs both routine and specialized administrative duties for Assistant General Counsel, Associate Director of Contracts, and Legal and Contracts departments
- Registers copyrights for children’s titles
- Maintains electronic and paper files
- Tracks contracts through negotiation, approval, distribution and execution
- Reviews and processes payments and payee changes (including estate paperwork)
- Reviews and prepares contracts for scanning and mailing
- Assists with permissions requests that are routed through the Legal and Contracts departments
- Tracks and processes termination requests through execution process (including any payments received)
- Creates and maintains contracts logs, project charts and department reports to ensure progress of work is tracked
- Provides strategy and negotiations support and oversight for reseller, distributor and global partners that support US, International and Adjacent markets
Qualifications for contracts
- Understands all types of licensing models
- Provide contractual frameworks and strategy to support the adjacent markets reseller and distributor channel that drives approx
- Direct negotiations for 28 resellers in the adjacent market channel that support $75M of the $200M portfolio
- Manage retail and reseller agreements for approximately 1,200 partners for $10M School Supply channel
- Work directly with HMH Strategic Partnership and Global Alliance teams and external Partners to develop and negotiate digital evaluation agreements, NDAs and teaming agreements for the Adjacent Markets and International teams
- Provide strategy and negotiations oversight for all International partners including International Ministries of Education
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Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of contracts. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for contracts
- Partner with legal and key stakeholders to ensure all internal and business requirements are met for a strong agreement
- Manage customer pricing and licensing contracts for adjacent markets
- Provides post contract execution guidance on operational strategy and contract compliance
- Negotiate and administer various types of agreements including contracts, subcontracts, MOUs, and Teaming Agreements
- Ability to effectively work with inside counsel to accomplish objectives
- Provide oversight to assigned staff in the negotiation and administration of the Company's customer and supplier contracts
- Ability and willingness to provide suggestions for process/policy improvements to achieve best in class service to our internal and external customers
- Handle personnel activities of staff (i.e., hire, train, retain, reward, motivate, discipline, terminate, on time performance reviews, and compensation discussions)
- Ability to partner with the operational group to become a valued advisor and a member of their executive team
- Provide subject matter expertise in such areas as Business Conflicts, Intellectual Property Rights, and acceptance and warranty provisions
Qualifications for contracts
- Experience with pricing issues and policies
- Ability to communicate effectively with employees, customers, suppliers and senior management
- Proficient at negotiation, time management, decision making, human relations, and organization skills
- Handle difficult situations, which require diplomacy and tact, with professionalism and efficiency
- Proficient in standard MS Office suite and contracts administration applications
- Demonstrated ability building and mentoring a diverse team of professionals in understanding and interpreting contractual risks and requirements
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Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of contracts. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for contracts
- Accurately enter data from worksheets and print the required documents according to company policies and state laws, in a timely manner
- Understand and implement contract standards and policies
- Assist site VP's, Sales Managers, and Admin
- Assists in day to day administration of strategic Subcontract Agreements
- Promotes contracting strategies and vehicles to obtain expertise from subcontractors and consultants
- Assists in developing new and innovative solutions to overcome obstacles
- Lead and manage a team of procurement contract professionals
- Optimize various buy channels to facilitate efficient and streamlined processes across a given commodity or customer group
- Participate and lead projects as required across the Procurement Operations department
- Responsible for reviewing and preparing construction contract documents to be included with bids
Qualifications for contracts
- Understanding of pricing and financial performance strategies
- Effective leadership, management and interpersonal skills
- Great planning and organization skills, attention to detail, ability to handle multiple tasks, and work within a fast-paced, time-sensitive, sales-focused, environment
- 4-6 years’ experience drafting, analyzing, amending and negotiating contract required
- Knowledge of the Pharmaceutical sector
- Familiarity with software and hardware corporate revenue recognition issues, legal concepts regarding software contracts and licensing such as Limitations of Liability, Indemnification, Warranties
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of contracts. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for contracts
- Prepare prequalification forms and any addendums to the form
- Help with cost analysis during bid process
- Interface with clients to assist in preparation of bids and proposals
- Provide appropriate leadership information on bond, insurance or other cost during the bid process
- Communicate and participate in audits
- Maintain compliance information
- Review, draft, and negotiate software agreements, professional services agreements, and other related sales or procurement contracts
- Identify opportunities to streamline negotiations and educate customers and sales staff
- PO review, validation, entry into ERP system, and invoicing
- Investigation of any blocked payment issues
Qualifications for contracts
- Current knowledge of applicable contract laws
- 15 years of experience in contracts administration
- Previous experience in a Contracts or Rights department in Publishing a plus
- 5+ years of Purchasing experience in Clinical Research, Discovery, Pre-Clinical or related field in the Pharmaceutical industry, CRO or with a Drug Development supplies
- Extensive knowledge of computers, MS Word, MS Excel and Outlook are required and MS Access preferred
- JD or BA/BS plus 3+ years’ as a contract negotiator
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Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of contracts. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for contracts
- Lead the review and negotiation of the legal terms and conditions of supplier agreements in coordination with the Legal Department
- Lead the development and management of business/price proposal volumes to address requirements, and mitigate risk consistent with sound business practices, company policies, and government regulations
- Adhere to Angio Policy and Procedures related to Contract Administration and Management, Discount and Pricing, ensuring compliance with government regulations, accurate and reliable accounting application, and reporting obligations
- Analyzes prices, terms, previous performance, commitments and indications of financial results to make recommendations that support corporate objectives
- Accurately entering purchase requisition data in an automated accounting system to create purchase orders
- Processing changes to existing purchase orders (e.g., adding funding for a new period)
- Identifying and reconciling discrepancies between documents/systems, vendor invoiced amounts that don't match what's reflected in the accounting system
- Developing and maintaining reports in Excel and other databases to track contractual and financial information
- Maintaining contract file folders on a shared computer drive by ensuring all documents are filed in a timely manner and well organized
- Routing contractual documents for internal review, including drafting an accompanying written summary, and following up to ensure all approvals are received in a timely manner
Qualifications for contracts
- Analytical thinker with proficient use of MS Excel - large spreadsheets, pivots tables, sorting, reporting
- 5-7 years of purchase and sales agreements experience
- Presents self in positive and professional manner
- Excellent analytical and computer (Excel/MS Office) skills
- 0 to 1 year of related work experience
- Must be detail oriented and able to handle multi-tasks in a fast paced environment