Senior Manager, North America Contracts
Tosca
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Atlanta • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
About the role
- Lead change, drive impact, and shape the future of how products move through global supply chains
- Responsible for leading the contract management processes across North American region, ensuring consistency and compliance
- Manage the full contract lifecycle from drafting and negotiation to execution, renewal, amendment, and close-out while maintaining alignment with business objectives
- Develop standardized templates, approval workflows, and contract-management procedures, and ensure adherence to organizational and regulatory standards
- Independently draft, evaluate, negotiate, execute, and manage high-value and high-risk contracts in various areas (supplier, vendor, service etc.) through their full lifecycle including renewal, amendment, and close-out
- Manage contract administration activities within North America, ensuring compliance and efficiency
- Develop and implement standardized contract templates and approval workflows to streamline negotiations
- Maintain and monitor the contract repository; ensure accurate documentation and timely updates
- Serve as a central liaison with internal stakeholders (finance, operations, senior management) and external parties; maintain communication channels and relationships
- Monitor performance against contract terms; identify and resolve issues, breaches, or disputes; mitigate risks and advise on improvements
- Read and interpret contracts, correspond with contracting parties, and ensure all obligations are met
- Work closely with the Commercial Sales team on all commercial contracts
- Partner cross-functionally on supplier and vendor agreements to ensure compliance and alignment with organizational objectives
- Develop contract-management procedures and train internal teams on best practices
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required; preferred degree in a legal field
- 7-10 years of experience in commercial contract management or legal operations
- Comprehensive knowledge of contract management concepts and principles
- Lead and influence stakeholders effectively, fostering collaboration and alignment across diverse teams
- Analyze complex data and situations with precision, applying strong negotiation strategies to achieve favorable outcomes
- Demonstrate exceptional attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in contracts and proactively identifying risks
- Apply creative and strategic problem-solving skills to resolve challenges and optimize processes
- Organize and manage multiple projects simultaneously, maintaining timelines and delivering results under pressure
- Build and maintain strong client and customer relationships, ensuring satisfaction and trust
- Communicate clearly and persuasively, both verbally and in writing, to convey complex information to varied audiences
- Navigate regulatory requirements and implement risk mitigation strategies to ensure compliance and protect organizational interests
Benefits
- Hybrid work schedule: in-office Tuesday through Thursday and remote Monday and Friday
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
contract managementcontract lifecycle managementnegotiationcontract draftingcontract evaluationcontract executioncontract amendmentcontract close-outrisk mitigationdata analysis
Soft skills
stakeholder managementcollaborationattention to detailproblem-solvingproject managementcommunicationrelationship buildinginfluencestrategic thinkingtime management
Certifications
Bachelor’s degreelegal field degree