Commercial Contracts Specialist

Sandvik; Saskatoon; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global mining company is seeking a Commercial Contracts Specialist to enhance quotations and contracts within the Sales Area. This role requires a minimum of 7 years' experience in commercial contract lifecycle management and strong collaboration with Legal and Finance. The Specialist will support compliance with commercial processes, manage risks, and train Sales Teams. The company offers a comprehensive benefits package and promotes a diverse, inclusive culture that empowers employees.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package

Comprehensive health and dental benefits

Pension plan with matching

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in commercial contract management.
• Experience in mining or heavy construction industries preferred.
• Strong understanding of contract principles.
• Ability to understand financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain contract templates for consistent customer experience.
• Support Framework Agreements with customers.
• Act as local approver for commercial deviations.
• Manage business risk assessment of contracts.

Skills

Sales commercial contract lifecycle management

Drafting complex commercial agreements

Collaborating with Legal Counsel

Change management skills

Contractual compliance monitoring

Job description

Sandvik Mining is seeking a

Commercial Contracts Specialist

Location: Mississauga, ON

At Sandvik, we offer you a world of opportunities. Our diverse businesses and global network enable you to explore your potential and thrive. We recognize your performance and offer various ways to fuel your growth toward exceptional achievements.

Currently, we have an opening for a Commercial Contracts Specialist. In this role, the Commercial Contracts Specialist will add value to complex quotations, proposals, and contracts in the Sales Area by providing an interface between Sales Teams, technical and operational stakeholders, Finance, and Legal to ensure coherence and consistency in the development, negotiation and finalization of customer quotations, proposals and contracts.

The Commercial Contracts Specialist will assist in improving and/or maintaining the highest business standards in relation to customer engagement, through mentoring and guiding of Sales Teams and other internal stakeholders on Sandvik’s commercial processes.

While searching for the best opportunity for yourself today, we are already thinking ahead of your future tomorrow. So now we challenge you to take it one step further and apply!

What you will be doing

• Develop and maintain customer quotation / proposal / contract templates to drive consistent customer experience and mitigate commercial and legal risk for Sandvik.
• Responsible for supporting Local /Global Framework Agreements with customers.
• Act as local approver for any commercial deviations within new quotations, working cross-functionally as required to ensure compliance with other parts of the business such as Finance and Supply Chain.
• Formal management of the business risk assessment of contracts (new and amended) prior to business commitment.
• Support key stakeholders within the Sales Areas to ensure faster approval timelines and smoother submission process within Salesforce CRM.
• Train and embed new commercial management tools, systems, and processes as part of any global rollout.
• Lead regional training on commercial excellence – benchmark practices, Sandvik ways of working.
• Conduct forensic process auditing of regional adherence to internal policies and procedures, prepare gap assessments and recommended gap closures to drive accountability and continuous improvement.
• Support the Internal Controls and process compliance teams in their respective auditing to comply with internal policies and procedures, prepare gap assessments and recommended gap closures.
• Investigate and log process deviations within the Sales Area and recommend next steps to drive accountability and continuous improvement.

What you will bring along

• 7+ years of experience in sales commercial contract lifecycle management with direct involvement in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial agreements and post execution management.
• Experience within the mining and/or heavy construction industries is preferred.
• Strong track record collaborating with Legal Counsel, Finance, and Sales on structuring commercial terms, assessing liability exposure, and ensuring adherence to approval processes.
• A clear and well-developed understanding of contract principles and legal terms and conditions is a must, and you must be able to understand financial reporting and business case assessment.
• Skilled in change management, and contractual compliance monitoring, ensuring Sandvik’s commercial interests are protected throughout the contract lifecycle.

In return for your passion and drive we will offer you…

• The opportunity to make an impact on our business performance.
• The opportunity to be part of an ambitious team, in an industry leading business.
• The opportunity to reach your full potential.
• Ongoing development and training.
• An excellent comprehensive compensation package including a pension plan with matching, competitive health, dental, life and disability benefits.

Our Culture

Our core values are the soul of the company. They guide us in our actions and daily business decisions. We are a company with an open-minded culture that encourages employees to share ideas and work innovatively. We embrace diversity and inclusion and inspire everyone to bring their authentic selves to work everyday!

We take pride in our agile customer-focused decision making. We empower our employees, providing strong performance management and opportunities to grow your career.

Do you want to learn more?

To learn more about Sandvik, our people and products please visit our website: https://www.home.sandvik/en/about-us/

How to Apply

All qualified persons are encouraged to apply at www.sandvik.com/careers to the Commercial Contracts Specialist, requisition # R0085210; however, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority. While we thank all candidates for their interest, only those considered for an interview will be contacted.

We are an equal opportunity employer which values diversity in the workplace and encourage applications from members of equity‑seeking communities including women, racialized persons, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations or gender identities/expressions.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and barrier free experience to applicants with accessibility needs; therefore, requests for accommodation can be made at any stage during the recruitment process. Please contact [e-mail] for more information.