Global Contract Manager (f/m/d)

Freudenberg Group; Weinheim; Vor Ort; EUR 85.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Freudenberg Group seeks a seasoned Contract Management professional to lead global contract processes, ensure legal/commercial alignment, and oversee system migration and governance. The role emphasizes risk management, compliance, and process excellence across our worldwide organization.

The ideal candidate holds a Master’s degree in Business/Commercial Law or Economics, with extensive in-house contract management experience and strong negotiation skills in German and English.

Qualifikationen

• Master's degree in Business/Commercial Law, Economics with a strong legal focus, or comparable.
• Profound professional experience in Contract Management within an in-house legal department.
• Sound knowledge of contract law with commercial/business considerations.
• Experience in compliance-related environments, ideally with Anti-Trust/Competition Law, Governance or Risk Management.
• Proven project management experience in process optimization, digital transformation or system implementation.

Aufgaben

• Develop and implement contract management and administration processes across the global organization.
• Lead replacement of the existing Contract Management System, including design, migration and change management.
• Design and implement a global contract lifecycle process with review, approval workflows and signatures.
• Review contracts from legal and commercial perspectives, identify risks and coordinate follow-up actions with Legal, Compliance or Product Compliance.
• Contribute to governance, compliance and risk management enhancements for transparency.
• Improve contract retention, documentation and monitoring while driving digitalization and process excellence.
• Establish and promote global contract management standards, policies and best practices.

Kenntnisse

Contract management

Compliance awareness

Project management

Negotiation skills

Bilingual German/English

Ausbildung

Master's degree in Business/Commercial Law or Economics

Tools

Contract Lifecycle Compliance Systems

Jobbeschreibung

Working at Freudenberg

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Responsibilities

• You further develop and implement contract management and administration processes in line with Freudenberg standards across our global organization.
• Including process design, system implementation, migration and change management, you lead the replacement of our existing Contract Management System.
• You design, evaluate and further implement a global contract lifecycle process covering contract review, approval workflows and signature authorization.
• You review contracts from both an initial legal and commercial perspective, identify potential risks and coordinate follow-up actions, e.g. with Legal department, Compliance or Product Compliance.
• Ensuring transparency, you contribute to the further development of governance, compliance, and risk management structures.
• You improve contract retention, documentation and monitoring processes while driving digitalization and process excellence.
• You establish and enhance global contract management standards, policies, and best practices across our organization.
• As a trusted advisor and trainer for international stakeholders, you provide guidance on contract management processes and compliance requirements to our business departments.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in (Business or Commercial) Law, Economics with a strong legal focus, or comparable.
• Profound professional experience in Contract Management within an in-house legal department.
• Sound knowledge of contract law combined with a strong understanding of commercial and business-related considerations.
• Experience in compliance-related environments, ideally with insights into Anti-Trust/Competition Law, Governance or Risk Management.
• Proven project management experience, ideally in process optimization, digital transformation or system implementation projects.
• Ability to balance legal requirements with pragmatic business solutions.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills, business fluent in both German and English (written and spoken).
• Experience with Contract Lifecycle Compliance Management systems is an advantage.

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion.

Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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