Sr. Contracts Specialist

IDeaS; Marlow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

IDeaS is seeking a Sr Contracts Specialist to coordinate contract administration for sales contracts. The role requires extensive experience in contract management and negotiation, ensuring compliance with both company policies and legal standards. Candidates should possess strong communication skills, proficiency in SalesForce, and the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of contract administration experience with 2 years minimum involving supplier-side software and services agreements.
• Proficient in drafting and negotiating supplier-side software and services agreements.
• Solid understanding of basic principles of contract law.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates the review and processing of standard contracts.
• Reviews and assesses client contract documents for new services.
• Establishes framework for administering non-standard contracts.
• Understands and assesses implications of legal and commercial contract terms.
• Works closely with various internal teams on contract preparation.
• Analyzes unusual contractual requirements to produce compliant documents.
• Provides guidance to Contracts staff and Sales team on processes.

Skills

Contract administration

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Time management

Understanding of contract law

SalesForce proficiency

Tools

SalesForce.com

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Sr Contracts Specialist coordinates and manages the administration of new and existing sales-based contracts with clients and provides guidance to Sales and Client Account teams to aid in the negotiation of contracts to ensure commercial and legal terms are accurate, manageable, and align with company finance policies. This is an hourly/day rate contract role initially for 12 months, on a hybrid working balance (typically 2 days a week in the office in Marlow). Please only apply if you are happy to consider a contract role.

What you’ll be doing...

• Coordinates the review and processing of standard contracts (80% of all sales contracts) that originate in the field including the final execution of the contract document and related placement of documents in Salesforce for reference.
• Reviews and assesses client contract documents for new services which often require non-routine contract management.
• Establishes framework for administering non-standard contracts to ensure compliance with contractual terms and conditions, company policies and client expectations.
• Understands and assesses implications of legal and commercial contract terms on proper revenue recognition criteria.
• Works closely with Sales, Finance, Legal, and other internal teams in preparing 3rd party contracts related to the company’s sales activities, which includes modifying language in contracts to track company’s established business and legal policies.
• Independently analyzes unusual contractual requirements and applies knowledge of company policies and procedures to produce contract documents that meet high standards of legal protection.
• Provides guidance to other Contracts staff as well as the Sales team on contract administration processes.
• Periodically reviews and assesses vendor/supplier contract documents.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What you’ll bring to us

• 5+ years of contract administration experience with 2 years minimum involving supplier-side software and services agreements.
• Proficient in drafting and negotiating supplier-side software and services agreements.
• Solid understanding of basic principles of contract law.
• Must be flexible in order to meet needs and timelines of global clients operating in various time zones.
• Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage a heavy workload in a multi-task environment within specified deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Proficient in the use of SalesForce.com, Microsoft Office suite of products (i.e. Excel, Word, Outlook), and contract-based software applications.
• Highly ethical.
• Travel as business requirements dictate at management discretion

Who we are....

Passionate people. Loyal clients. Leading solutions.

With a rich culture of creative collaboration and professional growth, IDeaS’ team members build successful careers with us.

IDeaS is proud to be a global powerhouse of innovation and excellence; challenge and reward. No matter where we’re working, our teams come together to create leading revenue management solutions that accelerate our clients’ growth through revenue optimization.

We Support Who You Are….

As a global company, we strive to create an inclusive environment where diverse perspectives spark innovation and meet the challenges of an evolving world. Whether you’re launching a new career or expanding your current one, IDeaS is a company where you can balance great work with all other aspects of your life.

At IDeaS, we also aspire to live our values each day by being Accountable, Curious, Passionate and Authentic. And we continue our quest to build a more inclusive environment that attracts, represents and provides a place for diverse ideas, unique perspectives, and authentic voices.

Additional Information:To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in United Kingdom, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status.

All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant experience may be considered in place of the education requirement stated above.

Resumes may be considered in the order they are received.

IDeaS/SAS employees performing certain job functions may require access to technology or software subject to export or import regulations. To comply with these regulations, IDeaS/SAS may obtain nationality or citizenship information from applicants for employment. IDeaS/SAS collects this information solely for trade law compliance purposes and does not use it to discriminate unfairly in the hiring process.

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