Contract Manager (CTM)

TN Italy; Tarcento; In loco; EUR 60.000 - 100.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Contract Manager to join their Project Management team. This role involves overseeing large-scale projects and managing them from a commercial perspective, ensuring compliance with contractual obligations and coordinating communication with partners. The ideal candidate will have a degree in economics, several years of experience in a similar role, and strong knowledge of international contract law. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and have excellent leadership skills, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Competenze

• Degree in economics or comparable qualification required.
• Several years of experience in commercial project management.

Mansioni

• Manage projects from a commercial perspective, ensuring compliance with contracts.
• Coordinate contractual communication with customers and partners.

Conoscenze

Commercial Project Management

International Contract Law

Analytical Thinking

Teamwork

Leadership

Fluent English

Formazione

Degree in Economics

Strumenti

MS Office

SAP

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SMS group S.p.A. is a company of the German group SMS, a worldwide leading company for plant and machinery manufacturing in the steelmaking and non-ferrous material industry, with approximately 14,400 employees worldwide.

SMS group S.p.A. is an Italian company with over 500 employees across three locations: Tarcento (Udine), San Donato Milanese (Milan), and Genoa. It specializes in producing innovative and turn-key plants such as hot and cold rolling mills for flat products, process lines, reheating furnaces, heat treatment lines, rolling mills for long products, meltshops, and continuous casting machines.

Our Center of Excellence Implementation team is looking for a

Senior Contract Manager

As a Senior Contract Manager, you will be part of the Project Management team handling large-scale projects valued in the hundreds of millions. You will manage the project from a commercial perspective, serving as the main contact and representative on contractual and commercial issues both internally and with external partners.

This role involves:

• Monitoring projects from a contractual and commercial perspective in collaboration with all involved international SMS companies;
• Implementing end-to-end contract management, financial management, project cost controlling, risk and claims management, and overseeing contract renewal dates, warranties, insurances, bonds, etc.;
• Managing and coordinating contractual communication with customers and partners;
• Ensuring compliance with contractual stipulations in change order and claims management;
• Developing strategies for Extension-of-Time in accordance with contractual conditions;
• Supporting claim settlements by proposing strategies and actions in coordination with relevant departments;
• Participating in commercial and contractual negotiations throughout the project lifecycle;
• Ensuring proper processing and implementation of contractual contents;
• Maintaining an overview of the project to ensure commercial success;
• Operating and updating the Project Risk Management System as per guidelines;
• Consolidating, analyzing, and preparing monthly contract reports;
• Reporting monthly project status to the steering committee and management;
• Coordinating the preparation and management of consortium contracts, including payments, change management, and claims.

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You have completed a degree in economics or a comparable qualification. Additionally, we value:

• Several years of successful professional experience in a similar industry and environment, ideally with construction site experience;
• Strong knowledge of commercial project management and international contract law;
• An interest in contractual topics and a numerical aptitude;
• Excellent social skills, teamwork, and leadership experience in an international setting;
• Fluent written and spoken English skills (knowledge of additional languages is a plus);
• Analytical thinking and a structured, independent working style;
• Proficiency in MS Office and experience with SAP.