Contract and Claim Manager

HOMAG; Województwo mazowieckie; On-site; PLN 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

HOMAG is seeking an experienced contract management professional to review, draft and negotiate national and international contracts. You will assess technical project scopes and commercial implications, identify risks, and support project teams and management in claims handling and training.

The role requires a law degree and at least 3 years in contract/claim management, with strong English and German language skills and a proactive, collaborative mindset.

Qualifications

• A degree in Law, such as a Bachelor of Laws or Master of Laws, or a comparable qualification.
• At least 3 years of professional experience in contract management, claim management or a comparable role.
• Strong knowledge of international contract law and experience in international contract negotiations.
• Technical affinity and the ability to understand technical project scopes and requirements.
• A good commercial understanding and business-oriented mindset, with the ability to recognize the financial and commercial implications of contractual obligations, risks and claims.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to assess complex contractual situations from different perspectives.
• The ability to explain complex legal and contractual matters in a clear and practical way to non-lawyers.
• Experience working with Project Management, Sales and other business functions.
• A proactive, solution-oriented and collaborative approach.
• Confident use of MS Office.
• Business-fluent English and German

Responsibilities

• Reviewing and commenting on national and international contracts, taking into account legal, technical and commercial aspects
• Supporting the drafting and negotiation of national and international contracts
• Analyzing contracts and project scopes to understand contractual obligations, technical requirements and commercial implications
• Supporting the identification and management of contractual risks in cooperation with project teams
• Supporting Project Management in the notification, assessment, preparation, assertion or defense, negotiation and monitoring of claims, including the preparation of notifications and claim letters
• Supporting the assessment of contractual risks and claims, taking legal, technical and commercial aspects into consideration
• Supporting the management of contractual relationships and proactively helping to resolve contractual issues
• Preparing standardized agreements, royalty agreements and other contractual frameworks in cooperation with Sales and Project Purchasing
• Providing contract and claim management training to employees

Skills

International contract law

International contract negotiations

Technical affinity

Commercial understanding

Analytical skills

Explain complex legal matters to non‑c

Project Management collaboration

Proactive & collaborative

MS Office

English & German fluency

Education

Law degree (LLB/LLM) or comparable qualification

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Take on challenging tasks

• Reviewing and commenting on national and international contracts, taking into account legal, technical and commercial aspects
• Supporting the drafting and negotiation of national and international contracts
• Analyzing contracts and project scopes to understand contractual obligations, technical requirements and commercial implications
• Supporting the identification and management of contractual risks in cooperation with project teams
• Supporting Project Management in the notification, assessment, preparation, assertion or defense, negotiation and monitoring of claims, including the preparation of notifications and claim letters
• Supporting the assessment of contractual risks and claims, taking legal, technical and commercial aspects into consideration
• Supporting the management of contractual relationships and proactively helping to resolve contractual issues
• Preparing standardized agreements, royalty agreements and other contractual frameworks in cooperation with Sales and Project Purchasing
• Providing contract and claim management training to employees

Your skills

• A degree in Law, such as a Bachelor of Laws or Master of Laws, or a comparable qualification
• At least 3 years of professional experience in contract management, claim management or a comparable role
• Strong knowledge of international contract law and experience in international contract negotiations
• Technical affinity and the ability to understand technical project scopes and requirements
• A good commercial understanding and business-oriented mindset, with the ability to recognize the financial and commercial implications of contractual obligations, risks and claims
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to assess complex contractual situations from different perspectives
• The ability to explain complex legal and contractual matters in a clear and practical way to non-lawyers
• Experience working with Project Management, Sales and other business functions
• A proactive, solution-oriented and collaborative approach
• Confident use of MS Office
• Business-fluent English and German