Commercial Contracts Specialist $6.5K (EAA)

RECRUIT EXPRESS PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruit Express Pte Ltd in Singapore is seeking a qualified lawyer or legal professional to review customer and supplier contracts, amendments, confidentiality agreements and other commercial documents.

The role focuses on identifying legal, commercial, financial, operational and compliance risks, providing preliminary comments and risk-mitigation suggestions, and coordinating with Sales, Product, Finance and Legal teams to secure timely approvals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Law or related discipline.
• 3 to 5 years of experience in commercial contract review or related function.
• Experience reviewing and supporting negotiations of customer and supplier agreements.
• Understanding of common contract provisions including liability, indemnity, confidentiality and governing law.
• Strong organisation and document management skills.

Responsibilities

• Review contracts, amendments, NDAs and other commercial documents.
• Identify risks and highlight issues requiring approval or review.
• Provide preliminary comments and risk-mitigation suggestions.
• Work with Sales and Product to understand commercial background and negotiation priorities.
• Coordinate approvals from Finance, Quality, Supply Chain and Legal.
• Support contract discussions and negotiations with customers and suppliers.
• Maintain accurate contract records and negotiation history.
• Monitor outstanding actions and follow up with stakeholders.
• Escalate material risks and non-standard provisions to Legal or management.
• Contribute to improving templates, guidelines and training materials.

Skills

Contract review

Negotiation support

Risk assessment

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Law or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Responsibilities:

• Review customer and supplier contracts, amendments, confidentiality agreements and other commercial documents.
• Identify legal, commercial, financial, operational and compliance risks, and highlight matters requiring further review or approval.
• Provide preliminary contract comments, proposed wording and practical risk-mitigation recommendations in accordance with company policies, approved templates and established guidelines.
• Work closely with Sales and Product teams to understand the commercial background, negotiation priorities and operational requirements of each contract.
• Coordinate comments and approvals from relevant functions, including Finance, Quality, Supply Chain, Trade Compliance and Legal.
• Support contract discussions and negotiations with customers and suppliers, balancing appropriate risk protection with the commercial objective of concluding agreements efficiently.
• Maintain accurate contract records, review status, approval evidence, negotiation history and executed documents.
• Monitor outstanding actions andfollow up with internal and external stakeholders to support timely completion.
• Escalate material legal risks, non-standard provisions, unresolved commercial issues and exceptions to the appropriate Legal or management stakeholders.
• Support continuous improvement of contract templates, review guidelines, workflows and internal training materials.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Law, Business Law, Legal Studies, Business Administration, Commerce or a related discipline.
• 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in commercial contract review, contract management, paralegal support or an in-house legal or commercial function.
• Practical experience reviewing and supporting negotiation of customer and supplier agreements.
• Sound understanding of common commercial-contract provisions, including liability, indemnity, warranty, payment terms, intellectual property, confidentiality, termination, governing law and compliance obligations.
• High attention to details, strong organisational skills and disciplined document management.
• Ability to interpret contractual requirements, identify material risks and distinguish significant issues from routine matters.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder-management skills.
  Ability to manage multiple contract reviews and priorities independently while meeting agreed deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.