Commercial Contracts Manager

ZT Group Intl, Inc. dba ZT Systems; Secaucus (NJ); On-site; USD 118,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligibility

401(k) retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Wellbeing resources

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

ZT Systems is seeking a Commercial Contracts Manager to drive contracting excellence across Legal, Finance, Sales, and Operations. This role emphasizes building scalable processes, ensuring contract commitments, and delivering visibility into commercial workflows.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in contract administration or legal operations, with strong communication and organizational skills to support audits and executive reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in business, law, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in contract administration, legal operations, or related functions.
• Strong understanding of contracting processes and approval workflows.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills and document-management tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage and continuously improve commercial contracting workflows and documentation processes.
• Coordinate approvals, contract routing, execution, storage, and recordkeeping activities.
• Track contractual obligations, commitments, dependencies, action items, and key milestones.
• Support customer audits, internal reviews, and compliance activities.
• Develop reporting, metrics, dashboards, and management summaries.

Skills

Contract administration

Legal operations

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Attention to detail

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, law, or relevant discipline

Job description

About the Role

The Legal team at ZT Systems, a Sanmina Company, is seeking a Commercial Contracts Manager to help drive contracting excellence, operational rigor, and cross-functional coordination across a fast‑paced business supporting some of the world\'s most sophisticated technology customers. This role serves as a critical partner to Legal, Finance, Accounting, Business Planning, Sales, Operations, and executive leadership. The successful candidate will bring structure, discipline, and visibility to commercial processes while helping ensure contractual commitments, approvals, and key business obligations are effectively managed and tracked. The ideal candidate enjoys building processes, solving operational challenges, improving efficiency, and serving as a trusted resource across multiple business functions.

Why Join the Legal Team?

Support programs and customers that are shaping the future of AI infrastructure. Play a visible role in complex commercial transactions and customer relationships. Partner with senior leaders across Legal, Finance, Accounting, Business Planning, and Operations. Help build scalable processes within an evolving public‑company environment. Apply technology, automation, and process improvement to modernize contract management workflows. Join a collaborative team that values ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.

What You\'ll Do

• Manage and continuously improve commercial contracting workflows and documentation processes.
• Coordinate approvals, contract routing, execution, storage, and recordkeeping activities.
• Track contractual obligations, commitments, dependencies, action items, and key milestones.
• Support customer audits, internal reviews, and compliance‑related activities.
• Develop reporting, metrics, dashboards, and management summaries.
• Prepare negotiation status reports, approval packages, and executive‑ready summaries.
• Support contract intake, NDA management, and related legal operations activities.
• Partner with stakeholders across Legal, Finance, Accounting, Sales, Business Planning, and Operations to drive process discipline and visibility.
• Identify opportunities to automate, streamline, and improve contracting and documentation practices.
• Help evaluate and leverage legal technology, workflow tools, AI‑enabled productivity solutions, and contract lifecycle management platforms.

What You\'ll Bring

• Bachelor\'s degree in business, law, or relevant discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in contract administration, legal operations, commercial operations, deal desk, sales operations, procurement operations, or related functions.
• Strong understanding of commercial contracting processes and approval workflows.
• Exceptional organizational, project management, and follow‑through skills.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical mindset and attention to detail.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills and experience with document‑management tools.

Preferred Experience

• Experience supporting technology, manufacturing, cloud infrastructure, hardware, telecommunications, or supply chain operations.
• Familiarity with contract lifecycle management (CLM) systems.
• Experience with legal operations tools, workflow automation, reporting platforms, or process‑improvement initiatives.
• Experience using AI‑enabled productivity tools in a business or legal environment.
• Experience operating in a public‑company control environment.

Compensation

ZT Systems assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package is created for all our employees. The typical base salary for this position is expected to be between $118,000 and $140,000 annually. If hired, the final base salary will be determined on an individual basis taking into consideration experience, skills, knowledge, education and/or certifications. Base salary is just one component of ZT Systems total rewards philosophy.

Benefits

Other rewards may include bonus, paid time off, 401(k) retirement savings plan, tuition reimbursement, wellbeing resources, and more.

Compensation & Financial Security

• Competitive base salary
• Performance‑based annual bonus eligibility
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Tuition reimbursement for eligible education programs

Health & Wellness

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with access to leading providers
• Mental health resources and employee wellness support programs-
• Company‑paid life and disability insurance

Time Away & Work‑Life Balance

• Paid time off (PTO) and company‑paid holidays
• Parental leave and family care support programs

Growth & Purpose

• Structured training programs and on‑the‑job learning opportunities
• Matching gifts and volunteer programs to support causes you care about

Equal Opportunity

ZT Group Int’l. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. ZT Systems provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Eligibility

Please be aware that certain positions may require the applicant to either 1) be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or 2) be eligible to obtain an export control license or license exception from the Bureau of Industry and Science & U.S. Department of Commerce. All offers of employment will be conditional subject to the foregoing.

Company Culture

ZT Systems, a Sanmina Company, you\'ll get to do work you are proud of alongside smart, passionate people. Every day, there are opportunities to collaborate with the best in the industry to design, build, and deliver impactful solutions to world‑class customers. Along the way, you will gain hands‑on experience in a fast‑paced environment that\'s challenging, rewarding, and career‑defining. A culture built around our values we work hard and think fast. We view challenges as opportunities—to do better, push harder, and be faster than we were the day before. When we fail, we learn from it and move on together. And when we succeed, we use the momentum to go even further. We create value with everything we do, building the foundation of today—and transforming the future of tomorrow. Join ZT Systems and help us build technology infrastructure that connects the world.

Learn more at www.ztsystems.com

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