Contract Manager

TA Dedicated; Eagan (MN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the transportation sector is seeking a Contracting Manager to oversee contract negotiations and ensure organizational interests are protected. This role involves collaboration with Sales and Risk Management, along with developing essential legal documents. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in contract management and negotiation, contributing to the company's commitment to safety and effective communication.

Benefits

401k + Company Match

Paid Vacation and Sick Days

Life Insurance

Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

Medical Healthcare Spending Accounts

Qualifications

• Minimum five years in contract management.
• Professional and legal writing skills required.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate contracts with customers and vendors.
• Develop legal documents including Master Service Agreements.

Skills

Negotiation

Legal Writing

Contract Management

Tools

DocuSign

RVI

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Base pay range

$80,000.00/yr - $110,000.00/yr

Summary:

The Contracting Manager is responsible for ensuring the organization engages in mutually beneficial contracts with our customers. This role works internally with Sales, Solutions and Risk Management to ensure that our interests are represented, and exposure is minimized in our contracts with our customers. This person negotiates directly with our customers and is the internal expert related to contracting.

Work Scheduled: Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 4:00pm (CST) and evenings and weekends as needed.

Task:

• Represents TA Dedicated through contracting with Customers, Vendors and other stakeholders.
• Develops legal documents including (but not limited to) Master Service Agreements, Addendums, Pricing Sheets, Trailer Interchange agreements, and Non-Disclosure Agreements.
• Protects our organization by negotiating contracts that minimize exposure and various types of risk (legal, monetary, and business).
• Serves as expert resource to the Sales team and can coach the team to have productive customer conversations that articulate our desired contracting approach and outcomes.
• Maintains appropriate organizational processes to ensure that legal documents are appropriately stored and maintained throughout the life cycle of a contract.
• Serves as the expert on contracting systems and tools that support our contracting process (i.e.-DocuSign, RVI, etc.)
• Maintains and upholds Signature Authority process to satisfy our internal audit expectations.
• Provides insight and guidance to Executive Leadership team to represent the company’s interests.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Minimum five (5) years in contract management.
• Professional and legal writing skills to develop and edit appropriate legal documents.
• Negotiation experience to work with our customers and represent the company in a professional manner.
• Familiar with pricing and rate structures, as well as our customer billing processes.

Preferred:

• Prior experience in the Transportation industry is preferred.
• Understands the transportation industry and the fundamental contracting concepts between shippers and carriers.
• Understands current trends and developments in the transportation industry through networking and learning to ensure our contracting approach aligns to current industry conventions.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

Why work for us?

• At TA Dedicated, our dedication to continuous improvement and our commitment to the safety of everyone is proven through our actions.
• We focus on utilizing our integrated industry relationships to improve safety regulations and challenge industry norms.
• We pride ourselves on open and honest communication throughout our relationships.

Some of our benefits, include:

• 401k + Company Match
• Internal Growth / Mobility
• Paid Vacation and Sick Days
• Company Designated Holidays
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Medical Healthcare Spending Accounts (HSA/FSA)
• Dependent Care Reimbursement Account
• Employee & Immediate Family Assistance Program (EAP)

More About Us:

TA Dedicated specializes in dedicated truckload services that optimize customer supply chains and provide exclusive capacity to lower costs and improve business results. We serve as an integral part of the distribution system for many of our major customers.

TA Dedicated is built on the cornerstone value of safety. The safety of our drivers, other motorists and our customers' freight means everything to us. We stand behind this by investing in safety technologies and the continual training and education of our fleet. Our drivers are the captains of their ship and are empowered to make the decision on when it is safe to drive. We never compromise on our commitment to safety.

TA Dedicated is a member of TFI International, a North American leader in the transportation and logistics industry.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Supply Chain

• Industries

  Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage

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Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid maternity leave

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