ESS Senior Contract Management Specialist

Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Strong personal and company growth opportunities

Job summary

A global renewable energy company is seeking an ESS Senior Contract Management Specialist. You will support contract negotiations, ensuring compliance and accuracy for a variety of agreements. This is a full-time remote position requiring strong communication skills, contract management experience, and familiarity with renewable energy projects. Ideal candidates must have at least 5 years of experience in contract review and possess a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management. Travel is required; Mandarin language skills are a plus.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of contract review, negotiation, and drafting experience.
• Ability to work on contracts from cradle to grave.
• Previous experience in the renewable industry is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support sales team by negotiating contracts and related documents.
• Coordinate contract review with various departments.
• Identify contractual risks and summarize key terms.
• Identify contractual risks and summarize key terms and conditions.
• Promote collaboration with project management, operations, and service to execute contract requirements.
• Support Contract Manager and improve contract processes and reporting.
• Handle high volumes of procurement agreements and contract documents; assist with reporting tasks.
• Be a point of contact for internal contract information and train team members.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Risk management

Business communication

Multitasking

Mandarin language skills

Mandarin (optional)

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management

Tools

Contract management software

Job description

ESS Senior Contract Management Specialist

The focus of the Senior Contract Management Specialist will be to support Sungrow’s contract negotiation, execution, and management within the ESS business. This position will work closely with the sales team as well as other departments that are involved in the review and execution of contracts to ensure contract compliance, commercial accuracy and smooth order execution.

The Senior Contract Management Specialist is part of the sales team and will report to the Manager – Inside Sales & Contract Management. This is a home office‑based position, and the team the Senior Contract Management specialist will be working with is spread over all time zones in the US/Canada.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the ESS sales team throughout each sales stage by reviewing, drafting/editing, and negotiating contracts and contract-related documents including non‑disclosure agreements, master supply agreements, purchase orders, amendments, estoppels, letters of credit, parent guarantees, IP escrow agreements.
• Participate in customer meetings remotely or in person as required for contract negotiation.
• Coordinate and track contract review and negotiation with other departments in Sungrow’s North American organization—including sales, legal, engineering, service, finance, and operations—using the contract lifecycle management platform provided. Host internal risk review meetings to ensure proper approvals are granted.
• Identify contractual risks, and provide summaries of key contractual terms and conditions.
• Promote close coordination with project management, operations and service around operational execution of contract requirements.
• Support the Contract Manager and improve contractual consistency by implementing best practices for contract negotiation.
• Help provide support on customer escalation path and coordinate with project‑specific contractual requirements.
• Timely manage a high volume of various types of procurement agreements, contract‑related documents and other related tasks.
• Be the point person for general contract information internally and train team members to run contract‑related reports as requested by management.
• Be open‑minded to new contract‑related tasks and processes.
• Business travel may be required from time to time.

Desired Requirements:

• At least 5 years of contract review, redline, negotiation, and drafting experience with MSAs, NDAs, purchase agreements and similar agreements.
• Comfortable leading negotiations for contracts after training.
• Self‑starter who requires little direction and is a fast learner.
• Prior experience working with contract‑management software.
• Preferred experience working under or closely with legal in prior roles.
• Preferred: residing in a central time zone or East Coast with flexible hours as needed.
• Support the Contracts Manager and track internal contract‑related data; report to the Contracts Manager for CC&I and support that line of business.
• Support the Contracts Manager in creating and implementing process and procedures as identified.
• Ability to work on contracts from cradle to grave.
• Minimum 3–5 years of experience in sales administration and management.
• Minimum 3–5 years of experience in contract management.
• Previous experience in the renewable industry, especially on the manufacturing side, is a strong plus.
• Strong business communication skills with a strong customer focus.
• Good understanding of sales and project execution processes.
• Ability to perform preliminary reviews of agreements and obtain internal reviews from various subject matter experts.
• Ability to summarize contractual terms and risks.
• Ability to multitask and pay attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, dynamic, multicultural environment and be a team player.
• Travel with sales as needed to provide contractual and customer support.
• Mandarin language skills are a strong plus.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management or a related field; relevant professional certificate or equivalent experience may be considered.

Work Location and Status:

• Full time, work remotely.
• Travel around 20% (US and Canada).

Compensation:

• Compensation commensurate with experience.
• Competitive benefits package and employee programs.
• Strong personal and company growth opportunities.

As a global renowned renewable energy company, Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd. (Stock code: 300274) specializes in R&D, production, sales and services of new energy equipment—including solar energy, wind energy, energy storage, hydrogen energy, electric vehicles and charging, primarily providing photovoltaic inverters, wind converters and motor driver, energy storage system, floating PV system, motor controller and on‑board charger for EV, EV charging station, renewable hydrogen production system, smart operation and maintenance, and commits itself to providing first‑class life‑cycle solutions of clean energy.

Since its establishment in 1997, the Company has focused on new energy power generation, driven by market demand and technological innovation. Sungrow has led drafting of multiple national standards and mastered numerous independent core technologies. Photovoltaic inverters, Sungrow’s core products, have been accredited by TÜV, CSA, SGS and other international authorities, and sold to more than 180 countries and regions worldwide. Sungrow’s cumulative installed capacity of power electronic converters worldwide surpassed 740 GW by the end of December 2024.

In the future, Sungrow will adhere to its mission of “Clean power for all”, accelerate the development of clean energy power generation systems based on new energy equipment, innovate and expand new businesses in clean power conversion technology, keep in close contact with customers, and strive to build itself into a trusted world‑class company.

Sungrow is an equal opportunity employer.

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Project Management

Industries

Renewable Energy Equipment Manufacturing