Senior Contract Leader, US Logistics & Compliance

Syncreon; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

DP World Contract Logistics seeks a Senior Contract Manager responsible for the central accountability of contracts across warehousing, distribution, and value-added services in the US. You will oversee contract collateral, renewals, and milestone tracking, and coordinate with Legal to apply approved clauses.

The role requires strong contract management discipline, negotiation support with strategic customers, and cross-functional leadership across Legal, Commercial, and Operations to surface

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in contract management, negotiation, and commercial/legal advisory.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, legal studies, or related field required.
• Experience managing commercial agreements such as Transportation Service Agreements, Master Services Agreements, 3PL Agreements, Carrier Agreements, NDAs, and SLAs.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, mitigate legal risk, and ensure compliance with internal and external regulations.
• Experience supporting regulatory compliance and trade compliance in a logistics or supply chain context is a plus.
• Strong communication and relationship-management skills, with ability to represent the company in customer negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Capture and maintain contract collateral for all current business, ensuring documentation is complete and accessible to Legal, Commercial, and Operations stakeholders.
• Administer contract renewals end-to-end, briefing Operations and Commercial teams on milestones and deadlines.
• Maintain a regional inventory of all contracts to manage expirations and scope changes.
• Support strategic customer discussions and contract negotiations with Commercial ownership.
• Serve as the first point of contact for contract clause questions and customer pushback, escalating to Legal when needed.
• Coordinate with Legal and Commercial throughout negotiation and contracting process.
• Support Legal on customer negotiation calls, maintaining a collaborative tone while lawyers lead on legal positions.
• Analyze contracts for commercial and legal risk and potential profit leakage, proposing mitigations.
• Support procurement agreements for launches and manage third-party vendor relationships through lifecycle.

Skills

Contract management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Legal awareness

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, legal studies, or related field

Tools

Salesforce

DocuSign

Oracle

Sirion Contract Management

SharePoint

MS Office Suite

Outlook

Job description

DP World Contract Logistics seeks a Senior Contract Manager responsible for the central accountability of contracts across warehousing, distribution, and value-added services in the US. You will oversee contract collateral, renewals, and milestone tracking, and coordinate with Legal to apply approved clauses.

The role requires strong contract management discipline, negotiation support with strategic customers, and cross-functional leadership across Legal, Commercial, and Operations to surface