Job Description
Job Title: Contracts Agent
Location: Birmingham, AL
Duration: 12months
Pay Rate: $45.00
Shift Timings: 1st shift
Job Description:
The Contracts Agent supports the sourcing and contracting needs of the organization's business units and helps ensure the effective procurement and payment of goods and services.
This role manages contracting activities from cradle to grave, including sourcing, RFI/RFP processes, supplier evaluation, negotiations, contract drafting, contract administration, amendments, dispute resolution, and contract closeout.
The position works closely with internal business units, Legal, Risk Management, Accounting, suppliers, contractors, and other stakeholders to ensure contracts meet business requirements while appropriately managing commercial and contractual risk.
Key Responsibilities:
Required Skills:
Education:
LanceSoft is a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. LanceSoft makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.
Location: Birmingham, AL
Duration: 12months
Pay Rate: $45.00
Shift Timings: 1st shift
Job Description:
The Contracts Agent supports the sourcing and contracting needs of the organization's business units and helps ensure the effective procurement and payment of goods and services.
This role manages contracting activities from cradle to grave, including sourcing, RFI/RFP processes, supplier evaluation, negotiations, contract drafting, contract administration, amendments, dispute resolution, and contract closeout.
The position works closely with internal business units, Legal, Risk Management, Accounting, suppliers, contractors, and other stakeholders to ensure contracts meet business requirements while appropriately managing commercial and contractual risk.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support end-to-end sourcing and contracting activities from RFI/RFP through contract closeout.
- Advise internal customers on sourcing, procurement, contracting policies, and procedures.
- Lead RFI/RFP preparation, pre-bid meetings, offer evaluations, and cost/price analysis.
- Lead negotiations involving legal and commercial terms, pricing, risk allocation, and contract conditions.
- Draft and review contracts, Master Agreements, NDAs, amendments, Statements of Work, and special contract provisions.
- Ensure required terms and conditions are included in procurement documents.
- Work with Legal, Risk Management, Accounting, and business stakeholders to resolve contractual exceptions and issues.
- Conduct supplier research and market analysis and identify new sources of supply when required.
- Collect and maintain supplier information and compliance documentation, including safety records and certificates of insurance.
- Manage contract changes, claims, revisions, expediting, follow-up, and contract closeout.
- Resolve contractual conflicts and negotiate revisions during contract performance.
- Manage multiple contracts and projects simultaneously while meeting established turnaround times.
- Maintain strong relationships with suppliers, contractors, internal customers, and management.
- Communicate contract terms, status, risks, and processes effectively to stakeholders at various organizational levels.
- Serve as a Subject Matter Expert on procurement and contracting policies and procedures.
- Use sourcing, procurement, contracting, and payment systems such as GEP, Maximo, and Oracle.
- Identify opportunities to reduce costs, improve commercial terms, increase process efficiency, and eliminate duplication.
Required Skills:
- Experience in procurement, sourcing, contracts, or commercial contracting preferred.
- Knowledge of contract law, contract formation, and contract drafting.
- Strong legal and commercial negotiation skills.
- Ability to review, interpret, and draft contractual language.
- Understanding risk assessment, liability, remedies, dispute resolution, and contract terms.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong supplier/vendor relationship management skills.
- Ability to work effectively with Legal, Risk, Accounting, Procurement, and business teams.
- Strong organizational and project-management skills.
- Ability to manage high workloads, multiple projects, and tight deadlines.
- Strong customer service and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to influence stakeholders and build consensus.
- Self-motivated and capable of working with minimal supervision.
- Strategic thinking and sound business judgment.
- Ability to learn and effectively use procurement and supply-chain technology systems.
- Proficiency with procurement systems, SharePoint, ERP systems, and related business technology.
Education:
- Bachelor's degree preferred.
- Education in Business, Supply Chain, Procurement, Contract Management, Finance, Legal Studies, or a related field is beneficial.
- Formal education or professional experience involving contract language, procurement, or contract administration is preferred.
LanceSoft is a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. LanceSoft makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Birmingham, AL |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $40–$45 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 2,000 to 2,499 employees |
| Year Founded | 2000 |
| Website | http://www.lancesoft.com/ |
About Company
We are a $125 Million, NMSDC-certified Minority & Woman owned Workforce Solutions Company headquartered in the DC metro area with presence across US with global presence - Canada, Mexico, India, UK, Malaysia, Indonasia, Hongkong, Singapore, UAE. We are specialized in providing Workforce Solutions, SOW project delivery, Engineering Solutions, Creative Services. We currently support 100+ Fortune companies globally and across multiple industry segments. We are currently supporting several massive programs across industry segment nationally/globally (Intel, Ally, AMD, QUALCOMM, Morgan Stanley, Kraft/ Mondelez, MNP, Amdocs, Dell, SanDisk, Medtronic, Becton Dickinson, GE, Lockheed Martin, UTC, L-3 Communications, Caterpillar, BMW, Mercedes Benz, National Grid, Dominion, Energy Future Holdings, PSEG, 3M, Fidelity, Aetna, Humana, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Merck etc).
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
Skills
- Accountingunmatched
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- Change Managementunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Contract Analysisunmatched
- Contract Close-Outunmatched
- Contract Creationunmatched
- Contract Lawunmatched
- Contract Managementunmatched
- Contract Negotiationunmatched
- Contract Requirementsunmatched
- Contract Reviewunmatched
- Cost Analysisunmatched
- Cost Controlunmatched
- Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
- Financeunmatched
- GEP (Good Engineering Practices)unmatched
- IBM Maximo Asset Managementunmatched
- Insurance Documentationunmatched
- Legalunmatched
- Market Analysisunmatched
- Market Researchunmatched
- Microsoft SharePointunmatched
- Multitaskingunmatched
- Negotiation Skillsunmatched
- New Drug Applicationunmatched
- Oracleunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
- Pricingunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Procurement Managementunmatched
- Project/Program Managementunmatched
- Proposal Writingunmatched
- Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
- Request for Proposals (RFP)unmatched
- Riskunmatched
- Risk Analysisunmatched
- Risk Managementunmatched
- Statement of Work (SOW)unmatched
- Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)unmatched
- Supply Chainunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
- Vendor/Supplier Evaluationunmatched
- Vendor/Supplier Relationsunmatched
- Vendor/Supplier Selectionunmatched
- Writing Skillsunmatched
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