Contract Specialist

There’s a Place for You at Cooper Electric Supply, LLC.

A career at Cooper Electric Supply, LLC is more than a job. You’re investing in a brighter, more sustainable future together and joining a team that makes a real difference for our customers. Cooper Electric Supply, LLC offers electrical products and services to contractors. If it helps bring electricity to an office, home, factory or other building – you can find it here. We operate throughout the northeast and are part of the Sonepar group, the world’s #1 electrical distributor with over 45,000 associates around the globe.

Being “Powered by Difference” means we respect and value diverse perspectives. Cooper Electric Supply, LLC we offer a supportive culture and great benefits, and as part of the larger Sonepar group, we can offer exciting opportunities to grow your career.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Administer contracts from inception to execution, including meeting deadlines and specific contract dates and expirations, and ensuring the specification of agreeable terms and conditions. 
• Ensure contracts are created and that subsequent activities are conducted according to the policies and procedures of the organization.
• Review proposed customer and vendor contracts, highlighting/redlining unacceptable risks and raising relevant business risks for internal alignment with business owners. 
• Review real estate leases and provide suggested revisions or negotiating terms related to price, financial contingencies, and repairs.
• Organize and maintain the database of executed contracts. 
• Assist in drafting contract abstracts for common use by sales and procurement staff. 
• Coordinate with discussions with Sonepar legal to aid negotiation of terms & conditions with customers and vendors.
• Communicate with Finance in editing contracts within established guidelines.  
• Perform most work independently with minimal direct supervision and refer more complex issues to the VP of Finance with possible solutions in mind. 
• Collaborate with sales teams to identify key metrics and business requirements within contracts and support the clarification of such measurements as aligned to business objectives.

Essential Qualifications

• Ability to handle a high volume of very detailed work, including review of contract terms and conditions and comparing multiple documents against one another.  
• Highly organized and focused on workflow.   
• Able to understand and analyze legal and business concepts included in contract documents.  
• Capable of working with deadline pressures.  
• Ability to understand and adhere to processes to review, comment, communicate, and assess contractual terms.  
• Ability to create contract abstracts from terms and conditions.  
• Must exercise initiative to work productively with only general supervision and direction.  
• Proven ability to positively influence peers and leaders, and take ownership over challenges to drive solutions and deliver results.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
• High degree of organizational skills, computer skills, and written communication skills. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with IronClad document management system is preferred. 
• Proven track record with contract review or with legal concepts, such as contract specialist, legal assistant, or paralegal.  
• Knowledge of commercial insurance coverages.  
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent level of job-relevant experience required. 

Hours of Work - M-F, 8am - 5pm
Location - Cranbury, NJ, Hybrid work schedule to include a minimum of 3 days in the office
Pay - $80-95k, plus bonus.  Based on previous experience. 

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What We Offer You

We offer great family-friendly benefits to full-time associates:

We’re proud to be a military-friendly company, and our many employee resource groups (ERGs) help you make connections and feel supported.

Learn More About Us

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Learn more at https://www.cooper-electric.com/

Cooper Electric Supply, LLC is part of the Sonepar family of brands: https://www.soneparusa.com/us-en/about-us

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement 

Sonepar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status, or an unfavorable discharge from military service, or any other categories protected by federal, state or local law.

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