Manager Contracts & Proposals

Role Summary:

• Review proposed Summit customer and vendor contracts, highlighting/redlining unacceptable risks and raising relevant business risks for internal alignment with business owners.
• Maintain a database of Summit’s executed contracts.
• Draft contract abstracts for common use by Summit sales and procurement staff
• Coordinate with Director Legal, other Summit staff, and/or outside counsel to negotiate T&Cs with customers and vendors. Communicate with other Summit personnel for context and exercise discretion in editing contracts within established guidelines.
• Assist the Director Legal and other staff in assessing insurance requirements in customer contracts and work with Summit’s outside insurance contacts in obtaining and providing certificates of insurance.
• Performs most work independently with little direct supervision and refers more complex issues to Director Legal.

Essential Qualifications and Experience:  

• Ability to handle a high volume of very detailed work, including review of contract terms and conditions.
• Highly organized and focused on workflow.  
• Able to understand and analyze significant legal and business concepts included in contract documents.
• Capable of working with deadline pressures.
• Create and manage processes to review, comment, communicate, and access contractual terms.
• Ability to create contract abstracts from terms and conditions.
• Paralegal certification, or significant progress towards such certification, or equivalent legal training is required.
• Must exercise initiative to work productively with only general supervision and direction.
• Work effectively with others, including executives, service center leadership, Associate Services, Procurement, and Finance departments.
• High degree of organizational skills, computer skills, and written communication skills required.
• Bachelor’s degree or commiserate experience required.

Beneficial Skills and Experience: 

• Experience with Summit systems, workflow, and sales processes is preferred.
• Experience creating, configuring, accessing, and managing databases.
• Prior experience in legal field or with legal concepts, such as experience as a contract specialist, legal assistant, or paralegal.
• Knowledge of commercial insurance coverages.
• Prior wholesale or distribution sales or commercial experience.  
• Good verbal communication skills.

Physical Challenges

• Consistent sitting for hours at a time
• Consistent use of keyboard and mouse
• Significant reading and computer work
• Light filing

FLSA Status:  Salary