Senior Contract Manager

Schneider Electric

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(16)

Saudi Arabia

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    Position summary

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    Your Role in a Brief:

    We are seeking a Contract Manager to support our hub in Saudi Arabia. The Contract Manager shall secure the tenders and contracts on the contractual, financial, and tax aspects both during the Selling and Delivery phases and in coordination with Legal and Finance corporate functions. You will be joining project teams supporting complex projects, at both tendering and execution phases, within a very stimulating cross-functional and multi-cultural environment. In this role, the Contract Manager shall:

    • Perform T&C review & propose winning contractual set-up

    • Participate in negotiations with the various external project stakeholders, including the client, potential partners, suppliers and subcontractors.

    • Contribute to the bid approval process as part of the group's governance

    • Work with the project manager, to implement the processes and tools with external parties (communication, change management, etc.) to ensure efficient contractual follow-up

    • Draft and/or review contractual correspondences to ensure compliance with rights and obligations under the contract

    • Support the project manager on risk & opportunity identification and management

    • Ensure the proper follow-up of contractual changes to the scope and schedules, including additional work through the management of amendments

    • Prepare, define the strategy and pursue (or defend) claims.

    • Deploy CPP Change order & Claim guidelines & best practices

    • Coach & mentor operational teams on contract management topics

    • Drive cultural change toward risk & contract management

    Qualifications

    About You

    • Qualified to a degree level in business, engineering, law, construction, finance, or supply chain management.

    • 10 years experience in Contract Management and project-based environment

    • Preferably possessing a contract management certification such as those from WorldCC

    Language requirements

    • Fluent in English (verbal and written). Arabic would be an advantage.

    Skills requirement:

    • Strong problem-solving and analytical with a solution-oriented approach to complex challenges

    • Excellent oral and written communication skills

    • Proven ability to challenge, influence, and convince the stakeholders

    • Ability to make decisions/recommendations in complex contexts often with imperfect/missing conditions

    Schedule: Full-time
    Req: 009BAG

    Why you should apply for a job to Schneider Electric:

  • 56% say women are treated fairly and equally to men
  • 62% say the CEO supports gender diversity
  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.