Contracts Manager

Job Title:

Contracts Manager

Job Description:

The Role:

Our site in Minneapolis, MN is seeking a Procurement Contracts Manager to join our team. In this role, you will serve as the primary resource responsible for counseling the Global Procurement organization and the business on a broad range of commercial and regulatory matters including structuring, drafting and negotiating commercial transactions. You and the team will work directly with the sourcing team and the business. You will serve as lead counsel on strategic deals, providing day-to-day advice, resolving issues that arise in existing commercial relationships and handling pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries.

What You'll Do:

• Serve as a primary resource responsible for counseling the procurement organization and the business on a broad range of commercial and regulatory matters including structuring, drafting and negotiating commercial transactions

• Serve as a Contract Management resource for Entegris' North American operations

• You and the team will work directly with the sourcing team and the business.

• You will serve as lead counsel on strategic deals

• Provide day-to-day advice, resolve issues that arise in existing commercial relationships and handle pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries

• Principal duties include structuring, drafting and negotiating complex procurement agreements

• Provide ongoing legal counseling in a wide range of legal areas

• Systematically analyze complex problems, draw relevant conclusions and implement appropriate solutions.

• Exhibit excellent negotiating and persuasive skills.

• Participate in projects to improve the efficiency of the contract management process including implementing software platform updates/changes, contract data optimization and reviews to drive improvements.

• Contribute to the continuous improvement of procurement contracts (minimizing risk, maximizing value) by updating contract templates, contract language and sharing of best practices

• Play a key role in the Procurement Center of Excellence and be a partner to the strategy, buyer and category management excellence teams.

What We Seek:

• 3+ years of Contract Management and/or paralegal experience in a Procurement environment

• Bachelor's Degree preferably in Business or a Legal discipline.

• A successful candidate will have a strong transactional background and be hard-working, proactive, entrepreneurial and able to apply sound, pragmatic judgment in ambiguous situations

• Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects at once, follow through and meet deadlines using sound business judgement and practices

Outstanding Candidates Will Have:

• 5+ years of Contract Management and/or legal experience

• Contract Lifecycle Management ("CLM")/process development experience

What We Offer:

At Entegris, we invest in providing opportunity to our employees and promote from within. The new hire in this role will have the potential to grow and create relationships across the organization and be recognized for demonstrated success and adherence to company PACE values.

Our total rewards package goes above and beyond just a paycheck. Whether you're looking to build your career, improve your health, or protect your wealth, we offer generous benefits to help you achieve your goals.

• Generous 401(K) plan with an impressive employer match

• Excellent health, dental and vision insurance packages to fit your needs

• Flexible work schedule and 11 paid holidays a year

• Paid time off (PTO) policy that empowers you to take the time you need to recharge

• Education assistance to support your learning journey

• Values-driven culture with colleagues that rally around People, Accountability, Creativity and Excellence.