Req ID: 122414 Region: Americas Country: USA State/Province: New Hampshire City: Remote Employee US **Summary** Work requires knowledge of professional standards and company precedents, as well as application of expertise in more than one area of contract and agreement management. Work is performed within established professional standards, established policy, and/or established objectives. Works on agreements of diverse scope & complexity where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. May influence others outside of team to ensure goals are met and resolves conflicts in an effective manner. Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve results may have a negative impact on the company's legal liability with mid size customers. Receives guidance primarily on unique, unusual, or controversial problems or questions. May lead a work group or project team with some coaching from own supervisor, providing advice and guidance in area of contracts management. Seeks out new avenues for building internal and external relationships; maintains contacts with existing relationships. **Detailed Description** Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following: + Supports the negotiation of standard agreements and medium-large customer contracts as part of a multi-disciplinary team including representatives from Business Development and Sales, Finance, Legal and various business units. + Identifies stakeholders and ensures that all relevant interests are represented. + Requires ability to evaluate and prioritize often-divergent interests. + Makes decisions with respect to balancing the need to be customer-responsive with that of protecting the company's interests. + Evaluates risks associated with contract terms and provides management with contractual risk analysis. + Liaisons with legal counsel and provides support to all participants in the contract process. + Maintains all aspects of the administration of contracts. + Works independently on standard contract documents of medium to high complexity, with more direction and supervision in more complex situations. + Administers contracts, including providing ongoing support for completed contracts including contract interpretation and analysis; maintenance and update of on-line documentation and filing system; preparation of comparative reports, summaries and checklists. + May periodically be asked to work on special projects (examples include: improving accessibility of contract terms to business unit account teams; preparation of marketing materials such as warranty program letters; review of standard form contracts; review of confidentiality levels). **Knowledge/Skills/Competencies** + Excellent writing and communication skills and significant experience with contract work and legal concepts. + Ability to draft basic to medium complexity contractual documents is a key element of this position. Knowledge and experience in the preparation, negotiation, drafting and administration of contracts in a commercial or government setting is critical. + Excellent attention to detail. + Good perception management and customer relationship skills. **Physical Demands** + Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment. + Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data. Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required. + Overnight travel may be required **Typical Experience** + Six to Eight years of applicable experience **Typical Education** + Bachelor's degree in related field, or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience. + Educational Requirements may vary by geography **Notes** This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Celestica’s policy on equal employment opportunity prohibits discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran or disability status, or other characteristics protected by law. This policy applies to hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral and other aspects of employment and also states that retaliation against a person who files a charge of discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice will not be tolerated. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. **COMPANY OVERVIEW:** Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world’s best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers. Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted. 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