Dematic has an immediate need for a Contract Manager to support the continual growth of Dematic’s Canadian project business. This position is responsible for partnering closely with the Project Management team to support risk mitigation for the business and ensure contractual rights when vital. The person in this position will perform duties such as analyzing, interpreting, and explaining contract concepts, reviewing/editing contract change orders, and working with the project team to realize all possible opportunities to mitigate overspending by using claims appropriately.
Strong interpersonal skills, problem-solving abilities and a team-oriented mentality to partner with technical internal departments- including both Project Management and the Legal team- is vital for success. The ideal candidate will use their interpersonal skills to serve as an advisor and subject matter expert on multiple simultaneous projects within a corporate setting. This position involves some travel (20% or less), the majority of which will be to project installation sites in Canada, although some travel may be international (to the US and Germany).

THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL DO IN THIS ROLE:

• Provide end-to-end contract interpretation support for various sizes of Dematic projects, often simultaneously
• Respond promptly and accurately to business requests for advice related to sophisticated contracts and advance to legal team and others as needed
• Prepare analysis to identify key terms, comparisons to our standard agreements and recommend strategy to business as needed
• Develop and maintain templates, standard operating procedures for contracting processes, recording and reporting on associated metrics
• Support the continuous improvement of standard form agreements and processes impacting the legal and project management teams