Senior Contracts Specialist, MEA

at  Emerson

Are you a professional that wants to be responsible for leading strategic and legal initiatives in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) World Area, partnering with regional Senior Management on regional strategies and their implementation, we have an outstanding opportunity for you with Emerson’s Global Enterprise Legal Team. As Senior Contracts Specialist you will provide sales-related Contract Services to MEA World Area, with minimal levels of supervision. If you are up for the challenge and ready to expand your professional experiences and grow professionally with a thriving organization, we invite you to become a valued member of our team!

IN THIS ROLE, YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL BE:

• Reviews, drafts and negotiates agreements and transaction documents in compliance with applicable policies and legal and ethical standards, without supervision, including in:
• Responding, within established guidelines, to customers’ RFP/RFQs, vendor qualification documents and contractual requests;
• Drafting and negotiating with customers, appropriate contractual language to reflect the business interests and policies of the parties;
• Takes the Contracts Lead role on
• Complex international and multi-BU project contracts;
• Complex frame agreements (multi-BU & -WA);
• Acts as Global, World Area or BU Contracts Lead for Global Strategic Accounts;
• Interfaces with customers, members of the legal team and other Emerson stakeholders to bring deals to closure;
• Analyses business, financial, and legal risks;
• Researches information on existing agreements and contractual programs, assisting with analysis and compiling data for reports;
• Provides contract-related guidance to Sales, Project Management and other stakeholders;
• Participates in the approval process to assist business owners in making informed decisions and secure appropriate approvals;
• Develops and communicates creative solutions and mitigation strategies to key negotiation points;
• Assists in the mentoring and training of Contracts Trainees and Contracts Negotiators

FOR THIS ROLE, YOU WILL NEED:

• 5+ years of work experience in a contracts-related role
• Bachelor’s Degree in related field
• Completion of IACCM Advanced Contract and Commercial Management (CCM) Practitioner and IACCM “Oil & Gas Contracting in Practice” strongly preferred
• Intermediate MS Office skills
• Excellent oral and written English and French language skills
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Extensive knowledge of Contract law & principles
• Commercial provisions such as warranty, liquidated damages/penalties, payment and freight terms, documentary credits and bank guarantees/sureties