Contract Specialist

Scheuch is on a mission to find a Contract Specialist who will be responsible for the full life cycle administration of commercial contracts and agreements and corporate business operations. The position requires attention to detail and the ability to create contractual documents in accordance with internal and legal guidelines, analyze unique contractual situations and provide strategies to achieve business goals while minimizing risks. But first, let us tell you a little about us and what we do.

Something About Us

Scheuch is a family-owned business with headquarters in Austria and this position will be based in our Lenexa location. We've been engineering innovative air and environmental technology for industrial applications for more than 50 years across the globe. Whether the solutions involve the extraction, dedusting, conveying, flue gas purification or plant manufacturing, Scheuch is a leading expert in a variety of industries offering its customers application-specific, high-quality solutions to their air and environmental technology issues.

Something About the Position

This is an exciting, challenging, multi-faceted position with the opportunity to reach into many different areas in our growing company. If you're looking for a great next step in your career, this position truly is it. With roughly 200 employees across the US, this position offers you potential to grow with our organization while working with a highly collaborative team, especially for a candidate who steps into this role and owns it.

Here's a sampling of what you might encounter on an average day, but as with any other business, our needs evolve daily.

• Draft, author, review, and approve contracts and related documents. Consult outside legal counsel with discrepancies in documentation and in high-risk situations.
• Accountable for both financial and risk management perspectives regarding all contract review functions.

• Manage contracts and associated documentation including master service agreements, certificates of insurance, contracts for goods and services and other required supplier/ contractor set-up information.
• Support bid process for products and services, including review of commercial terms submitted with bids for conformity to contract requirements.

• Develop and administer ongoing contract-related training programs and act as resource for day-to-day contract interpretation questions.
• Receive, track, and monitor contracts and documents using standard document management programs to register documents, maintain databases, and produce logs, transmittals, and other reports as required.
• Maintain contract administration and document management solutions with a primary focus on document control and records management.
• Maintain Scheuch Standard Terms & Conditions. Negotiate with Scheuch suppliers when requests are made for deviations to Standard T&Cs.
• Draft, monitor, assess and update as necessary the company's document management policies, processes, and procedures.
• Ensure company personnel are knowledgeable about contract administration/document management principles and requirements; assist with the development and implementation of related training.
• Serve as subject matter expert and support fellow team members with contracts and associated documents.
• Assist senior management in negotiating favorable terms and conditions with current and perspective clients
• Assist with corporate insurance and insurance compliance
• Other duties, responsibilities, and projects as requested

Skills You Need to Bring With You

From a technical perspective, our ideal candidate will bring the following skills & experience with them:

• College degree required. Bachelor of Science in Finance, Business Management or related degree is preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in contract management, purchasing experience preferred.
• Knowledge of master service agreements, large scale construction contracts, supplier agreements, goods and/or services purchase contracts, and associated documentation and requirements.
• Self-starter, self-motivated, self-directed, high energy individual.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to create timely, accurate and succinct written communications; ability to share information and ideas with others.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills; strong negotiation skill and ability to work with senior management, mid-level management and end-users.
• Excellent business judgement and ability to quickly build business acumen to help serve the needs of the organization.
• Knowledge and experience in process design and improvement.
• Ability to organize and prioritize tasks to ensure timely completion.
• Strong computer skills including a proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and CRM systems.
• Personal values system that encompasses the highest standards of loyalty, honesty, integrity, and professional ethics that matches with the company's principles and guidelines.

Something About our Team

We're a collaborative group, getting things done together, enjoying our collegial environment and working with each other. Fit is really important to us. We're a group of down to earth people who are willing to roll up our sleeves to get the job done; whoever comes to join us should have that same mindset, a sense of humor, a strong business mind, total accountability for deadlines and a ton of self-motivation and energy.

Your Care Package

We offer a really competitive compensation package, great benefits, casual work environment and the opportunity to progress with us.

If you're interested in learning more, we'd like to hear from you. Hit the apply button, send along your resume, and let us know why you think you're the one for us with an artfully crafted cover letter. We're looking forward to hearing from you.