The Principal Specialist, Contracts is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of contracts, including drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and maintaining contract documents in compliance with company policies. The position serves as a key liaison between internal teams and customers, leading contract strategy, interpreting terms, and ensuring proper flow-down of requirements.
Requirements
- Maintain and organize Contracts artifacts in accordance with Collins' policies and procedures.
- Draft, interpret and manage contract documents, including terms & conditions, letter of agreements, amendments, and program letters in support of the Contracts function
- Demonstrates strong leadership and problem-solving skills with a focus on customer satisfaction
- Lead coordination with the Program team on contract interpretations & strategies, program purchase order management, and price proposals (various types).
- Take a lead role on customer agreements (various contract types) – reviewing, red-lines, executive summaries and mid-complexity negotiation of terms and conditions.
- Disseminate (flow-down) Customer contractual requirements within the organization.
- Support and interface with other department activities as needed – including financial sales and cost forecast.
- Respond to customer inquiries in a timely and efficient manner. Participate in internal and external customer meetings and reviews.
- Liaison role between internal and external customers.
- Be a part of the proposal process and communicate risk impacts to the business.
- Manage a broad landscape of customers and program situations.
- Partner with functional lead(s) to ensure processes are compliant and improved over time to meet business needs.
- Adhere to and comply with standard work processes. Create new standard work as applicable.
- Identify and elevate contractual risks and assist in mitigation efforts
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
- Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Life insurance and disability coverage
- Optional coverages you can buy: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
- Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
- Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
- Adoption Assistance
- Autism Benefit
- Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
- Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
- Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
- Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
- Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
