Senior Contract Manager

At our Guadalajara site in Spain, ACCELERA by Cummins is developing innovative Fuel Cell and Electrolyzer technologies that can generate hydrogen for various applications with zero emissions - contributing to a safe and healthy environment for future generations.

We are currently looking for a Senior Contract Manager to join the team. The role reports to the Risk Manager - ELECTROLYZER PROJECT MANAGEMENT DPT. Work model: Hybrid.

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:

The primary focus of this position is to support the different company stakeholders in reviewing properly our contracts before their signature, and follow-up after signature for any change, claim, etc. at all stages of a project (from BD/Sales to Project completion)

You should have effective leadership and management skills to achieve performance objectives.

You will be acting as a central point of contact for all contractual matters at all stages of a Project.

You will be coordinating all support services inside the Company (legal team & external counsels, finances, insurances, etc.) to ensure all aspects of a contract are properly analyzed and are acceptable for the Company in terms of inherent risks, legal aspects, compliance, financial impacts, etc.

You shall be responsible of drafting notices, official letter, important emails and other documents required in on-going management of contracts as well as managing contract approval and signature process and managing, updating and organizing template agreements.

You shall assist in implementing policies and carrying out procedures for the business relating to compliance matters.

You shall answer questions from project management and execution teams with respect to executed agreements (liaising with the legal team, where necessary)

You have strong legal background with keenness to apply your legal expertise in a technical environment, dealing with several persons of different technical backgrounds and from different cultures.

This role requires a 25% business travelling mostly across Europe.

Your Profile

Bachelor or Master Degree in Law, or strong reference in contract management and other relevant field.

Significant experience as a Contract Manager, preferably in Oil & Gas field.

Experience in dealing with large Companies / EPC RFP process.

Commercial contracts background with strong interest in technical matters. Strong familiarity with and understanding of commercial contracts, with a view to understanding them, identifying language issues, and tracking their implementation. Experience with contractual compliance matters.

Ability to work within cross functional teams. Supportive of co-workers and teammates, principally concerned about group success. Knows how to work within a diverse team and when bring other team members to the table to complete a project.

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, are a must.

Detail-oriented, flexible and creative. You are be able to work autonomously.

Willing to go “into the unknown”, learn new tasks and take on new challenges.

Strong interpersonal skills, work well within a high pressure, dynamic, deadline-oriented and team-focused environment.

Proficient in English is a must. German or Spanish knowledge is a plus.

What we offer

Excellent working environment

Excellent career development opportunities.

Mentoring/coaching for high performance and career development

Cummins core values

Hybrid way of working