Contracts Lead - Contract Services

About the role

The Contracts Lead leads end-to-end contracting activities for GEP clients, partnering with Procurement, Sourcing, Legal, business stakeholders and suppliers to develop, negotiate, review and execute commercial agreements. The role combines commercial negotiation, contract management, stakeholder management, risk awareness and operational leadership.

Key responsibilities

• Negotiate with suppliers on commercial terms and contractual provisions, draft, review and redline agreements using approved client templates and playbooks, and coordinate with client Legal teams where needed
• Manage contracts from intake and drafting through negotiation, approvals, signature and execution, keeping records and monitoring status and dependencies
• Ensure compliance with client policies, templates and approval requirements, escalate issues and collaborate with Legal, Procurement, Finance and Information Security
• Act as a key contracting point of contact for clients, run negotiation and review meetings and communicate status, risks and decisions to stakeholders

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Law, Business Administration, Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance, Commercial Management or a related field
• Bilingual: Spanish-English
• Significant experience in contracts management, commercial contracting, procurement contracting or supplier negotiations, including reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements in a corporate or client-service setting
• Experience working with Procurement/Sourcing and Legal teams in negotiations

Required skills

• Understanding of contractual and commercial terms such as pricing, payment structures, SLAs/KPIs, liability and risk provisions
• Strong stakeholder management, client-facing and negotiation skills
• Ability to handle multiple negotiations and contracts at once with attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication, analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Comfortable in a global, multicultural, client-facing environment