Emerson · 3 days ago

Senior Contracts Counsel – Procurement

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

$161K/yr - $216K/yr

4+ years exp

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Responsibilities

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);

Act as Global Contracts Lead role on Global Strategic Accounts;

Develops and communicates creative solutions and mitigation strategies to key negotiation points;

May mentor and train Contracts Americas personnel

Provides advice during the approval process to assist business owners in making informed decisions and secure appropriate approvals;

Interfaces with vendors, 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 mentorship to Procurement, Supply Chain, Sales, Project Management and other stakeholders;

Legal research;

Provides legal advice and interpretation of legal matters, including the application of law;

Provides direction to outside counsel on routine matters.

Qualification

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