The Commercial and Contract Executive is responsible for providing specialized support in the drafting, review, and management of various commercial contracts and legal documents. This role involves ensuring compliance with standards, advising on legal and risk matters, and supporting the Contracts, Commercial and Compliance (CC&C) department in various capacities.
Job Responsibilities
Contract Review
- Review company/client agreements from a commercial and legal perspective and highlight risks or concerns in terms of commercial, insurance and liability compliance etc. in accordance with company policies.
- Support management and other internal stakeholders (e.g. Legal) with risk analysis and mitigation actions, including counterproposals or contract amendments.
Bid and Tender Support
- Review tender documents, conduct risk analyses and report findings, highlighting issues to management/legal.
- Research and evaluate different risk factors and impact regarding business decisions and operations.
- Assist with contractual and commercial clarifications/qualifications for bids and tenders.
- Prepare and consolidate pre-qualification documentation in consultation with other departments and global team.
Other Duties
- Research and provide accurate and timely advice to internal stakeholders in a variety of legal topics including clarifications on legal language or specifications.
- Communicate with internal stakeholders for contract queries/clarifications during contract executions as well as external stakeholders (clients/contractors) on contractual questions and queries.
- Ensure client contractual compliances according to the client specific terms.
- Manage overall contract administration and maintenance of commercial/contractual agreements and filing
- Monitor contract expiry and ensure timely action with renewals.
What We Expect of You
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering/commerce/finance/law/language or related field preferred.
- 3-5 years of experience with business agreements/contract management (reviewing, developing, negotiating and executing).
- Knowledge and experience in reviewing business agreements.
- A legal background or contract knowledge acquired from a previous experience will be an added advantage.
- Understanding of contract risk management requirements such as insurance, securities, guarantees, liquidated damages, etc. as well as legal terminology and contract law preferred.
- Curious, with an interest in understanding and finding solutions to contractual issues / challenges.
- Analytical, detail oriented and meticulous.
- Pro-active, independent and “Can Do” attitude.
- Open minded, with a willingness to learn and ask questions.
- Strong prioritization and time management skills, and ability to manage concurrent projects and meet deadlines.
- Pragmatic, ideally able to balance contractual and business risks, priorities, oversights and compliance.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with stakeholders at various levels, with the ability to simplify and explain complex topics to a variety of stakeholders.
- Effectively bilingual in English and Mandarin with ability to review and translate contracts between these languages.
What We Can Offer You:
- Excellent corporate culture
- Friendly and supportive team
- Working with multinational and multicultural team
- Fun working environment
- Career development and opportunity
- Open and transparent communication
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