Contracts Manager overseeing end-to-end commercial contracting activities for global supply chain at MKS Inc. Collaborating with various internal teams and ensuring compliance with legal requirements and policies.
Responsibilities
Drive full lifecycle for services contracts—drafting, redlining, negotiating, approval routing, and execution—across MSAs, SOWs, change orders, renewals, and amendments.
Develop negotiation strategies leveraging playbooks, market benchmarks, and category strategies; secure optimal commercial terms, SLAs, IP rights, confidentiality, indemnities, and liability caps.
Maintain and evolve clause libraries, templates, fallback positions, and negotiation playbooks to accelerate cycle time and reduce variance.
Partner with Legal, Compliance, InfoSec to assess/control third-party risk and ensure all agreements align with internal policies, legal requirements, SOX controls, and data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, export controls, HIPAA, etc.)
Manage contract lifecycle including NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, SLAs, and software license agreements.
Identify automation and process opportunities; champion standardization and training for stakeholders
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business, Legal studies, or related field
5+ years of experience in contract management, strategic sourcing, procurement, or commodity management
Strong negotiation, contract management, analytical, and project management skills
Excellent written and verbal communication, attention to detail, and document hygiene/version control
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management abilities
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