Contracts Manager

Robert Half is looking for a Contracts Manager to support our client on a hybrid basis Minneapolis, Minnesota. This Contract position will play a central role in shaping customer and purchasing agreements, partnering across sales and internal business functions to move contracts forward efficiently and responsibly. The role requires strong judgment in evaluating terms, managing risk, and coordinating approvals while maintaining accurate contract administration throughout the process.

Responsibilities:

This Contracts Manager role is a blend of contract management and business analysis, with approximately 50% of the role focused on contracts and 50% focused on pricing administration, reporting, and contract analytics. The position partners closely with the Sales team to support commercial agreements.

Key responsibilities include reviewing, drafting, redlining, negotiating, and implementing customer contracts while ensuring pricing accuracy and compliance throughout the contract lifecycle. The Contracts Analyst serves as a primary resource for contract-related questions, assesses contractual risk, secures internal approvals, and works cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, Marketing, Regulatory, Operations, and Sales teams.

Additional responsibilities include administering pricing agreements, maintaining contract databases and records, monitoring contract and pricing accuracy within internal systems, developing reports for leadership, analyzing contract performance, and identifying opportunities to improve contract workflows and processes. The role also supports RFPs, RFIs, RFQs, bids, and other customer contract requests while helping internal stakeholders understand contract language and requirements.

The ideal candidate has experience working directly with commercial contracts, enjoys both the legal and operational side of contract management, and is comfortable moving between contract negotiations, pricing administration, data analysis, reporting, and process improvement.

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in contract management, contract administration, or a related commercial agreements role
• Experience drafting, reviewing, redlining, negotiating, and administering commercial contracts
• Strong understanding of contract language and risk allocation concepts, including liability, indemnification, and commercial terms
• Ability to assess contractual risk, identify compliance concerns, and escalate issues appropriately
• Experience managing pricing agreements, contract terms, and contract databases
• Strong analytical and reporting skills, including advanced proficiency in Excel and other business systems
• Business analyst capabilities, including contract tracking, reporting, database maintenance, and process management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex contract language for business stakeholders
• Strong collaboration skills with the ability to partner effectively across Sales, Legal, Finance, Operations, Compliance, and other internal teams
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization
• Background in purchasing, procurement, supply chain, manufacturing, or commercial operations preferred
• Experience working with GPOs, or IDNs

Compensation

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