Specialist, Contract Associate

Summary

Responsibilities

• Support the contract interpretation, negotiation and creation process, ensuring accuracy and consistency.


• With assistance understand, analyze and interpret contract terms and phrases to mitigate risk potential, avoid contractual disputes and protect company reputation and financial interests.


• Build understanding of governing contracts involved in contract creation and vessel execution; interpret and apply the underlying governing contracts when and where appropriate.


• Build a strong rapport with other CHS offices to establish and maintain positive working relationships to ensure successful contract creation between inter-company offices, profit centers and customers.


• Serve as a liaison between traders, marketers and corporate legal and compliance departments to ensure contracts are issued according to CHS standards and within all applicable laws and regulations.


• Support contract negotiation record keeping process, amendments, contract summaries, etc.


• Assist with maintaining and reviewing documentation for internal and external audit and trade flow purposes.


• Perform other responsibilities as needed or assigned.

Minimum Qualifications (required)

• High School diploma or GED


• Knowledge of Compliance and/or Contract Administration/Management

Additional Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred in Legal Studies, Accounting, Business, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or related field


• Knowledge of data management


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills


• Ability build and maintain strong professional relationships


• Pre-employment screening is based on the job requirements and industry guidelines and may or may not be required for the position. If required, selected candidates must pass pre-employment screenings to include all or a combination of drug, criminal, motor vehicle check, physical requirements and FMSCA Clearinghouse.

Physical Requirements