Contract Manager Sales

Are you detail-oriented and enjoy creating high-quality contracts?

Would you like to join a company that helps advance science, technology, and health?

About our Team

Our Academic & Government team helps our communities accelerate knowledge for a better world by helping to establish, discover and advance knowledge. We do this by turning scientific discoveries into peer reviewed knowledge, hosting the world’s richest corpus of knowledge, allowing users to unlock insights from content and by measuring the quality and impact of research - turning insights into outcomes.

About the Role

As a Contract Manager Sales, you will manage and organize complex proposals and contracts, working closely with Sales, Legal, Account Support, and Finance teams. You will enable compliant, successful commercial outcomes, ensure customer satisfaction around contracting, and improve operational efficiency.

You will support Legal with general transactional contract work, including preparing and reviewing sales contracts and related documents, leveraging internal policies, toolkits, and your own experience. The position can be based in our Madrid office or home-based in Spain.

This role does not require a legal counsel; candidates with a law degree, paralegal background, or related experience are well-suited.

Responsibilities

• Leading initial contract negotiations, perform contract management and customer contact, as necessary, to provide proper contract fulfilment, aligning with company policies, legal, and customer requirements;
• Working with our customers, Sales, Legal and Account Support to develop, review sales contract requirements;
• Managing executed contracts by working closely with the sales teams and finance to identify, develop and negotiate work required by the customer that is outside of the signed contract;
• Preparing contracts, amendments & renewals. Customizes all documents to accurately reflect services to be provided, oversees finalization of documents and distributions to the customer and internal departments;
• Identifying, Developing, and Implementing strategies for increasing efficiencies on assigned projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in law or equivalent with 3-5 years of Contract Management experience a plus;
• Fluent in English and French, a third language is welcome;
• Strong communication and collaboration skills required;
• A proven self-starter who anticipates business needs;
• Ability to manage different priorities in a dynamic environment;
• Knowledge of SaaS contracts would be an asset;
• Prior experience in the use of contract management tools like Conga or Luminance a plus.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

· Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

Working for you

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

· Medical Inpatient and Outpatient Insurance: Coverage for your healthcare needs.

· Long Service Award: Recognition for your dedication and loyalty.

· Flexible Working Arrangements: Balance work and personal life effectively.

· Access to Learning and Development Resources: Empowering your professional growth.

About the Business

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world’s grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.

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