Summary:
This position is an on-site position responsible for fuel supply contract related activities and negotiations with dealer customers to ensure adherence to established laws, regulations and Company processes, policies and procedures.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
* Draft, review, and negotiate dealer and distributor contracts, amendments, terminations, deeds of trust, promissory notes and ancillary documents
* Possess and maintain strong professional knowledge of contracting, negotiating, and legal risks
* Manage the contract lifecycle by ensuring compliance with process metrics, assist with issues, escalations, and obtaining necessary approvals and signatures
* Understand and utilize contracting policies and procedures; assist with the development of additional contract procedures and continually strive to improve effectiveness of the contract function.
* Research and review customer corporate documents
* Maintain proper filing of records for various audit purposes
* Coordinate with internal customers to resolve customer and internal business issues
* Work as a team in achieving Company objectives
* Perform other relevant functions as assigned
Requirements:
Education and/or Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements for this position are listed below:
* 5 to 8 years' experience in contract management environment
* Paralegal studies and/or nationally recognized contract administration certification
* Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills and be able to effectively communicate with staff, management, customers, and vendors.
* Self-starter and ability to self-manage.
* Discretion and the ability to maintain confidentiality are essential.
* Ability to work independently and in a group environment with strong interpersonal and team working skills.
* Transactional experience reviewing and preparing real estate documents, closing instructions, and dealing with attorneys, title companies and lenders; lease administration.
Preferred
* Prior experience in wholesale fuel distribution business
Bachelor's Degree preferred.
* Must be a detail oriented, self-starter and able to work with little supervision while maintaining goals/tasks.
* Should have good PC skills to include all MS Office products, Salesforce and Filenet.
* Must possess sound reasoning skills and be able to multi-task and maintain focus while sometimes working in high pressure situations.
* Sound organizational skills.
* Notary commissioned in Texas.
Working Conditions:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
* Usually, normal office working conditions.
* Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time due to prolonged periods of sitting or standing.
* Occasional overnight travel may be required.
* Occasional visits to industrial/manufacturing settings, which may include exposure to various materials and chemicals, as well as extreme temperature conditions and loud machinery, and require appropriate personal protective equipment.