Contract Specialist- Commercial Flooring

Responsibilities

• Independently review all incoming contracts before legal review, including NDAs, MSAs, RFP terms, rebate agreements, pricing agreements, and other commercial customer contracts.
• Identify and assess business risks, including financial exposure, operational impacts, and pricing implications, and non-standard contractual requirements.
• Flag contract provisions likely to require Legal review and prepare concise summaries of key issues, risks, and recommended business positions.
• Proactively resolve business-related issues with Sales, Strategic Accounts, customers, and internal stakeholders before Legal escalation.
• Evaluate contract structures and commercial terms to ensure alignment with Shaw's business objectives, operational capabilities, and risk tolerance.
• Negotiate and support commercial discussions and negotiations related to contract terms, pricing structures, rebate programs, and customer requirements.
• Partner with Legal by providing business context, contract history, customer background, and recommended negotiation positions.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to Sales and Strategic Accounts teams throughout the contract development and negotiation process.
• Maintain contract records, amendments, renewals, pricing schedules, rebate structures, and supporting documentation within Salesforce and approved contract management systems.
• Generate, analyze, and distribute contract compliance reports, pricing updates, customer-specific contract summaries, rebate reports, funding fee reports, and other operational reporting as required while tracking key contractual milestones, including customer commitments, notice periods, and renewal timelines.
• Support implementation of customer contract terms by coordinating with internal departments to ensure contractual obligations are understood and executed properly.
• Develop and implement processes that improve contract quality, compliance, accuracy, and cycle time.
• Train and mentor internal stakeholders on contract requirements, risk identification, compliance obligations, reporting procedures, and best practices.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to contract management systems, reporting tools, pricing workflows, and business processes.
• Build strong relationships with Sales, Strategic Accounts, Legal, and external stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Supply Chain Management, or a related field and 2-3 years of commercial contract, pricing, sales operations, procurement, or related experience; OR 5-7 years of progressive experience in contract administration, RFPs, contract management, commercial operations, pricing, or customer agreement management in lieu of a degree.
• Proven ability to review and interpret contract agreements, identify business risk, and recommend solutions.
• Experience partnering cross-functionally with Sales, Finance, and Legal to support contract development, negotiations, and execution.
• Working knowledge of pricing structures, rebate programs, and customer agreements, including financial and margin implications.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate complex contract language into clear business insights and actionable recommendations.
• Ability and willingness to work in a hybrid way in Cartersville, GA 3 days a week depending on the needs of the business, travel schedule and collaboration focus.

Preferred Experiences and Skills

• Proficiency in Salesforce (or similar CRM systems).
• Microsoft 365 proficiency.